Rick interviews his hero, Lesa Ukman (of IEG, Lesa Ukman Partnerships and much more) in this epic episode. They discuss how his career has been deeply impacted by The International Events Group Sponsorship Conference and how she continues to stay on the cutting edge of the sponsorship world.
Lesa Ukman Interview with Philanthropy Playmakers
Lesa Ukman is a thought-leading entrepreneur, writer and speaker renowned as a pioneer in assigning value to marketing collaborations. She has propelled sponsorship from a promotional sideline to a vital discipline by creating the methodology to value and measure investments in sports, arts, entertainment and nonprofits. Her analytics have been adopted throughout the world. Driven by the then-radical idea that businesses that partner with the things people love—sports, music, festivals and nonprofit causes—vastly outperform competitors, she founded IEG in 1982. Her ideas caught the imagination of the business world, giving rise to an industry now worth more than $85 billion. Lesa is an avid champion of the industry and a keen observer of sponsorship’s broader impact on society. This includes expanding the notion of ROI to incorporate social as well as financial outcomes. For over three decades she has piloted the annual IEG Conference, which remains a must-attend event for professionals seeking to make the most of their sponsorship relationships.
