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From Cultural Roots to Creative Futures: Lessons with Daniel Cherry

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My guest this week is an award-winning marketer, business executive, strategist, and brand innovator. Daniel Cherry III has extensive experience across sports, CPG, Lifestyle, music and Entertainment, and luxury consumer categories. He’s had a storied career working with some of the world’s most iconic brands, including DC Comics, Activision Blizzard Esports, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Cosmos, and now Adidas.

His work has earned numerous awards and recognitions, including a Grammy nomination—we’ve got to get into that—a spot on Sports Business Journal‘s Top 40 Under 40, the Adweek Vanguard Award, and several Effies for advertising effectiveness. Daniel is also a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, a husband, and a proud father of two amazing daughters. 

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