Blazer's Edge

Tara and Kendyl (and Kendyl’s dog with occasional background vocals) were joined by the Portland Trail Blazers’ new Digital Content Manager, Amara Baptist. They learned more about Amara’s background, how she got to where she is today and what it is like to be the person behind the social media accounts. Then they talked about meeting the newest Trail Blazers at Summer League and how she is adjusting to life in her new city. Listen in to find out if she has decided on a doughnut allegiance yet. Amara is the person behind all of the Blazer’s digital accounts: twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat (trailblazers), and trailblazers.com 1:30 introducing Amara Baptist, regw up a Lakers fan, worked at Fox Sports, spent two years with Memphis Grizzlies running their social media.3:30 on hearing a lot of “nos” and pushing through.4:00 Interning at the Kobe Bryant Skills Academy and with The Drew League. 6:30 What is it like to be a digital content manager and how is it going with the Blazers?9:00 How do you take on a