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    Fundamentals: Premier Lacrosse League co-founder and CMO Paul Rabil

    • PLL co-founder Paul Rabil joins Fundamentals on Thursday, June 11th.
    • The episode will begin at 12:10pm ET on Thursday, streamed live on this page.
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    Jun 11, 2020 | 05:53 am
    UPDATED Apr 15, 2024 | 05:12 pm

    Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

    Today we will be joined by Paul Rabil, the co-founder and CMO of Premier Lacrosse League.

    Paul will join to discuss the strategy and logistics around PLL’s single-location quarantined tournament, set to run from July 25th to August 9th, along with how the league is positioned heading into its second season of play.

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