Erika Ayers Badan: Leading Barstool Sports Through Controversy to Food52's Turnaround

Bloomberg OriginalsOctober 18, 202547 min763,060 views

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Transition from Barstool Sports to Food52

💡 Erika Ayers Badan, former CEO of Barstool Sports and current CEO of Food52, discusses her career pivot, driven by a desire for new challenges and a need to move beyond marketing to 18-24-year-old men.
🚀 She felt it was time to leave Barstool after achieving significant growth and two exits in 2023, believing Dave Portnoy was the right steward for the brand.
🎯 The move to Food52, focusing on the women's space, home, lifestyle, and manufacturing, was intentionally

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