Early Call Time
The podcast where we discuss issues and news in the road race industry and get to know some of the people who keep it running! Hosted by Eli Asch (Race Director, Twin Cities In Motion/Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon) and Tony Yamanaka Brand Partnerships Director, BibRave), the ECT Pod features monthly interviews with some of the most interesting people in the running industry as well as lively banter about issues facing the mass participation endurance sports event industry. All opinions expressed on the ECT Pod are our own. So blame us for anything you disagree with, not our employers. Have any feedback for us or requests of who you want to hear interviewed on the show? Contact us at earlycalltimepod@gmail.com Facebook: @EarlyCallTimePod Instagram: @EarlyCallTimePod Twitter: @EarlyPod
Podcasting since 2020 • 47 episodes
Early Call Time
Latest Episodes
An Exit Interview with Virginia Brophy Achman (Outgoing Executive Director of Twin Cities In Motion)
The ECT Pod is back and better than ever after a longer than expected Eli-had-room-for-nothing-in-his-life-outside-of-planning-the-Twin-Cities-Marathon-and-then-a-new-Turkey-Trot enforced hiatus! And the first episode after our break is a doozy...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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Tanner Bell (CEO, Ragnar/General Manager of Events, FitLab)
After a bit of a hiatus Tony and Eli are back with a bang, with an in-depth interview with one of the most entrepreneurial people in the industry, Ragnar Co-Founder and CEO Tanner Bell! From a project th...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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57:17
Shelley Villalobos (Executive Director, Council for Responsible Sport)
In a special Earth Day episode, Eli and Tony couldn't be more excited to have Council for Responsible Sport Executive Director Shelley Villalobos on the pod for an interview. The guys fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:00:56
An Early Call Time Special Episode: What Does it Mean to be Back at Running USA?
In this special mini-episode, Tony caught up with almost twenty industry leaders at the Running USA conference last weekend in Florida and asked them what it meant to be back together with their industry peers at the Running USA conference. Enj...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Inconsistency Is What Assures Our Success
In this episode, the guys discuss how events and event production companies can retain their talented people after as the industry emerges from a tough couple of years--they talk work-life balance, opportunities for growth and avoiding getting ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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