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Front Office U Friday welcomes on Ian Gentile! Ian reflects on his career, including studying at the University of Illinois, working for the Chicago Blackhawks, and his current role with the USHL.

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Front Office U Friday welcomes Daniel Solomon!

Daniel shares about his career experiences including studying at Penn State and New York University, experience at Learfield, and now with the Jaguars.

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Front Office U Fridays welcomes Josh Grohs!

Host Victor Anderson chats with Josh about his experience at Marquette University, getting experience in broadcasting, and then transitioning onto the ticket sales side.

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Women in Sports Wednesday returns with Ariel Padilla, the Sr. Manager of Ticket Sales and Service for the Ontario Reign.

Clayton Radl and Ryan Kearney chat with Ariel about her experiences working in sports, including playing softball, working in athletics, and her current role and opportunities with the Reign.

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Happy Front Office U Friday! Jacob Strangstalien joins the show today. He works as an Account Executive for Legends and the University of Wisconsin Madison. After attending school at Wisconsin-Lacrosse, Jacob landed his position with the Badgers.

Hosts Victor Anderson and Ryan Kearney chat with Jacob about his background in sports, his work experiences in college, and what it is like working in sales for Legends and the Wisconsin brand.

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Avery Olah-Reiken works in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons as an Account Executive in Corporate Partnership Sales.

Avery talks with host Ryan Kearney about his background in sports, college experiences at Penn State, and how he got connected with the staff in Detroit.

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On this weeks podcast we have Canaan Campo who is a Director, Business Intelligence for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Our host Ryan Kearney & Victor Anderson learn on how Business Intelligence is becoming a department that is continuing to grow within sports that helps bring revenue in for a sports organization as well as track revenue opportunities and more. 

Canaan then explains what led him down the business intelligence side and how his positions before helped him get to where he is now with the Cavaliers.

Listen to hear how he was the first person to help start the Sports Business and Analytics night with the Cavs this past spring that led to a huge turnout as well as show what analytics can do on the sports industry side.

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Sydney Delcontivo is a Sophomore at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She aspires to work in hockey with hopes of making it to become an NHL General Manager. She shares about her experiences networking, working in the United States Hockey League, and her career goals while in college and after she graduates.

In our first Women in Sports Wednesday episode, hosts Ryan Kearney and Victor Anderson chat with Sydney about influential women in sports who have impacted her career and about opportunities for growth.

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On this weeks Front Office U Fridays we have Ashwin Ponukumati (Inside Sales Manager, Houston Texans) where he explained his start in the sports industry and how being a basketball fan helped him grow the passion in sports. Our co-host Victor digs deeper on his "why" and what helped him stand out vs. other candidates when looking for sports opportunities. He also explained how important it is to invest in yourself and don't be afraid of being uncomfortable especially in sports.

AJ Gioglio serves as Manager for the New Business Team with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

After previous experiences with the San Jose Sharks, the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, and the University of Mount Union, AJ has a wealth of knowledge about what it is like to work in sports sales.

Hosts Ryan Kearney and Clayton Radl chat with AJ on today's Front Office U Friday podcast.

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