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On this episode of the In the Club Podcast by Club Colors, we sit down with Rachel Skipworth and Katie Turner, the Program Manager for Bookstore and Licensing, and Marketing Director for Business Services respectively at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

Today, Rachel and Katie talk all about creating their school's brand in the university space. From adhering to brand guidelines to using social media, our guests pinpoint collaboration as the number 1 requirement for maintaining a brand's integrity. They talk about initiatives like "Dad Jokes with Doug" to introduce the new executive in a fun and engaging way.

They also share their student-driven mascot and how to create brand champions using digital punch cards that incentivize activities with branded kits. Stick around for this episode's Hot Iron with JMo where we learn what makes our guests unique and their brand-building tips for universities!

HIGHLIGHT QUOTES

Creating engagement with digital punchcards and branded kits - Katie: "We created this incentive structure where if the students participate in 6 activities a semester, they get a punch for each of their activities that they complete, and then at the end they get branded merchandise. We call it the Niner Care Package."

"It's an assortment of items that we ordered through Club Colors. They love them. We've had I think about 10 students out of the 70 get to their 6 punches this semester, and we've actually reduced the amount of product that we were giving away from previous semesters."

Collaborating to sell apparel in Charlotte Airport - Rachel: "Hopefully in the near future we'll be able to put product in the Charlotte Airport. But besides putting product in there, we'll be able to brand different locations in the airport and directed them to that specific location to actually shop. But this is going to be the first for us to ever be able to do anything like that."

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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach of UNC Charlotte/Head Coach on New Zealand's U19 National Team, Aaron Fearne. The trio dive into specific culture building techniques, defining player roles, special situations, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!", and dissect all the details of Coach Fearne's "Tagging Up" Offensive Rebounding System.

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In this episode, Laila updates the breaking news on the deadly shooting on the campus of UNC Charlotte.  Also, a look back at the life and works of film director John Singleton.  Plus, why a Game of Thrones cinematographer is responding to complaining fans. 

If there's a phrase that I would use to describe graphic designer Britt Davis, it would be "hometown hero". You can tell that Britt is all about giving back to the community that helped push her to success. On top of her work at UNC Charlotte, Britt also has her own creative agency and is pursuing her MFA at Savannah College of Art and Design. Whew!

We talked about her college years at North Carolina State University as well as her philosophy of community service through design. Thanks for a great interview Britt!

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