In order to expand hockey at the global level and to enlighten the youth about ice hockey, the National Hockey League (NHL) has appointed the 19-year-old Canadian social media influencer and content creator, Josh Richards as the special adviser. During the official press release, the chief content officer of NHL, Steve Mayer has confirmed that they are happy to a youthful and vibrant Richards as a special adviser and they can not wait to work with him over the next year. Talking about Josh, Steve stated that our team loved the passion that Josh held for hockey and his long-term vision in the league is something that piqued their interest.
He relates to our players and also informs his young fans about hockey, and therefore, the NHL has decided to hire him as a special adviser in the game. On 1st July 2021, that is, on Thursday, we saw Josh having a one-on-one conversation with the present commissioner of the Hockey league, Gary Bettman. Richards shared how he has been a big fan of Toronto Maple Leaf’s science childhood and how he will going to use his social media platform, expanding the popularity of the National Hockey League soon.
Richards also took over his Twitter handle, “@JoshRichards” and expressed his gratitude towards the NHL for giving him the opportunity to be a part of it. Richards wrote, that he is extremely grateful to the National Hockey league for providing him with an opportunity to give his love of hockey to a new generation of fans. He also stated that for a long time, he has been wanting to use his platform to teach and inspire people, and he is looking forward to sharing his passion for hockey with his 40million family.
Well, Josh Richards is undoubtedly one of the most followed and influential social media people in Toronto with approximately more than 40 million followers over his social media platform and around more than 25.3 million on the famous TikTok. Also, taking him as a special advisor by NHL is an extremely calculative decision as Richards definitely holds quite good entrepreneurial skills at such a young age.
At the young age of 13, he started his first company, meanwhile, in the year 2019, using the Tiktok platform, the entrepreneur earns more than $1.5 million. He is also one of the founders of the famous talent agency company named, “Talent X” and has also invested in numerous startups too. Thus, choosing him as an adviser to expand the fans base is a wise decision by NHL. Stay tuned with us, for more such news.
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