Erika Ayers Badan
CEO
Food52
Erika Ayers Badan is the CEO of Food52. Previously, she was the CEO of Barstool Sports, one of the most influential sports, lifestyle and entertainment media brands on the internet. She has been named one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Women in the U.S. in Sports. Prior to joining Food52 and Barstool Sports, Ayers Badan held leading roles at Microsoft, AOL, Demand Media, and Yahoo. She lives in Connecticut.
Schedule
25 mins
Meridian Hall - Main Stage
Nobody Cares About Your Career
Erika Ayers Badan, the powerhouse CEO who transformed Barstool Sports from a niche blog into a digital media giant valued at over half a billion dollars, sits down for a no-holds-barred conversation with CBC Dragon Michele Romanow. Erika shares her journey from scaling one of the most controversial media brands to leading the lifestyle space as CEO of Food52. In this conversation Erika and Michele reveal the essential lessons and harsh truths about what it takes to grow your career.
