{"id":9220,"date":"2023-10-24T02:04:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.titustalent.com\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=9220"},"modified":"2024-07-11T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:56:23","slug":"talent-talks-how-road-runner-sports-mastered-e-commerce-as-a-family-business","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/www.titustalent.com\/insights\/talent-talks-how-road-runner-sports-mastered-e-commerce-as-a-family-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent Talks: How Road Runner Sports Mastered E Commerce as a Family Business w\/ Mike Gotfredson Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TitusTalent\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TitusTalent\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ep. 74 How Road Runner Sports Mastered ECommerce as a Family Run Business w\/ Mike Gotfredson Jr\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7u185GoyVwY1i4h3M0UcjZ?si=Z9C_uEw8TNm-MlwMK08v9w&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\r\n\t<div id=\"podcast-subscribe-button-8968\" class=\"secondline-psb-square-style secondline-psb-alignment-none\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-icons\"><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-Spotify\"><a title=\"Spotify\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#a9d0ff\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/23JKroESuPEGvUNJAlxDPl\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.titustalent.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/Spotify.svg\" alt=\"Spotify\"  \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-YouTube\"><a title=\"YouTube\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#a9d0ff\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxuw2x2zTur9LbwiMKRc_tw\/content\/playlists\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.titustalent.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/YouTube.svg\" alt=\"YouTube\"  \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-Apple-Podcasts\"><a title=\"Apple-Podcasts\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#a9d0ff`\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background-color:#a9d0ff\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/sg\/podcast\/talent-talks-with-jonathan-d-reynolds\/id1522766018\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.titustalent.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/Apple-Podcasts.svg\" alt=\"Apple Podcasts\"  \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>                                       \r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In our latest episode of Talent Talks, we sit down with a true ecommerce visionary, Mike Gotfredson Jr., President of Road Runner Sports and a second-generation leader in this renowned family-run business. 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