Welcome to episode 108 of Sports Management Podcast

Jessie Vilkofsky is the Team Administrator for the NWSL team Houston Dash. She is a former professional soccer player who transitioned into the front office of soccer. She is the former GM of Dallas Sidekicks, the first female GM in the history of the club.

Get ready to learn:

• Why she changed from GM to Team Administrator
• What she learned from playing professional soccer in Poland
• How it is like working in a male dominated field
• The challenges of being a young, female GM.

And more!

This was Jessie's first podcast appearance and she went all in! She shared stories she has only told family and close friends before and we spoke about everything from soccer, to journaling and the importance of finding your why.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to episode 107 of Sports Management Podcast.

Bill Fagan is the president and CEO of The Aspire Group. Bill joined The Aspire Group as the manager of the first ever Fan Relationship Management Center (FRMC) at Georgia Tech in 2009 and has since earned several promotions, most recently to CEO in January of 2020.

Get ready to learn:

• The importance of customer care in fan engagement
• Why he focuses so much on internal training
• How he as a manager handled the pandemic
• How he plans his days
• His love for acronyms
• Why he only put alarms at odd numbers

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 106 of Sports Management Podcast.

Karen Dobres is a community owner, volunteer and former board member of Lewes FC. She is also an equality activist, writer and a model.

Karen did not enjoy football, a sport she believes is very sexist – however after being introduced to Lewes FC, her perception changed. Lewes FC started their equality initiative, Equality FC, in 2017 and became to first football club in the world to equally support their men's and women's team.

Get ready to learn:

• How football can be a vehicle for social change
• Why Karen believes football is sexist
• Why she became a community owner of Lewes FC
• About the Campaign: 'Unlock the Gate' to attract women to watch women's matches

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 105 of Sports Management Podcast.

Bruno Costa is the Head of Scouting and Players Recruitment for the MLS team San Jose Earthquakes. As a Brazilian, football has been like a religion to him and something he has played and worked in most of his life. He has scouted world class players like Neymar Jr., Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus to name a few and is now helping the Quakes in MLS to find talent.

Get ready to learn:

• What it takes to be a football scout
• His 5 steps to find talent
• What Messi will mean for the league
• The importance of being kind
• Entering the industry for the right reasons

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 104 of Sports Management Podcast.

David Lindsay is a CEO, Coach, Trainer, Keynote Speaker and a Podcast host.

David is also a former professional athlete who has played Rugby, Martial arts, Arm Wrestling and more. Unfortunately due to injuries he had to stop his career as an athlete and has now transitioned into helping others based on his own experiences.

Get ready to learn:

• The meaning of interspection
• His 5 steps towards vitality in the workplace
• His learnings from martial arts
• Time management
• How your physical health improves your workplace performance

And much more!

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Dafydd Roberts-Harry is a teacher and the author of "Why some sports are better than others". So why do people prefer some sports over others? There are many reasons, and we discuss all of them.

Get ready to learn:

• Why team sports are more popular than individual sports
• The importance of fan engagement
• Why sports need to optimize time
• The importance of objectivity of outcome
• Game-ification

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 102 of Sports Management Podcast where the topic is sports partnerships.

Mallory LePage is the Director of Global Partnerships at Milwaukee Bucks. Mallory has worked in gas station advertisements, fashion and now with the Bucks. Her journey is as inspiring as it is interesting.

Get ready to learn:

• If she is wearing her championship ring
• The equality initiatives by the Bucks organization
• The importance Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Bias training
• Why she has said that she hate sales

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 101 of Sports Management Podcast where the topic is sports sales.

Travis Apple is the Executive Vice President of Executive Search and Team Consulting at General Sports Worldwide. He has worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, the NBA and more – making him one of the most experienced sales professionals in American sports. He is a believer in the hustle, and he has written a book and is hosting a podcast on the topic.

Get ready to learn:

• His definition of success
• Why it's good to be greedy in sales
• Why he wrote a book
• His definition of hustle
• The importance of mentorship
• The discipline of selling
• Loving cold calls

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 100 of Sports Management Podcast.

If you have been listening since episode 1, send me a DM or tag me on Instagram or Twitter @sportsmpodcast and I will send you some gratitude merch.

Fredrik Sjöström is the general manager for Frölunda Hockey Club, one of the most successful European hockey clubs the last decade. He is also a former NHL player and was drafted by Phoenix Coyotes as 11th overall. I took my microphone and met Fredrik at Frölunda's training facility to ask him:

• How is he building the team for next season?
• What other GM is he looking up to?
• Why didn't he offer Loui Eriksson an extension?
• What was it like having Wayne Gretzky, the best of all time, as a coach?
• What actually happened with Ryan Lasch's contract?
• What does he admire most with the Lundqvist brothers

And much more!

This episode will have no sponsor, no interruption and no BS. If I can ask you for one thing, please subscribe to the podcast and share it with a friend. The bigger the podcast gets, the better the guests get.

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Welcome to episode 99 of Sports Management Podcast where the topic is sports media.

Adam White is the founder and CEO of Front Office Sports. He started FOS while attending the University of Miami and had no idea at the time how big it would get. Adam was working in a restaurant to finance FOS in the beginning before he managed to attract funding.

Today, FOS is a major player in sports media with website, podcast, newsletter, original content, job postings and more. Last year, their earnings were close to 8 digits and Adam's view on the future us clear. More about that soon..

Get ready to learn:

• How he started Front Office Sports
• What it is like to be a young CEO
• Selling 20% of the company to Crain Communications
• How he spent $40 on the former FOS logo

And much more!

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