Connecting Corporate and Community with the NBA’s Head of Social Responsibility | Listen On Purpose

Todd Jacobson, senior vice president and head of social responsibility for the NBA, joins our Listen On Purpose co-hosts Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern on their latest episode. In this episode of Listen on Purpose — a podcast exploring the essence, architecture, and DNA of purpose across industries ...

Todd Jacobson, senior vice president and head of social responsibility for the NBA, joins our Listen On Purpose co-hosts Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern on their latest episode. In this episode of Listen on Purpose — a podcast exploring the essence, architecture, and DNA of purpose across industries — we’re exploring the intersection of purpose and basketball. Todd Jacobson oversees social responsibility efforts, community partnerships, and public service initiatives across the NBA, WMBA, NBA Development League. Since joining the NBA in 2000, Jacobson has helped launch the NBA Cares platform, led the development of the NBA’s international community outreach initiatives, and created the community relations program for the NBA Development League. Growing up, Todd always had sports to lean on and help him through tough times. And through his life experiences, he realized he wanted to find a way to give back through the thing he loved doing so much. In this episode, we chat with Todd through the journey of his career, the transformative power of sports, interacting with fans and players, NBA Cares, leading with your values, driving business through social and community programs, transaction versus transformation, and more about the power of sports. - Follow us to stay up to date on the latest from Kindred Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/KindredCast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kindredmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindredmediahq/