Patrick Dicks is the Manager, Sports Business Development at Disney Sports Attractions. He here takes us through his journey of travelling to the United States on his own at the age of 16 to seek out education at Auburn University and a brighter future. He speaks about how his passion...

Beau Estes is an anchor for Turner Sports and the person behind the rhymes, hosting the NBA Top 10 and the daily morning podcast called Fast Break. Beau Estes talks to us about his most memorable moments in sportscasting, his new venture with NBL Australia and gives us insight into...

Mike Morreale, CEO and Commissioner at the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), holds the responsibility of looking after all 6 teams on the league including players, coaches, support staff, contractors, and employees. While this would be a massive undertaking for most, Mike has a long career history in sports where...

Malcolm Farmer is the President at Texas Legends, NBA G League Team, of Dallas Mavericks. In his role as President, it is his job to oversee all areas, and his focus must be fine-tuned to whatever area needs it the most that day. Throughout his role as President of the...

Dave Stogdill is the Manager of the Literacy Program for the Charlotte Hornets. The Literacy Program for the Charlotte Hornets is tucked within the Department of Corporate Social Responsibility. So when Gabrielle Sims, the Charlotte Hornets CSR Coordinator suggested we interview Dave Stogdill, I jumped on the chance. That's because...

Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the University of Windsor women's basketball team in the fall and winter. In the spring and summer, Chantal is the Head Coach and General Manager (GM) of the CEBL's Hamilton Honey Badgers. As one of the most recognized coaches in Canadian basketball circles,...

Candice Walls is the Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Currently, she works specifically with women's basketball and women's soccer programs. At the same time, Candice is vying for qualification in women’s boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Busy, busy, busy. Like, how does...

Ryan Benoit is the founder and CEO of The Positive Inception Clothing Line and Apparel. When I chatted with one of my favourite interviewees, Claus Souza of the Denver Nuggets, I asked him who he thinks we should interview next. He was eager to suggest Ryan Benoit. Why? According to...

Garrett Kelly is a mentor working within the NBA Assistant Coaches Program (ACP). This program has gained a ton of notoriety lately for its ability to take former professional basketball players from the WNBA and NBA and provide them with superb skills for transitioning into coaching. Being an assistant coach...

Claus Souza is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Denver Nuggets. Claus took to Instagram to make the announcement about 5 weeks ago, which timed perfectly with Nick Reick's recommendation to interview him. Before that, Claus was the popular and gregarious strength coach for the Auburn Women's Basketball...

Nick Lagios is the Director of Basketball Operations and Player Development for the South Bay Lakers, the G League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers. A career in sport involves a passion and dedication like few other professions. That's why when I asked Nick what superpower he'd choose, his answer...

Nick Reick is the Director of Basketball Operations for the Salt Lake City Stars, the G-League affiliate of the Utah Jazz. Nick has done so much in his career in sport, in such a short amount of time time. In fact, Nick Reick, a German native was just named Video...

After featuring Michelle Biskup, we knew we had to get in touch with Josh Knoester ASAP. Hearing from Michelle about how Josh volunteered at the introductory press conference to announce the River Lions coming to Niagara piqued our interest. What's more is that shortly after the PC, he became the...

Annie Goncin is the Operations Coordinator for Ringette Ontario. If you tell her 13-year old self that, she may not believe she’d one day be working as a Sport Manager! That’s because Annie dreamed of one day becoming a Paramedic. One course changed her career aspirations almost instantaneously. And now...

Drake, October’s Very Own (OVO) and the Toronto Raptors go hand in hand. Between helping pitch Kawhi to celebrating the 'chip during the team’s parade, Drake x OVO x Raptors have a multi-year history. Drake and OVO are a large part of the Toronto Raptors brand association. Ask a casual...

Wonder if a background in theatre and a career in sport mesh? Shelby Vilneff is the Director of Marketing, Communications & Events for the Guelph Nighthawks. At the same time, she's also the Game Day Manager for another team in the same league: the Hamilton Honey Badgers. How is that...

Jesse Diebolt is the Digital Media Designer for the Charlotte Hornets. This means that Jesse is responsible for designing a lot of the graphic content that fans see. As a Digital Media Designer, Jesse works with images, effects, and animation for film, video, computers, and other digital channels such as...