Episode 25 - Nancy Monsarrat and Pat Hellberg

Founding Member

Oregon Sports Angels






Nancy Monsarrat and Pat Hellberg joined Nike at roug...

Episode 24 - Ellen Schmidt-Devlin

When Ellen Schmidt-Devlin chose the University of Oregon for her collegiate track and field career, little did she know that Bill Bowerman would perso...

Episode 23 - The Making of a Nike Ad: The Secret Tournament

Nike commercials have a special place in the history of advertising. Everyone has their favorite, but Nike soccer (or football) spots are among the mo...

Episode 22 - Kyna Williams

Kyna Williams brought her tenacity and work ethic from her background as a collegiate runner to her experience as leader within the Brand Marketing or...

Episode 21 - Craig Lyon

Craig Lyon learned the importance of storytelling early in his high school experience through play-by-play broadcasting, and it carried through to his...

Episode 20 - Aric Rist

Aric Rist followed his gut and the map on the Nike shoebox to relocate from the east coast to Portland, OR. A contract position evolved into a full-ti...

Episode 19 - Dick Oldfield

There is a maxim at Nike:
“Listen to the voice of the athlete”
In a company founded by athletes, Dick Oldfield follows in the footsteps o...

Episode 18 - Rudy Manival

Rudy Manival was born and raised in France, was entranced by Le Tour, and found a way to combine his insights of Tour riders and his love of Nike into...

Episode 17 - Les Green

Vice President of Marketing

Les Green found his way to Nike through Battlegrounds. The legendary blacktop basketball battle exposed him t...

Episode 16 - Thomashow Tales Vol.1

Consultant

In our first conversation with Mark, he reminisced on his 30-year career and his part in helping to create Nike advertising. J...

Episode 15 - Tesa Aragones

Chief Marketing Officer
Tesa Aragones was raised in Detroit, and she embodies that same hardworking and humble spirit that the city is known...

Episode 14 - Merryn Roberts-Huntley

Owner

Adjunct Professor

University of Oregon
Merryn Roberts-Huntley didn’t plan on becoming a professor or st...

Episode 13 - Rahshiene Taha

General Manager and Vice President
Rahshiene Taha had aspirations of following his athletic passion to play basketball in college, but instead...

Episode 12 - Ken Black

Chief Creative Officer

Ken Black wanted to pursue dreams of playing basketball, but instead leveraged his talents for drawing and design...

Episode 11 - Micha Cooper-Edwards

Founder/CEO
As a volleyball player at Howard University, Micha Cooper-Edwards knew the importance of teamwork and the work ethic it requires to...

Episode 10 - Eric Toda

As a kid growing up in the 90s, Eric Toda was buidling his sneaker collection and immersing himself in basketball. He fell in love with the cultures t...

Episode Nine - Mike Nakajima

The DNA of Nike is always listening to the athlete. For 29 years, Mike Nakajima made that his priority as the face of Nike Tennis Sports Marketing. Wo...

Episode Eight - Megan and Chris Carle (Part Two)

Principal, Carle Consulting



In the second part of our conversation with Chris and Megan Carle, we discuss Nike in the 90s,...

Episode Eight - Megan and Chris Carle (Part One)

Principal, Carle Consulting



Chris and Megan Carle’s combined 50-year career at Nike took them around the world, gave them...

Episode Seven - Monique Van Hummel

Monique Van Hummel was raised in Dallas, Texas but she and her career were born in the Netherlands. Her unique perspective as an American living in Eu...

Episode Six - Melvin Lenzy

The path that took Melvin Lenzy from Canton to Beaverton was long and winding, but the lessons he learned along the way helped prepare him for a 13+ y...

Episode Five - Mark Thomashow

Mark Thomashow had two distinctly different careers before joining Nike in 1984. His background as a teacher and lawyer benefitted his role leading Ni...

Episode Four - Jana Panfilio

Jana discusses her nearly 30-year career at Nike that saw tremendous growth for the company. She takes us on her Nike journey through the creation of...

Episode Three - Jabari Hearn

Jabari takes us on his journey from collegiate basketball player, to advertising, trying to make it in Hollywood, to eventually landing at some of the...

Episode Two - Kerri Hoyt-Pack

Kerri takes us from her beginnings as a college student, to advertising, to a respite in the Alaskan wilderness, to a lengthy career at Nike responsib...

Episode One - Marc Patrick