Conqu'ring Heroes 150 - Terése Whitehead

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week, Jon Jansen visits with Terése Whitehead, Michigan Athletics' first in-house NIL Executive GM in collaboration with Altius Sports Partners. Whitehead, a 1999 U-M graduate, discusses her path back to Ann Arbor, Michigan's unique partnership with Altius Sports Partners, how NIL is redefining college athletics, and Michigan's strategies as revenue sharing approaches.

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0:00.0	Today I'm going to be joined by Tracy Whitehead, who is the NIL Executive General Manager for Michigan,
0:06.6	and she is coming to us from Altius Sports Partners.
0:11.1	So we're going to get a chance to talk about what that partnership looks like,
0:14.9	why Michigan is where they are right now and where it's going.
0:19.5	We'll talk to Tracy in just a minute on Conquering Heroes.
0:23.3	Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things Michigan Athletics. Updates on every team on
0:29.6	campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way. This is Conquering Heroes.
0:35.5	Here's your host, John Chanson.
0:37.9	We are now joined by Tracy Whitehead, who is the NIL Executive General Manager for Michigan
0:43.8	through partnership with Altia Sports Partners.
0:47.6	Tracy, thank you so much for joining me.
0:50.7	And welcome back to Ann Arbor.
0:52.3	I'm sure you've had the welcome back, but I know you're an alum.
0:55.4	Welcome back and glad you're home. Thank you so much, John. Welcome back. I love hearing it every day
1:02.7	because it's just been like so special to be back. So you can always say welcome back or welcome home.
1:09.4	Well, so let's start with that.
1:11.8	Why come home?
1:13.4	Why come back to Michigan to be a partner with Michigan athletics?
1:18.1	Yeah.
1:18.5	Well, I have led an amazing career since graduating from Michigan in 99 and have had 25 years
1:26.8	in the professional sports industry. And with the evolution of
1:30.7	NIL, returning to Michigan for me was about blending my industry expertise with just obviously
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