Hello friends!

If you want to make a change in sport, you have to win hearts and minds. Passion is peaking. The stakes are high. And that’s exactly what Australian Cycling faced when they restructured an entire sport. Organisations with over 130 years of history were being dissolved into one - AusCycling.

On today’s ep, Kipp Kaufmann from AusCycling is here to talk us through the biggest merger of sporting organisations in Australian History.

We cover:

• The nature of his role: ‘Executive General Manager of Sport’
• The unification of Australian Cycling and Kipp’s involvement
• Change management and how to bring people ‘on the journey’
• Differences between the old model of cycling and the new
• How National and State bodies are structured in Australia

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Hello friends!

Hands up if the zoom fatigue is real? We hear you. BUT we all still have to show up. So, if you don’t want to let it affect you later in your career when things get real, it’s time to form some good habits early. If you want to learn the things we do to get the most out of every zoom class or meeting, tune in!

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Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

Our good friend Armaan Ahluawalia is back for a Q&A on networking! We asked our community members for their burning questions, and got the answers from one of the brightest minds in sport.

Armaan is the ultimate professional and has an incredible ability to breakdown steps in career development, hence we constantly refer people to his first podcast while he was at the Kansas City Chiefs in episode #57!

Since working for the Super Bowl Champs, he’s moved to BSE Global who own Australia’s adopted NBA team, the Brooklyn Nets!

We cover:

- How to prepare for a zoom/coffee meeting about a job

- Following up with connections in the right way

- Professionalism on LinkedIn

- Mindset and nerves before meetings

- How to get started if you’ve never networked before

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If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

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And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

Are you making the most of LinkedIn? If not, you could be missing out on the 80% of job in the hidden job market. If you’re keen to change your odds, tune in for a detailed step by step guide on how to lead a cold contact to a zoom call that could change the course of your career.

If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

Or if you’d like to ask us any questions, join the SportsGrad Community! It’s THE place to be if you want to get your foot in the door, hire people quickly & easily, or learn from the best in the world.

You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Meet Amanda Jenkins, the very first female FIBA Executive Director (region CEO).

Amanda joined FIBA Oceania as a Sports Administrator as a graduate in 2014. After first thinking it would be an 18 month job, she took on every opportunity to now sits as the head of the organisation. If you’re keen on working your way up the ranks, Amanda is the prime example to follow.

We cover:

• Steps Amanda took to start from the bottom and finish at the top

• How she created development opportunities for herself in Switzerland at FIBA HQ

• What it means to be the first ever female on the FIBA Executive team

• How she spends her time as a CEO compared to a manager

• Key opportunities she took to learn

• Mentors, and #1 pieces of advice

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You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends,

One particular question keeps hitting our inbox, that is...

"Who should I connect with?"

To help transform your scattergun approach into a targeted and strategic one, tune into this episode.

Plus, if you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

Or if you’d like to ask us any questions, join the SportsGrad Community! It’s THE place to be if you want to get your foot in the door, hire people quickly & easily, or learn from the best in the world.

You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

What does this rugby coach know about jobs in sport? Quite a bit!! Meet Adam Kyle, HR Business Partner at the Australian Sports Commission.

Adam has seen his fair share of candidates, and knows exactly when someone has done exceptional interview preparation. How does he know? Because he did over 20 hours of prep for his job!!

However you can spend 20 hours preparing on the right thing, or the wrong thing.

If you prefer the former, tune into Adam’s exceptional tactics on what organisational information to look for and how to find.

We cover:

• Researching an organisation before a job interview
• What Adam did in the 20 hours he prepared for his interview
• Skills learnt from coaching rugby and how it translates well to a career in HR
• Receiving feedback
• What to do 2 weeks out and 1 day out from an interview

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You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

You've heard from us, now it's time to hear from 5 students who have networked their way into jobs.

No matter what your situation, take a leaf out of these 5 super star stories.

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And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

Of all the annual events in sport, it does not get bigger than the Super Bowl. Our man Michael Wolfert from episode #8 has been in the Cincinnati Bengals Partnerships Team since they had their dismal 2-14 season in 2019. Now, he’s about to get on the plane to Los Angeles to experience a career highlight that will take something extraordinary to top. Of course, we had to touch base to find out everything that’s been going on amid the hysteria.

If you’ve ever dreamed of working for a Super Bowl team, tune in to find out exactly what it’s like behind the scenes in the lead up to this mega mega event.

We cover:

• How Mike’s career led to the Bengals

• What Mike gets up to on his 12 hour days during Super Bowl week

• How commercial assets are repackaged and sold in the postseason

• What playing in the Super Bowl means to the organisation

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If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

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You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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Hello friends!

Want to know the #1 thing that has changed our careers for the better?

People.

We can’t figure it all our by ourselves - just look at us! People have been invaluable on our journey, so tune in today to hear how we met the right person at the right time to take our career forward.

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If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

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You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

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This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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