Fuzionz Magazine and TV Summer Issue 2013 | Page 25

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Interview with And1 Manager Linda Hill

Fuzionz Magazine: Linda tell us who you are

and about And1.
Linda Hill: I have run basketball operations for
And1 for three years. We travel around
domestically and internationally playing an
exciting form of basketball; very energetic,
entertaining, but more importantly, we go out
and inspire the youth and motivate them to do
well in education prior to participating in a
game of this nature. We’ve been blessed to
travel to forty different countries in the last two
years. For 2013, we are focusing on domestic
games.

Fuzionz Magazine: How long has And1 been in
existence?
Linda Hill: And1 has been in existence since

1993. Actually, this is our 20th year
anniversary. It started out with three guys from
college. They started printed up “Talk Trash” tshirts and they start giving them out and ten
years later the company became worth $495
million and it has been progressive since then.

Fuzionz Magazine: What do you see in the
future for And1?
Linda Hill: We are always looking for new

talent. My guys are very branded. People know
who they are when they come out to the
communities. When they go i