Prodigy Search Presents Episode 28 - Tyrre Burks, Founder and CEO - Player's Health. In this episode Burks talks about his personal passion and philosophy behind the development and eventual launch of Player's Health. Over the last six years they've grown tremendously and have become youth and amateur sports leading risk management service bringing them the technology and tools to better their organizations across many sectors surrounding player safety.   

More about Burks' background:   

Tyrre Burks is originally from the southside of Chicago, born and raised. He went to a small Division II program called Winona State University to play football. Led him to play at the next level in Europe for a year and then the Canadian Football League for a number of years after that. Throughout his entire career, he had a ton of injuries including: three bulging discs in his neck, tore his hamstring, and tibia, leading to the end of his career.  

He came up with the idea for Player's Health when he saw that amateur sports organizations needed better infrastructure and needed better tools to manage the overall health and safety of athletes. Injuries were the original focus, then other focuses emerged such as: health management applications for organizations, concussion protocol, and abuse prevention. The business model is simple: the more organizations engage in risk services, the more affordable insurance becomes.

Prodigy Search Presents Episode 27 - Derek Schuster - Director Sales, Philadelphia Phillies  

An experienced and proven executive with 20 years of experience driving strategies and initiatives in sales, marketing, retention, client relations and customer service. Schuster is in his 19th season with the Philadelphia Phillies and was promoted in 2014 to Director, Sales to manage all aspects of Phillies ticket sales, retention, client relations, and customer service. He serves as a key leader in strategy decisions on ticket pricing and sales & marketing initiatives. Schuster also oversees all hiring, recruiting, training, and mentoring of Phillies sales staff.  

Prior to joining the Phillies, Schuster served as Director of Sales with Comcast Spectacor and the Philadelphia Phantoms (Flyers AHL Affiliate). He began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates serving three years as Account Executive.

Episode 26 of Prodigy Search Presents features Josh Rooney, CRO at LA Memorial Coliseum.

Josh presently serves as the Chief Revenue Officer of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He is responsible for all Coliseum revenue generation and marketing initiatives including new venue development, sponsorship sales and the creation of ticketed and private events at the "Greatest Stadium in the World!"

Prodigy Search Presents Episode 25 features Michele Kajiwara, SVP, Premium Seating with the STAPLES Center and AEG. Kajiwara talks about the reopening of STAPLES Center after being dormant for 400 days, along with the continued preparation and strategy in bringing back fans. She discusses the changes AEG faced throughout the pandemic and how they pivoted to a remote work environment. Kajiwara also peels back the curtain a bit as she shares a few personal stories of backpacking internationally earlier in her career and how that shaped her as a person.

Prodigy Search Presents Episode 24 features Kris Dehnert, CEO and Partner with Dugout Mugs. As an entrepreneur, Dehnert highlights the successes and challenges of his early career. He then shares the unique story of how Dugout Mugs began and the continued growth with the first-of-its-kind product, an official licensed product of the MLB.

To find out more visit DugoutMugs.com

Episode 23 of Prodigy Search Presents features Phil Andrews, Chief Executive Officer at USA Weightlifting. Andrews discusses the continued growth and key successes with the National Governing Body since joining in 2013, focusing on building a winning culture and the development of some of the first of its kind Boards and Committees. Andrews also shares the many challenges with the postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as his involvement with the International Weightlifting Federation.

A little more into Andrews' background:

Phil Andrews was appointed Chief Executive Officer of USA Weightlifting in April 2016, having held the post on an Interim basis since December 2015, and he is responsible for overseeing the strategy and operations of the organization. During his tenure at USA Weightlifting, Andrews has helped to transform the sport. The sport has had a resurgence in the United States and completely changed the culture within the sport in the United States and abroad with significant membership growth. Andrews has also restructured the operations and governance of USA Weightlifting; supported significant reform internationally especially in the area of anti-doping, hosted three International Weightlifting Federation World Championship events, created the first independent Ethics & Judicial process and overseen a high-performance turnaround seeing the best results in 60 years. He has also overseen a significant increase in funds for the organization, with sponsorship cash trebled and significant total revenue increases.

Andrews also serves as a member of the Membership Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation with responsibility for building participation in the sport. He is Vice President of the Ibero-American Weightlifting Federation, and also sits on the USOPC’s National Governing Body Council, and the NGB Leadership Liaison group to the US Center for SafeSport. Prior to his roles with USA Weightlifting, Andrews worked in professional Ice Hockey for British Champions Coventry Blaze.

Episode 2 Cover Letters: If you struggle to write the perfect cover letter or are unsure of when and how to use it, tune into this episode to learn some tips and tricks.  We review the layout, format, and the ultimate goal of constructing this underrated career tool.  

A cover letter is an introduction to you and your résumé. Do NOT simply regurgitate your résumé. It also gives you the ability to showcase your writing skills.  

Overview/Best Practices

When a Cover Letter is Needed

As a follow up to our recent episode on traditional interviews, we took a deeper dive into virtual interviewing.  We cover best practices on phone and video interviews including the preparation beforehand and suggestions how to best execute during the conversation.  

Pre-Interview Environment and Technology Set-up

During the interview   

Episode 3 Traditional Interviews: Nailing a job interview is not easy.  But practice makes perfect.  Preparation also makes perfect.  In this episode, we explore what to do prior to a job interview and once you are there, how to nail it from beginning to end.  

Pre-Interview / Preparation

During the Interview

Post-Interview / Follow Up

Episode 1 Resume Tips: In this first episode of our Career Resource Packet series, we review one of the most critical elements of the job search process – the resume.  We discuss everything from the content to the look and feel of your resume.  Ultimately it is your document, and you must take ownership of it, but be sure to follow these common resume rules that HR professionals and recruiters look for.  

Length 

Junior and mid-level candidates: 1 page ideal, 2 pages acceptable

Look/visuals

Showcase hard skills – technological, languages spoken; weave soft skills throughout.