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Sandra Douglass Morgan

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“The NFL, but you have to push yourself and you have to have that same mentality, in my opinion, on the business side as well.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, I think it would be more of don't be afraid to take risks and to try something different. When you asked me about, you know, was there something that, oh, I didn't know I was going to have to do this this often. If I focused on that, I probably wouldn't have accepted the job or I wouldn't have been in a position to even been offered the job. And so I wouldn't focus on that. You focus on what you can do. You focus on what you know and just know and trust in yourself that you can grow that skill set. A study that I read said when there's a job application or a job opening and let's say there's 10 requirements or 10 recommended skills, men will look at maybe three of them and say, oh, I have three of those things. Let's go. I'm going to apply for it. Whereas some women, and I don't want to over-generalize, but I used to do this. If I didn't meet all 10, I wouldn't apply. You have to have some faith in yourself. Be willing to take a chance, take a risk. And if it doesn't work out, you pivot, you adjust, and you try something else. Every single thing is not going to be a win, right? How many perfect records do we have right now?”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You know, those things change every day. I'm definitely someone, though, that kind of leans into challenges. I'm not afraid to ask people who, you know, may work for me, what do you think, you know, I'm very collaborative, put it that way. You can tell me, yeah, this worked in 2010, but maybe the circumstances are different. We should try it again. I definitely want to hear your opinion. I may not agree with you, but I want to hear you. And if I don't agree with you, I promise I'll tell you why. And after that decision is made, then we're going to move on to something else. You're not going to meet that many people that says, yeah, I ran an NFL team. It's not beneath me to kind of acknowledge what I don't know, but being able to make decisions is part of what's required of a leader. I'm definitely not afraid to do that.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Everyone's is equally important, right? Isn't that what we say to our children? But I think the priorities may change based on the circumstances. When I meet with Mark, he's going to say the fan is the priority. Before I was announced, he said you have to talk to the employees first. I think that people internally wanted to know and understand more about me and what my vision and my goals were and why Mark chose me for this position. But obviously external stakeholders are just as important. And I think a lot of people that I probably underestimated wanted to understand more about me outside of Nevada and what I'm going to bring to the Raiders. I did not calculate that as far as kind of my time allocation, but I'm realizing if I can do that and give people an opportunity to learn and understand more about the Raiders and why we do things the Raider way, then that's great for the organization as well.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Raiders have now this amazing stadium. We have 400 million visitors that come through Las Vegas and we want to make sure they're able to see that stadium obviously for a Raider game first and foremost, but it could be a concert, another tour, another sporting event. And we're the best in hospitality, and that's why we're hosting the Super Bowl in 2024. Formula One that's coming in November of 2023. We have the Raiders, we have soccer, we have the WNBA World Champions Las Vegas Aces. And these arenas have been full. And I think as a native Las Vegan, never given the opportunity to show that, yes, we can support professional sports. This is a great time for our city. So I'm proud of, obviously, first and foremost as being a raider, but also as a Las Vegan.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Any position I'm in, I want to go in and do a good job. And I want to make sure that I'm meeting my own targets and my own goals. But it's not lost on me that I'm the first. I try not to dwell on it because I don't want to cloud my judgment and my desire to maybe take risks and try different things in different situations. But my second week, I was meeting with some of our sweetholders in the stadium and there was a gentleman that had a family and he said, yo, you know, we were seasoned ticket holders in Oakland and we came to Las Vegas. The stadium was amazing. And when we announced you, my daughter said, hey, Dad, I can be the president and then my brother can play for the team. And even though he'd been a season ticket holder for so long, that was his first time his daughter said something like that. And that really resonated with me. And I realized this is bigger than me. And if it can help inspire anyone, really, not just even limited to women and girls, then, you know, I'm all for it. So yeah, that's a responsibility, but it's not one I take lightly.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't think of it as a startup. I mean, like, we have incredible resources. And so it's not as though every single decision you make is going to make or break whether or not you're around the next month. But I think with the NFL and with any other team, we're in it for the long, long, long game. Mark Davis is dedicated to the fan and thinking about everything from the fan's lens and how they're treated and making sure they grow that fan base. The dollars may not be the number one thing at the forefront of his mind. Of course, we all want to make money and make sure the team is valued, but his number one concern is always going to be the fan. And he reminds me of that daily.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Commercial casino gaming partners and one betting partner. And there's certain categories of sponsorships that we can have. The NFL is aware of my gaming background and I definitely hope to do whatever I can to help them and other teams kind of understand more about the gaming regulatory structure in sports betting.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“NFL has certain partnerships with certain gaming companies, but every single state's gaming regulatory structure is different. Some states will allow you to have a race in sports book at or near a stadium within a certain feet. Some states restrict betting on certain college athletics in Nevada, for example, in order to have a race in sportsbook, you have to be attached to a resort hotel that has a certain number of hotel rooms in a 24-7 cafe. You've seen 31, I think, of 50 states now have sports betting is legal. And in those states, that includes more than half of the country's population. So I think how you can either monetize or get percentage of those is really going to differ on a state-by-state basis, which is why I believe the NFL has a much broader approach on sports betting and just focusing on specific partners and sponsorship agreements, not necessarily tied to gaming revenue. The team already has existing gaming.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't know if this is like a deep dark secret that I'm sharing, but I have been pleasantly surprised with the very warm welcome that I received from multiple presidents. I mean, in every region reached out to say, welcome aboard. You never know what's kind of going to happen next. Obviously on Sundays, we're competitors, but on the day-to-day on the business operations, whether they be for stadium or just traditional front office or business issues, we're here to help.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, and I've often said, you know, when people say, is this your dream job? It wasn't even in my realm of possibility to dream about, if that makes sense, you know, growing up in Las Vegas, we had the 1990 UNLB basketball team and that we have held on to desperately, right? There were no professional sports when I was growing up to be able to lead an NFL franchise in a city I was raised in. No, this was not on the dream meter at all. But now that I'm here, there's no other place I'd rather be.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Be able to kind of sustain businesses communicating most of the times not good news, but doing it in a way that the people were being informed and knowing the why behind the decision making process. And I plan to do that at the Raiders as well.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Of my friends have joked that every time I go to the public sector, there's a recession or a pandemic. And so I think through those roles, I've had to kind of deal with the crisis. And whether it's, you know, in the city of North Las Vegas, where, as you mentioned, fastest growing to having a foreclosure on every block and, you know, having multiple judgments, whether it be with unions and collective bargaining agreements and even with other community stakeholders. And then, you know, being the chair of the gaming control board in Nevada, that's one of our largest industries. I was focused more on finding ways that people could game and do things on your phone through cashless wagering and then, you know, the boom, the pandemic hit. And then having to be responsible for finding a way to close these properties. Some are small cities in and of themselves, right? And we're not just talking about the ones on the strip. We have thousands of gaming licensees throughout the state. And then reopening them in a way that people felt that they would be safe again. So I think that ability to deal with crisis.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't think they're mutually exclusive at all. I think that the fact that I'm a local here and my ability over the last 20 years of my professional career to meet and engage with members of the Convention of Visitors Authority or mayors or honestly gaming companies that I used to regulate, I think that helps to show that I'm here and I'm willing to listen and I'm going to have stability to the business office operations. This is already an international ran. Mexico is one of our international home markets where we have a very strong Latino fan base. And so knowing and explaining that right away and giving more people access to it, which we have an ability to do now more than ever, not just because of the international games at the NFL is now embracing and investing in, but also through social media. I think we have a tremendous opportunities that lie ahead.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Public to do it. It's because he thought that those people were the best qualified to do their jobs, whether that be Tom Flores, the first Latino head coach, Art Shell, first African-American head coach, or even Amy Trask as the first female. So these things aren't new to the Raiders, and that is another reason why I knew it would be an amazing opportunity for me to serve as president here.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think we keep it. I mean, history is look, we're bold. We are a team that is not afraid of going against the grain. Greater nation comes in all sizes, shapes, colors, all 50 states. We have season ticket holders from all 50 states. You know, if you want to be a raider, we're going to show you how to do things the raider way. And I think it's that inclusivity and just willing to maybe accept those. Maybe weren't accepted somewhere else. This is a team that has celebrated diversity and inclusion before it was something that people just like to talk about on social media, whether it be Al Davis's decision to move the AFL Championship game in 1963 from New Orleans because the black players weren't being treated appropriately. That wasn't something that he did because he was getting hashtag move, you know, the All-Star game. He did it because it was the right thing to do and he was listening to his players. Some of the historic hires that he's made wasn't because he was getting pressure from the”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I am pretty open with sharing with the team that if you've heard no before, you heard that you heard someone else said no, you heard this was an issue in 1984, someone kind of said not to handle things that way, let's go ahead and start fresh. I'm happy to kind of address issues or concerns with maybe other leaders or with Mark or maybe even with stakeholders here in Nevada, you know, whether they be elected officials or other corporate sponsors, not necessarily starting fresh for the way things have been done because I do think it's incredibly important with the Raiders having such a really storied-rich legacy that we honor that. Part of being a raider when you walk into this building and headquarters, you see commitment to excellence, you see pride and poise, you see the greatnesses in our future. That is our history. We cannot erase that. But I do feel like for day to day issues, new ways of maybe engaging fans or attracting new fans, imagery, what is being a rater mean? Those are all, I think, new.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It's an ongoing process. I've been on the job for two and a half months. So I still think it's in the early stages. I don't have a checklist that says when I do these five things, I'm done dealing with the culture. Now I can focus on something else. This is going to be an ongoing process that we're going to have to continue to grow and adapt, get to know each other. The business is going to change. We have to continue to grow. We have to continue to push each other and do better. And, you know, build that culture. Derek Carr reached out and said that feeling of having each other's back of winning that can do, let's win it all costs attitude that we have on the field. We have to replicate that on the business side. You know, he's been complimentary of that and understanding the need to communicate and collaborate and do the best so that the business side should never be a distraction for football. I'm trying to replicate that winning attitude on the business side.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“On. I want the Raiders to do that. I'm going to hold people accountable. I expect them to do the same for me. We are in an amazing transition period that is just ripe for so much opportunity. I announced a general council that's going to start next week, a new chief sales officer that was promoted this week.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I definitely wanted to come into this position, not eyes wide open, but also ears. I had an opportunity to chat with Mark. It was incredibly refreshing when he just says, look, if there's something that needs to be fixed, let's fix it. I want you to talk to people current, former, present, do your due diligence. And that gave me the comfort of knowing that he was an open book and understood that, look, in order for us and the Raiders to be good partners in the community, we got to do things the right way. So, Sandra, I expect you to help us do that for him to kind of give and instill that confidence in me to do that for this team that has been a part of his family's legacy since the 60s is something I don't take lightly. It was a really important to him that I meet with the employees and they hear it from him first and then hear directly from me that I don't have a history of sidestepping issues and problems. I believe the people that I've worked with before expect me to tackle that head.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm still learning what to expect on game days. Let's say I'm hosting someone at a suite and Allegiant Stadium and you may have a sponsor, right? Maybe some executives and then a Grammy Award-winning entertainer says, hey, can I meet you and take a picture of you and put you on Instagram? And I'm trying with a straight face just to say, sure, my kids are freaking out in the background. And then they put them on the big screen like six months ago, I'm looking into whistleblower regulations in the European Union and kind of the privacy implications. And now there's a Grammy Award winning artist in my suite.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm focused on the future, Bob. So my husband played for the Vikings and he played for the Cardinals for a year. But we knew when there was the vote in Nevada to talk about creating the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board. I remember him looking at me and said, you know, we're Raiders fans now because being from Las Vegas, not having a professional sports team, people here really didn't understand what that does for the community and just what that does just for visitation and economic development. So we've been out Lynn since the Raiders even announced they were moving to Las Vegas.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“With the NFL, no, I'm not playing fantasy, but yes, I ran track. You forgot the cheerleading, though, since you've clearly done your research on high school activities. And my husband did play in the NFL for about four years, and he was a college athlete, and that's when we met at the University of Nevada. But yeah, I'm an avid sports fan. Went to several Raiders games even before I joined the team, was on the athletic commission. For Nevada, that's boxing in MMA. And so I'm just happy that my regulatory and legal background has kind of given me exposure and opportunity to kind of get to know the sports world a little bit, but nothing compares to being on this level of professional sports than the NFL. And of course, the greatest team of the NFL, the Raiders.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“When people say, is this your dream job? It wasn't even in my realm of possibility to dream about. You have to have some faith in yourself. Be willing to take a chance, take a risk. My second week, I was in the stadium, and there was a gentleman that had a family, and he said, we were season ticket holders in Oakland, and we came to Las Vegas when we announced you, my daughter said, hey, Dad, I can be the president. And then my brother can play for the team. And even though he'd been a season ticket holder for so long, that was his first time his daughter said something like that. And that really resonated with me. And I realized this is bigger than me. And if it can help inspire anyone, really, not just even limited to women and girls, then, you know, I'm all for it.”
2022-10-13 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT