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Anthony Clark | 14 hours ago | 7 MIN READ
Justin Savoie is the Promotions Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not only is he responsible for the in-game aspect of promotions, but he is also responsible for many community initiatives, some of the National Hockey League's most successful in fact. After...
Hayley Michie | 20 hours ago | 13 MIN READ
Russell Kovshoff is the Director of Game Entertainment & Events at Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club Inc. Russell Kovshoff has an incredibly interesting story. The season before the Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championship, Russell Kovshoff played a...
Hayley Michie | 2 days ago | 11 MIN READ
Jennifer Smart is Rugby Canada's Director of Events. She's also a Match Manager on the Rugby World Cup 2019 Organizing Committee. 🏉 I knew we had to get Jennifer on our SPort MAnagement (SPMA) Hub after seeing her featured in a Twitter post by Rugby Canada....
Hayley Michie | 7 days ago | 6 MIN READ
Preston Petri is the Soccer Communications Manager at Spurs Sports & Entertainment. In his Soccer Communications role, Preston is the go-between for the organization and anybody else looking to interact with members of the organization. Preston not only gets...
Dekota Kirby | 7 days ago | 6 MIN READ
Amanda Frechette is the Senior Coordinator of Events at the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC). After featuring their CEO Karen O’Neill a little while back, I sought to interview someone else from their fantastic organization. I landed upon Amanda Frechette...
Amber Somerville | 1 week ago | 10 MIN READ
William Mussack is the Fan Experience Manager & Game Production Manager for the Real Salt Lake (RSL) & Utah Royals FC. RSL is a professional soccer franchise competing in the Major League Soccer (MLS). As a soccer fan, I was introduced to William’s work...
Rikesh Mistry | 2 weeks ago | 6 MIN READ
Darren Ross is the Coordinator, Stadium Events and Operations at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club and Forge FC. Darren Ross decided from an early age that working in the sport industry was the path for him. In this interview, he recalls the start of his sport...
Hayley Michie | 2 weeks ago | 5 MIN READ
Kevin Kelley is the Manager of Events for the Washington Nationals, a role he's been in for almost 2 years. Before that, he was Assistant Manager of Events with the organization for two and a half. And before that, he was an account executive. In total, Kevin has...
Dekota Kirby | 2 weeks ago | 5 MIN READ
Angel McGee is the Manager of Communications and Outreach of the Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy for the Kansas City Royals. In the fall/winter, Angel McGee is the Field Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. When one season ends, the next begins for Angel. My...
Hayley Michie | 3 weeks ago | 4 MIN READ
Matt Schulte is the Senior Manager of Special Events and Promotions for the Kansas City Royals. Matt’s passion for event management radiates through his work and wants nothing more than to make Royals fans happy. This is exactly what I found most inspiring about...
Amber Somerville | 4 weeks ago | 6 MIN READ
Daniella Orsi is a Game Presentation and Talent Management Specialist with the Toronto Raptors. Recently I had the opportunity to chat with Daniella about what her role involves, how she got started working in game day operations and how she approaches the...
Haley Morey | 1 month ago | 12 MIN READ
Shauna Bookal is the Interim Executive Director at Field Hockey Ontario. Involved, active, dedicated, fun, and experienced are just a few words that describe Shauna's work in the sport industry. In addition to what we've heard from fellow sport managers, such as...
Mat Israelson | 2 months ago | 12 MIN READ
Shiva Keshavan is a six-time Olympian, ten-time Asian Medalist and the first luge athlete to represent India at the Olympics. Born in 1981, Shiva has no intention of competing on the world stage anymore. Now, Shiva thoroughly invests time, effort and energy into...
Mat Israelson | 2 months ago | 5 MIN READ
David Lasday is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Israel Lacrosse Association. David brings over a decade and a half of sport industry experience to the table. Also, he's played an important role in the growth of lacrosse in Israel. I've followed David...
SPMA | 2 months ago | 5 MIN READ
Gabrielle Sims is now the Senior Coordinator of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the Charlotte Hornets. She's well into her fourth season with the organization. Her awesome work with the Hornets caught our attention. Some of that work came before making...
David Minor | 3 months ago | 5 MIN READ
Up until this summer, Richa Prabhakar worked for Cricket Canada as Marketing and Brand Manager. Beyond her role with Cricket Canada, Richa has left her mark on the sport industry across several countries. She’s previously worked for USPORTS, Lagardère Sports,...
Austin Wagar | 3 months ago | 4 MIN READ
In order to gain insight into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in today’s sports industry landscape, we at SPMA were lucky enough to have the chance to learn from Tim Macdonell, owner of Elite Sports Tours. Tim started Elite Sports tours at the age of...
Mat Israelson | 3 months ago | 7 MIN READ
Kyler Nurmsoo is the Event Manager for the BC Games Society. It was a long, long time ago that Kyler and I teamed up to investigate the "recent" policy of the National Basketball Association (NBA) regarding the use of technical fouls to curtain undue...
SPMA | 3 months ago | 5 MIN READ
Melissa Robinson is an Account Executive, Experience & Event Sales at MLSE. She's also one of several MLSE employees who help make GroundbreakHERs come to life. Time is ticking! The Summer Social 🍷 is TONIGHT! So, it's only right that we chat with the lone...
Haley Morey | 3 months ago | 8 MIN READ
Melissa Hicks is the Events Partnership Specialist for Curling Canada. This means that Hicks represents Curling Canada when local businesses partner up to gain exposure in their many national curling events. She seeks, fosters and maintains marketing relationships...
Phil Goldberg | 4 months ago | 6 MIN READ
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...
Eric Caplan | 5 months ago | 9 MIN READ
From trying to make Kawhi Leonard hear his viral meme-ing laugh or playing Barney when the Raptors are introduced, the Bucks fan experience crew does as much as they can to affect the visiting team. The Toronto Raptors made it to the Eastern Conference, but they...
SPMA | 6 months ago | 8 MIN READ
Nicole Artuso is the Tennis Professionals Association (TPA) and Professional Events at Tennis Canada. So what this means is that she assists with all TPA-related responsibilities as well as all professional events put on by Tennis Canada. We’ve known Nicole Artuso...
Austin Wagar | 6 months ago | 2 MIN READ
As I mentioned in my previous article, my time studying Sport Management led me to my current position with Elite Sports Tours. This is a company that has been pioneering and capitalizing on the growth of sport travel for over the past 12 years. Aspiring sport...
Austin Wagar | 7 months ago | 2 MIN READ
Why I Chose Sport Management for My EducationI've Never Looked BackDo you know how when you’re younger, adults always ask you what you want to be when you grow older? Well for me, I don’t think I ever gave the same answer twice. Week to week I found my idea of my...
SPMA | 7 months ago | 4 MIN READ
It was the late summer of 2015. Ontario had just hosted a major multinational sport event. Yes indeed, the Para Am Games took over the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) from July 10 to 26, 2015. Toronto needed a break from the whirlwind of events. Some citizens spent...
SPMA | 7 months ago | 4 MIN READ
Taylor Dean started her education with a desire to one day work for Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). Dean’s interest in working for the Toronto Maple Leafs drove her into studies as she aimed to make it in the sport of hockey. While many young...
SPMA | 7 months ago | 3 MIN READ
The hunger is kicking in. You neglected to eat this morning. You needed to catch the bus on time and also forgot to brush your teeth. Piu... stinky breath! Foooood is all you can think about as class begins. Until you get some food in your system, you aren't going...
SPMA | 7 months ago | 3 MIN READ
Sports fans who love their sports teams seem to be traveling more and more to see their teams play when they’re on the road. Frankly, this is not anything new. Fans who may have been relocated to a new city have always come out to support the teams they grew up...
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