#158 Phil Andrews - CEO, USA Fencing

Welcome to episode 158 of Sports Management Podcast. Phil Andrews is the CEO of USA Fencing.  For those of you who followed this podcast since the beginning, you might remember Phil from episode 14, then acting as CEO of USA Weightlifting. It was great to have Phil back on the show and we disussed all the things that have happened since the last time. We spoke about: Why he became CEO of USA Fencing How Phil helped grow the overall business already in year one Why fencing is like combat chess The origins of fencing How he builds high performing teams And much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:28 Transition to USA Fencing 06:29 Challenges at USA Fencing 11:46 DEI Initiatives 17:14 Financial Growth 30:46 Fencing Explained 38:27 Olympics and Future Plans 42:26 Outro   Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Sign up for the newsletter! www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com