MADISON, Wis.— CUES has announced that Tony Covington, its vice president for new markets, is now part of its podcast team.
Covington, a former college football analyst and former NFL player, tackles mental health in the workplace during his premiere episode, CUES reported.
The installment entitled, Famous or Not, We All Have to Work on Mental Health, features Covington interviewing guest Dee Baker Amos, vice president of Marketing and Communications for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
“The two discuss the significance of high-profile sports figures opening up about their own mental health struggles on the job; how the popularity of social media has created the need for strongly defined personal boundaries; and ways corporate leaders can more effectively address mental health and self-care issues among employees,” CUES said.
Covington was an ACC All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American at the University of Virginia and a standout defensive back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Additionally, he was named to the NFL All-Rookie team his first year in the league. Covington enjoyed a five-year NFL career, playing with both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.
Author, Speaker, Mentor
“As host, Covington displays the strong leadership and communication skills he gained as an author, speaker, mentor and senior-level director in sales, business development, corporate relations, fundraising, marketing, and training,” CUES said.
After graduating from the University of Virginia and before joining CUES, Covington spent 20 years in the nonprofit sector, working with such prestigious organizations as the American Heart Association, Special Olympics, the United Negro College Fund, and the NAACP.
Rotating Hosts
According to CUES, Covington will anchor the show quarterly, rotating with current host Lisa Hochgraf, CUES senior editor. Next up for Covington will be a first-quarter 2022 episode on talent development, followed by a spring episode focusing on helping women break through to top leadership roles, CUES said.
Since its launch in 2016, CUES Podcast has featured a wide variety of industry leaders and cross-industry experts, discussing their perspectives on relevant credit union topics and trends. Previous podcasts have focused on strategy, member experience, marketing, mentoring, innovation, governance and leadership. More recent podcasts have zeroed in on topics that help today’s leaders deal with current crises, CUES added.
For Covington’s first podcast episode, go here.