144. Understanding the Why with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Vice President of Digital & Media, Christi Bedan

Jan 26, 2023

If you were in the sports industry for close to ten years, would you leave your job and essentially the industry to travel Europe for six months? Well, our guest Christi Bedan, Vice President of Digital & Media for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did exactly that.  

She has been in the industry now for almost twenty years and drops so much wisdom in this episode. 

We of course talked about what it was like to leave the workforce to travel the world for six months and how she explained that gap in her resume.  

She also talks about: 

• Why it’s important to know you don’t always have to end up where you start 
• How she talked about the gaps in her resume during interviews 
• The value in understanding the why behind business decisions that are being made 
• How she built her self-confidence muscle 
• How her work-life balance changed depending on the season of her life 

 

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Christi Bedan is the Vice President of Digital & Media for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this role she leads the strategic direction and execution of the franchise’s digital, social media, broadcast, and in-game production offerings.  

Prior to joining the Bucs, Christi spent four years at Stadium, a multi-platform joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Silver Chalice.  As the Vice President of Operations, Christi managed the company’s digital distribution, product and marketing/communications strategies.  Prior to that, Christi spent seven years in various leadership roles at NBC Sports, where she ultimately led the digital and media divisions for their action sports portfolio.  Christi began her career in sponsorship at an Atlanta based sports marketing agency.  

A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Christi attended the University of Florida, where she earned degrees in Sport Management and Marketing.  She currently lives in Tampa with her husband, Matt, and children Blake and Charlie. 

 

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