Front Office U

On this Front Office U Friday's episode, our hosts Ryan Mene and Victor Anderson meet with Alexander Collins to discuss his career background in sports agency and marketing from his tenure with Octagon to his previous experiences while at Grand Canyon University. Tune in to hear Alex's perspective on adjusting to new roles in a short time frame and how building connections through organic networking impacted his career!

On this Front Office U Friday's episode, our host Ryan Mene meets with William Ord to discuss his career journey in sports from his college experiences at Brock University to transitioning at his roles with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Jays Care Foundation. Tune in to hear William's perspective on seizing opportunities in college, living with disabilities, and creating memorable experiences working in sports! 

On this Front Office U Friday's episode, our hosts Ryan Kearney and Ryan Mene meet with Antonio Pierfelice to discuss his career background in sports operations from his tenure with Champlain College to his role with youth hockey development at the Montréal Canadiens. Tune in to hear Antonio's perspective on Montréal's sports scene and how learning crucial skillsets can translate into a fulfilling career in sports! 

Two Host Tuesday Episode 2! Hosts Ryan Kearney and Clayton Radl interview fellow host Victor Anderson of the Seattle Sounders. With the Sounders, Victor is a Membership Executive within the MLS team's front office. Victor is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse and also has experience working with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-w-anderson/

On Front Office Fridays, our host Ryan Kearney and Victor go on to talk to Patrick Buzzard about his journey to where he is now today. They first go on to ask about what made him choose his colleges all the way to how he received his first opportunity in the sports industry. Listen to hear Patrick's story and how he continues to be a helpful hand for other young professionals!

On this Front Office U Friday's episode, our hosts Ryan Mene and Victor Anderson meet with Ryan Bucciarelli to discuss his career working in sales from his time with the Philadelphia 76ers to his role as Premium Sales Executive with the St. Louis Blues. Tune in to hear how Ryan's sales philosophy yields record growth and how upcoming professionals can transfer any background into a successful career in sports sales! 

On Front Office Friday we have a guest from the Nashville Predators Sydney Haykel as she explains her time at Penn State and what helped land her role with the Predators. She goes on to explain about working in golf, fencing and then transitioning to hockey. Being from California she made a move but just wrapped up her first year the Nashville Predators.

On this week's episode of Front Office U, Nathan and Ryan host another segment of Sports Management U Sunday's. Today they are joined by Max Pretner, Senior at the University of Arizona. Max joins the show to highlight his time as a Wildcat and to showcase his experiences in the world of sport. He holds a leadership position at his school's Sports Management Association, and recently was a Ticket Sales and Service Intern for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Max was also a part of Legend's Global Sales Training Camp, and has hopes of attaining a role in sales with a professional sports organization post-graduation. 

Tune in and hear more about how networking and finding mentors has changed the trajectory of his career, along with getting to know where to find the best breakfast burrito on campus. This kid from Las Vegas Nevada has tons of great stories to share about his young career, and he wants every to know that "the job is still not finished."

Max's LinkedIn

Kicking off season two, Front Office U introduces a new series: Two Host Tuesdays, where two FOU hosts interview a fellow FOU host to discuss their role in the sports industry. 

Ian Fried is the Director of Recruiting for Western Michigan University's football team. Ian talks about his background in getting experience in a variety of Division I football programs while in school and transitioning to Kalamazoo in an impact role for the Broncos. Front Office U host Ryan Kearney (RK) talks with Ian and puts him on the hot seat in our final Flash Friday segment of the show. Connect with Ian on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-fried/