Congrats to our President & CEO on his many accomplishments with the Ali Center over the past 100 days! Here's to many, many more!
This week, I completed 100 days as the President and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center. Without question, this has been the busiest and most exciting 100 days of my career. Here are a few highlights: - Attended the ESPN ESPY Awards - Did more than 20 media interviews (tv, radio, newspaper, podcast, magazine and social media) - Enjoyed a welcome reception for me at the Muhammad Ali Center with 700 of my best friends - Gave nearly 10 speeches - Enjoyed the Pump Gala in Los Angeles with Snoop Dogg and some of my favorite sports icons and Dana & David Pump - Attended a world-class boxing extravaganza with a performance by Eminem Marshall Mathers hosted by SELA, courtesy of Turki Alalshikh - Was honored at the Tabor 100 Gala in Seattle with a generous check from mayor Bruce Harrell for the Muhammad Ali Center - Met with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and other local leaders like Renata Simril to discuss the Ali Center and the 2028 Olympics - Participated in the launch of DyslexicU in New York City with Sir Richard Branson, Kate Griggs and the Made By Dyslexia team - Reopened the Muhammad Ali Center after closing for two-weeks due to a fire in the parking garage - Announced Shaquille O'Neal, Bryan Stevenson, Nile Rodgers and Dawne Gee as our honorees for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards - Had more than 50 one-on-one meetings with Ali Center staff, board members and community leaders - Had a street named after me in West Louisville - Hosted a Muhammad Ali Center staff retreat with Lettie Bailey-Johnson 🌱 Values based leader/Human Behavior Coach. Whew! That’s a lot. Stay tuned to see what’s next. It’s going to be exciting! In the meantime, if you’d like to support the next 100 days of the work we’re doing at the Muhammad Ali Center, visit: https://lnkd.in/gcPj-a9b