Julie Roe Lach is the commissioner of the Horizon League for a few more weeks before transitioning into an Executive VP position with Pacers Sports & Entertainment. The conversation begins with addressing that job change and then giving her Mount Rushmore of Horizon memories. We talk about the congressional coalition known as the Tenacious Ten and how the conferences are working together to keep their positioning in the future of D1 membership decisions. Roe Lach shares why soft skills, diplomacy and alignment with the different presidents and chancellors and ADs is so important to be an effective conference commissioner. We discuss her role as chairwoman at the Indiana Sports Corp and that transitions into a discussion about outsiders potentially coming for AD jobs. Julie talks about Northern Illinois and the regional strategy to add them as a full member while the football program goes to the Mountain West. Roe Lach ends the conversation with advice for the next commissioner of the Horizon League. The search is underway with Parker Executive Search.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:10 Starting New Job w/ Pacers Sports & Entertainment
• 3:15 Horizon League Celebration at NFL Stadium
• 6:05 Mount Rushmore of Horizon Moments
• 11:15 Congressional Coalition – The Tenacious Ten
• 16:00 What Commissioners Talk about Together
• 18:00 How to be an Effective Conference Commissioner
• 21:40 Co-founding College Sports Law Practice at CCH+A
• 24:25 Chairing the Indiana Sports Corp to Bring Events to Indianapolis
• 28:38 Potential Outsiders for AD Jobs
• 34:20 Explaining the Northern Illinois Strategy for the Horizon League
• 40:35 Words of Encouragement for the Next Horizon League Commissioner

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