Episode 42 - Fraser Bullock
In a special episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast, we are honored to be joined by Fraser Bullock, SLOC Chief Operating Officer, who shares fond memories of Team 2002, his work to bring the Olympics back to Utah and a critical inflection point in his life (recorded 30 June 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.
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WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Fraser! / a COVID-19 close call
05:46 - Games innovation
PRELIMS
07:43 - Becoming the COO
10:14 - A call to serve
QUARTERFINALS
13:02 - Key objectives
SEMIFINALS
17:48 - SLOC's guiding principles
20:27 - The big risks
FINALS
24:20 - "Mitt, I think we're going to hit this one out of the park"
28:32 - 9/11 impacts
MIXED ZONE
30:48 - Life post-Games
33:46 - The Games legacy
COOL DOWN
36:01 - An inflection point
41:46 - Our final assignments
