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Today's guest is Jamal Othman, the managing director for the Ice Academy of Montreal and Markey International Arts. Jamal was the 2009 Swiss national champion. In his post-competitive career, he has combined his interest in international business with his love of skating. In this episode, we talk about marketing and branding, the Olympic cycle, and how ice dance can fit between sports, art, and entertainment.
This is also the first video episode for the Future of Figure Skating, so make sure to check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch this conversation and future episodes.
Thank you again to Jamal for sharing his thoughts and experiences with us. As always, the episode transcript is available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bTCEZLBswkXeYA9fyBiWu_7Cgil6m8UYQSLgCV36-wY/edit
You can follow Jamal’s work at @iceacademyofmontreal and @markeyintlarts on Instagram.
You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @futurefspodcast . We are also now on YouTube, so make sure to subscribe there too for video episodes! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbYK7VLpHJSCbfQwEcqGhg
Special thanks to Ivan Danilyuk for editing and technical assistance.
If you appreciate the podcast, you can also support my work with the Tip Jar at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co
Remember to subscribe and review The Future of Figure Skating podcast on whatever platform you use, and share it with your friends!
Support The Future of Figure Skating by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/futureoffigureskating
Find out more at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co
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Today's guest is Jamal Othman, the managing director for the Ice Academy of Montreal and Markey International Arts. Jamal was the 2009 Swiss national champion. In his post-competitive career, he has combined his interest in international business with his love of skating. In this episode, we talk about marketing and branding, the Olympic cycle, and how ice dance can fit between sports, art, and entertainment.
This is also the first video episode for the Future of Figure Skating, so make sure to check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch this conversation and future episodes.
Thank you again to Jamal for sharing his thoughts and experiences with us. As always, the episode transcript is available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bTCEZLBswkXeYA9fyBiWu_7Cgil6m8UYQSLgCV36-wY/edit
You can follow Jamal’s work at @iceacademyofmontreal and @markeyintlarts on Instagram.
You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @futurefspodcast . We are also now on YouTube, so make sure to subscribe there too for video episodes! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbYK7VLpHJSCbfQwEcqGhg
Special thanks to Ivan Danilyuk for editing and technical assistance.
If you appreciate the podcast, you can also support my work with the Tip Jar at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co
Remember to subscribe and review The Future of Figure Skating podcast on whatever platform you use, and share it with your friends!
Support The Future of Figure Skating by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/futureoffigureskating
Find out more at https://futureoffigureskating.pinecast.co
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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