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Vegas Golden Knights CMO Brian Killingsworth on using a community-first approach to launch a brand

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As part of the CMO Reboot Playbook: Activating Brand Purpose, Vegas Golden Knights CMO Brian Killingsworth shares how the team went from hyper-local to global in less than a year by digging in to the roots of their city and leading with innovation.

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This transcript has been edited by Adweek and may not reflect the video-recording exactly.

THE CHALLENGE

Our journey starts in June of 2016, when we were awarded the franchise from the NHL.

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WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

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