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As an official NCAA corporate partner, we have announced the recipients of our second annual LG Life's Good Coaches Award. The recipients were nominated by student-athletes who recognized NCAA coaches for creating supportive team environments and fostering mental health awareness. Luke Strand, head men’s ice hockey coach at Minnesota State University and Samantha “Sam” Erger, head women’s volleyball coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) were honored in a segment, which aired during halftime of Duke-Arkansas men’s college basketball game at the 2025 CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic on Thursday, November 27th. The LG Life’s Good Coaches Award recognizes NCAA collegiate coaches who help break down the stigma around mental health issues, empower student-athletes through personal growth and foster environments that support mental well-being. For many student-athletes, a coach is the first person they confide in, and this award celebrates coaches who play a pivotal role in fostering a safe and positive environment. NCAA student-athletes were invited to nominate coaches which were then reviewed by a panel including representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the 2024 LG Coaches Award Recipients. This year’s program had more than 130 nominations from 18 unique sports across all three NCAA divisions. Congrats to Luke and Sam!

We asked colleagues when they feel #LifesGood. Pushpak Sawant, Cloud Data Engineer, says, "Life's Good for me when I see my parents smiling knowing that all their efforts have given me the life I cherish today".

#LifesGoodatLG: We asked colleagues when they feel #LifesGood. Karina Leon, Senior Designer, says, "Life's Good when I am present and take a moment to be grateful for the everyday things and people in my life."

#LifesGoodatLG: We asked colleagues when they feel #LifesGood. Juan Garcia, Paid Social Media Manager, says, "Life's Good to me when my daily work allows me to connect with people from different cultures."

In the era of streaming, personalization, and mobile-first living, today’s hotel guests expect more than a bed and a meal — they expect their in-room tech to mirror the comforts of home. For example, guests want instant access to their favorite shows, music and apps — without logging into shared accounts or fumbling with HDMI cables. A recent Morning Consult survey found that 60% of travelers prefer to stream their own content rather than use traditional hotel TV channels. As the #1 provider of hotel TVs in the U.S., LG is proud to lead the way in delivering seamless, integrated “casting” experiences for hotel guests to stream content from their mobile device to the big screen. We were the first to offer built-in support for both Google Cast™ and Apple AirPlay in our 2024-25 “Pro:Centric” hotel TVs, making it easier than ever for travelers to stream their own content privately, securely and effortlessly. Now, with a new firmware update, we’re bringing Google Cast capabilities to hundreds of thousands of earlier generations of Pro:Centric TVs and smartboxes, 2000-23 models already installed in hotels — with no new hardware required. For hoteliers, this free update means maximizing existing investments, simplifying operations, and delivering the premium, personalized experience guests now demand. For guests, it’s a home-like experience with no logins, no passwords—just a simple QR code. Expanded casting capability in hotel TVs just one example of our leadership in hospitality display technology, a cornerstone of LG’s B2B strategy in the United States and around the world. LG for Business USA

#LifesGoodatLG: We asked colleagues when they feel #LifesGood. Hemang Upadhyay, Senior Product Manager, says, "Life’s Good when we drive digital innovation at LG — creating smarter platforms and seamless experiences for customers that make shopping and buying on LG.com effortless and satisfying. Every new solution we build isn’t just technology — it’s purpose-driven innovation."

#LifesGoodatLG: We asked colleagues when they feel #LifesGood. Girish Joshi, Director of E-Commerce, says, "Life's good when I can make a real difference in someone's day. Sometimes customers reach out to me directly when they're having issues with their orders, and there's something incredibly fulfilling about being able to help solve their problem right then and there. In spite of our global scale, we are people who care and can get stuff done."