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����Bennett Spector
Executive vice president and general manager, Bleacher Report, Comm'18

“Whenever I saw something I wanted to achieve, I didn’t wait,” Spector said. That drive is why he’s been so successful in his career, including his current stop at one of the largest digital sports media properties.

Responses edited for length and clarity.

����So, tell me the best part of working at Bleacher Report.
Solving problems for sports fans, because I’m a sports fan. When I’m thinking about what we should do in our app, website or on social media, I’m thinking about giving millions of users a better fan experience.

����Favorite sport?
My favorite to watch live is college football. On TV, probably the NBA.

����Favorite CU memory?
I spent a summer interning for Jared Polis, who’s now governor of Colorado. After long days, I would ride my bike down to the river to meet friends. It was the perfect balance of work and play.��

����What did you take away from that internship?
That’s where I learned to have a work ethic. The campaign manager brought us into a room and said, ‘We’re trying to get someone into Congress—you need to lock in or it won’t happen.’’ That was a good kick in the butt, to understand if I want to get something done, I need to show up 100%.

����How did you go from politics to sports media?����
It doesn’t matter if you’re working in politics, entertainment or sports—media is a very transferable skill. And, it’s a valuable skill—to take the landscape of what you see and distill it down for whoever and wherever your audience is.

����Tell me about a challenge that helped you grow.����
Early on, I was competing for a job with another intern. Instead of waiting for the world to come to me, I went to my boss and proposed why I was a good fit for the role. I live by the mantra that the worst someone can say is no.

����What’s next?
Continuing to grow Bleacher Report for the next generation of fans. I'm in an amazing spot—my dream job is just doing what I'm doing today