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In today's episode of Front Office U Friday's we have Professor Schmidt who goes in-depth on his journey to where he is now in sports and how he learned networking is crucial during your time as a student. Schmidt has helped students at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse find the experience as well as bring in sports professionals to class. He also goes on to explain how he found the experience and kept in touch with his old advisor Dr. Yu from UWL.

His time as an inside rep with the Flyers.

On today's episode of Front Office U Friday's we have Christopher Thorkilsen joining our two hosts RK and Nathan. Want to know what it is like to work alongside Fortune 500 companies and some of the biggest rap artists in the industry? Tune in and hear what a career in partnership activation is all about. I bet you would not have guessed that working with the Atlanta Hawks would lead to working with some of the most well known rappers in the industry such as Gunna, Young Thug, and so many more. Also, hear about Christopher's experience working in ESports and how to get involved in the growing industry. 

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Victor hosts episode 5 of the podcast and the topic of conversation is self-motivation. Tune in as our hosts go into detail about what motivates them and who has helped to push them to continue to be successful in the sports industry. Also, listen as everyone shares how they have overcome the struggles of the pandemic effecting the sports industry. 

On today's episode of Front Office Friday's Nathan welcomes his former bosses Scott Foley and Evan Gersonde. Both Scott and Evan are Managers in the sales department for the Chicago Dogs and they join us on today's episode to speak on their experiences working in minor league sports. Don't think you have the experience to apply for a job in sports? Tune in and hear how selling gym memberships or being a bartender may help you land your next job in sports.

Clayton Radl hosts episode 4 of the podcast where the crew goes into detail about what it means to be a leader and how to showcase leadership. In college, students who are Presidents or on the board of their respective Sports Management Clubs are considered leaders, but how else can you be a leader without the official titles? Tune in and hear how Victor and RK have continued to be leaders in their new careers out of college and how leadership has changed for them since graduating. 

We have saved this episode for some weeks now and we thought it would be the best one to upload for the new year. Tune in as Ryan Mene hosts the show and the boys go into detail about how they network and where to get started. Here stories from some of their first calls with professionals and how networking started for them before they even created LinkedIn accounts. 

Front Office U is joined by Lance Pitlick, Owner of www.onlinehockeytraining.com and Sweet Hockey. Lance is joined by Victor Anderson to go over some of his experiences working in sports. 

Front Office U Fridays returns with Chris Brewer who works in the Athletics Department at the University of Iowa. Chris is joined by our host Ryan Kearney (RK) to go over his experience working in sports in college and now as Associate Director for Athletics Communications. Tune in and hear more about the communications profession, what it entails, and Chris' role in many different sports with the Hawkeyes. Chris also outlines what's next for Iowa Athletics, including the addition of Women's Wrestling. 

Front Office U Fridays is back this week with Alex Kujawa of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Alex is joined by our hosts Victor Anderson and Ryan Kearney (RK) to go over some of his experiences working in sports. Tune in and hear about how he went from being in stadium operations in minor league baseball and a student at Carroll University to starting his own podcast, interning with theClubhouse, and then landing a position in the NBA. After you listen, be sure to reach out to Alex on LinkedIn to continue the conversation.