NIL Edge was created through a partnership between Digital Sport by Hot Paper Lantern and NILNewsstand to deliver practical insight into the rapidly evolving NIL landscape. Hosted by Sterling Randle, the show features candid conversations with leaders working across the NIL ecosystem.
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We invite NIL administrators, athletic department leaders and professionals across the college sports ecosystem to join us for thoughtful, candid conversations about how NIL is being built, managed and refined.
If you help shape NIL strategy within your organization, NIL Edge offers a platform to share your perspective, highlight what is working, and contribute to a broader, informed dialogue about the future of college athletics.
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In this episode of The NIL Edge, Sterling Randle is joined by Heather Leiferman, Director of Communications at Great Clips, for an inside look at how one of the country's largest consumer brands has built its NIL strategy over the past five years.
In this special AthleteCon edition of NIL Edge, we sat down with Will Hall, partner at Jones Walker; Joey Blake, litigation associate at Spencer Fane and a member of the legal team involved in the House settlement; and Steve Simmons, co-founder of NILENT.
Sterling Randle sits down with Lauren Cherry, Director of NIL Strategy & Revenue Share Operations at the University of North Texas