Episode 19: Doug Warf, VP, Marketing & Exec. Dir., Kids 'N Community Foundation, Carolina Hurricanes

Front Office Exchange

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Front Office Exchange podcast, featuring Doug Warf, Carolina Hurricanes Vice President of Marketing and Executive Director of its Kids 'N Community Foundation. Doug and I got to know each other by running in many of the same sports business circles back in Raleigh, and he continues to be one of the most well-respected executives - not just in sports, but overall - in the Triangle-area of North Carolina. He's been with the Hurricanes for 15 years, almost his entire career, so he has seen the ups - a Stanley Cup championship - and the downs - two lockouts, under-performing seasons, etc. While Doug doesn't have the perspective of some I've had on previous podcasts who have bounced between multiple stops over the course of their careers, its his perseverance and what he's learned through the years and aforementioned bumps in the road with the Canes which make his story unique. It was also refreshing to hear how passionate he is about his work in the community through the team's foundation and how important it was to him to keep that Executive Director responsibility even after he was promoted out of community relations and into his current VP role. Big thanks both to Doug and to you for listening. For show notes, past episodes and more, please visit us at www.frontofficeexchange.com, on Facebook at Front Office Exchange and on Twitter at @frontofficeexch. Please also feel free to reach out to me directly at [e-mail] and on Twitter at @jakefehling. This and past episodes of Front Office Exchange are available on iTunes and SoundCloud, among other places, and I encourage you to subscribe, share episodes, rate them, add comments, and suggest ideas for future guests.