{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ryan Spoon - SVP, Social Content - ESPN","description":"Ryan Spoon, senior VP of Social Content at ESPN, credits being around outstanding people in both his business and personal life as the catalyst for his success at ESPN. Most of that can success be credited to his days at Ebay where he and his colleagues experienced immense growth in the internet market at a crucial time for them and the world around them. He had the opportunity to have had so many teammates surrounding him while enjoying the freedom to explore risk and failure at a time when the business was very new. He\u2019s realized that timing for him has also been very lucky. Spoon's role now is less about timing and good fortune and more about the experience that has he garnered and is now leading within the context of his past experiences. He recognizes the value of getting to do what he does at an organization like ESPN and having access to the best of the best in all aspects of social content within the sports world. This edition of the Forty Under 40 Spotlight Podcast, featuring interviews with winners of Sports Business Journal's prestigious Forty Under 40 Award, is brought to you by Turnkey Search. ","author_name":"Turnkey Search Forty Under 40 Spotlight Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/turnkeysearch.com","html":"