American businesswoman Erika Ayers Badan was born on November 6, 1975, and she previously served as CEO of Barstool Sports, a digital media company.
Ayers was up in New Hampshire and Vermont for a good chunk of her youth. Colby College in Maine is where she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology.
Erika Nardini Net Worth
Entrepreneur, producer, and podcast host Erika Nardini of the United States has a $12 million net worth. Most people recognize Erika Nardini—real name Erika Ayers Badan—as the CEO of Barstool Sports. January 2024 was the month she gave notice that she was leaving Barstool.
After being named the most controversial woman in sports by the “New York Post,” Nardini became the inaugural CEO of Barstool Sports in 2016. Under her leadership, the firm expanded from a dozen-person regional blog to a $500 million multimedia behemoth.
Penn Gaming paid almost $500 million to buy Barstool in multiple acquisitions. Erika allegedly made $20–$25 million in pre-tax stock sales from those deals.
Nielsen ranked Barstool Sports as one of the top 50 US publishers, surpassing even ESPN Digital, Turner, “The New York Times,” and “The Washington Post.” Erika was the Chief Marketing Officer of AOL from 2013 to 2015. She has experience in executive marketing roles at Yahoo! and Microsoft.
The podcasts “Pardon My Take” (2018–2021) and “The Dave Portnoy Show with Eddie & Co.” (2021) and the television programs “The Barstool Rundown: Live from Houston” (2017–2021) and “Barstool Sports Advisors” (2018) and “Barstool Yak” (2021) each have Nardini serving as an executive producer. Someone once said that Erika hosts “Token CEO,” a podcast that is “an explicit business pod for people without a business degree.”
Erika Nardini Early Life
Erika Kathryn Ayers came into this world in Colorado on November 6, 1975. Her name is Erika Nardini. Mina and Richard Ayers are her parents. A very strong work ethic was instilled in me by my parents, Nardini remarked of Richard and Mina in an interview he gave in 2021.
Because they were academics and instructors, we didn’t have much. They instilled in me the belief that I would have to put in effort to achieve my goals. Going table busting at a restaurant was my only option for getting the brands and styles I desired, as well as new outfits for back-to-school shopping.
After spending her formative years in New Hampshire and Vermont, Erika attended Colby College in Maine to get a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
Erika Nardini Personal Life
Two children, Turin Jean Nardini and Cannon Gleason Nardini, were born to Erika and Brett Nardini after their marriage on October 11, 2003. The “Daily Mail” stated in April 2021 that Erika “left her banker husband for her married squash coach.” She allegedly changed her name to Erika Ayers Badan after marrying that squash instructor, Yvain Badan.
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