Bill Rasmussen

A life-long entrepreneur and sports fan, Bill  Rasmussen’s innovations in advertising, sports and broadcasting are too numerous to list, but they include the creation of ESPN, the world’s first 24-hour, 7-days-a-week sports television network; the network’s signature program "SportsCenter;" wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA men’s and women’s regular-season and tournament college basketball coverage; and coverage of the College World Series.

A United States Air Force veteran,  Rasmussen  received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from DePauw University and his MBA from Rutgers University.

Rasmussen  continues to be a popular guest on the speaking circuit, with engagements at Inc. Magazine; The January Series at Calvin College; Princeton University; The Maverick Series at University of Texas-Arlington; the University of Florida; Oklahoma; Minnesota; Build Magazine; and The Center for Sports Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Rasmussen  delivered the keynote address at the Entrepreneurship Center at the CEO Forum at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. He spoke at the  Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship, which is held on the campus of Missouri Valley College. He is a frequent guest on radio, television and the pitcher’s mound.

He is now bringing awareness to Parkinson's Disease, encouraging people who live with it, and seeking a cure for it.