This Week in Jobs: Mascot madness
Summary
For decades, the Phanatic has been the iconic mascot for the Phillies, equal parts lovable goofball and physical manifestation of the unbridled id of Philadelphia sports fans. If the rights battle shakes out in the creators’ favor, the character could become a “free agent,” potentially getting scooped up by another sports team (or even a premium cable news/comedy outlet). Discussing money can feel taboo and uncomfortable, and that’s why former Lyft marketing manager Hannah Marks gave a workshop at NET/WORK Philly on just that topic. We spoke with two technologists there, Subaa Narayan and Juan Rivera, to find out about the variety of roles they’ve had and how the clothing retailer has helped them in their careers. Lastly, we’ve often mentioned the pilot season of “Off the Sidelines“ here — the investor education podcast produced by us at Technical.ly in partnership with Project Entrepreneur, a program by UBS — and now that all ten episodes are released, series cohost and Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink provided a look back on what we learned.