Episode 11: Cheri Kempf, Commissioner, National Pro Fastpitch League

Front Office Exchange

Welcome to Episode 11 of the Front Office Exchange podcast, featuring Cheri Kempf, Commissioner of the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League and current analyst for ESPN's softball coverage. Cheri's energy and passion were evident right out of the gate. She has led the NPF since 2007, and we discussed her daily fight to grow media exposure and sponsorship opportunities for her league and players. As a TV sports analyst herself, however, she acknowledges that there is a fine line that exists in this process as well. Cheri is also an entrepreneurial instructor who started her own softball training facility after her time as a player, which included a stint with Team USA. Over the course of our conversation she talked about not only what skills and traits she looks for in her NPF staff members and how critical it is for them to be able to wear many hats, but she also offers advice to those aspiring to get into sports television. Big thanks both to Cheri 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.