Once getting comfortable in the professional basketball world, many athletes start to think: what's next after I retire? For Eric Dailey Sr, he seamlessly made the transition from pro to CEO, founding Dailey Training International. Since playing 10 years of professional basketball in Europe, Asia, and South America, he's been...
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Don Costante Utilizes Meticulous Approach To Manage Sports & Entertainment
Don Costante is the Senior Director of Event Presentation & Production for the Kansas City Royals and doubles as the founder and CEO of Costante Group. Don Costante is a highly recognizable name in Event Presentation & Production circles across North American professional sports. In fact, two interviewees suggested we...
Once Youngest Northwoods League GM, Spencer Larson, Now Thriving As Minnesota Wild’s Guest Experience Manager
Spencer Larson, Guest Experience Manager at the Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy Center, holds the responsibility of ensuring that the experience of all guests, employees, and clients who use the center is a good one. Like many professionals working in sports, no two days are alike for Spencer Larson. Whether...
Milwaukee Bucks Director Of Arena Marketing Gracie Pugliese Loves The Pace Of Sport Marketing
Gracie Pugliese, Director of Arena Marketing for the Milwaukee Bucks, is responsible for anything related to concerts and special event marketing. Like many positions within the sport industry, Gracie Pugliese's job often entails long hours and off-hour shifts, which have allowed her to transform her co-workers to “family members” -...
Greg Sargent, Director Of Marketing At Canucks Sport & Entertainment Believes Everyone Needs “A Chance And Champion”
Greg Sargent, Director of Marketing at Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE), helps to oversee marketing efforts for several different teams in addition to Rogers Arena. The teams within Greg Sargent's scope include the Vancouver Canucks (National Hockey League), Vancouver Warriors (National Lacrosse League), Vancouver Titans (Overwatch League), Seattle Surge (Call...
The Lufile Way: Canada’s Antetokounmpo Brothers
Like many aspiring athletes, Chadrack, Meshack, and Abednego Lufile had dreams of getting their first scholarship, their first championship, and their first professional contract. Not many aspiring athletes can ever fathom what it would be like playing alongside their siblings at the professional level. While they continue to all have...
Sales Operations Associate Auset Hood Plays An Active Role In ‘MVP Services’ At Los Angeles Clippers Home Games
Auset Hood is a Sales Operations Associate with the Los Angeles Clippers! Hood has two main roles: to assist the Manager of Arena Operations in detailing the logistics behind game days and to assist the MVP services department in planning out different events for season ticket members and court-side clientele....
Kory Harnum Creates Beneficial Connections For Jets & Winnipeg Communities
Kory Harnum, Community Relations Manager of the Winnipeg Jets and True North Sports + Entertainment, has been with TNSE for three seasons now! His job is to oversee any of the community initiatives that the team takes part in. From organizing toy drives, to visiting schools and raising money for...
Atlanta Braves ⚾ VP Of Fan Experience Scott Cunningham Aims To Make Home Games Feel Like A Theme Park For Fans
Scott Cunningham, Vice President of Fan Experience at the Atlanta Braves, is responsible for organizing presentations and entertainment for all of the team's home games and events! As a huge fan of the allure of a sport event myself, I was excited to have the chance to interview Scott to...
Mike Morreale Transformed Into CEO & Commissioner For Canadian Pro Basketball League
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...
One On One With Ryan LoScalzo, Washington Nationals Manager Of Venue Services
Ryan LoScalzo, Manager, Venue Services at Washington Nationals, is responsible for managing behind the scenes work that goes on at National Park events. From programming, testing, and preparing all ticketed access points to incident tracking to lost and found management, Ryan's role plays a major part in the overall fan...
Autumn Spicer Manages Community Events In & Around Las Vegas For WNBA’s Aces With Rigor & Passion
Autumn Spicer, Community Relations Manager for the Las Vegas Aces, is in charge of overseeing Las Vegas Aces player and coach appearances, as well as managing donation requests and calendar planning. Basically, it’s her responsibility to ensure that the team maintains a relationship within the community during the season and...
NFLPA Player Manager Rahman Anjorin Makes A Vast Difference On NFLers
Rahman Anjorin, Player Manager within the Player Affairs Department at the NFL Players Association, works hard to engage new players entering into the league, helping them to identify their career needs and goals so that they can succeed both and off the field. Rahman in his career, displays humilty, impact,...
Zak Zumbiel Fosters Alliance Between Local Youth & Tampa Bay Buccaneers Through Football
Zak Zumbiel, Senior Coordinator of Youth Relations with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, focuses his attention on Youth Outreach events and projects mostly centering around flag football and military outreach. Though he is new to the position, Zak brings along with him his experience from working in previous positions such as...
Clara Koeltzow Gets Football & Baseball Fans Hyped With Amazing Graphics
Clara Koeltzow is a Motion Graphics Artist working in the sport industry. Clara Koeltzow was drawn to the sport industry from a young age because nothing brings people together like sports! Clara Koeltzow is very passionate about her graphics work. She tells us how nothing is better than seeing the...
Malcolm Farmer Carries Multiple Responsibilities With Dallas Mavs G League Affiliate, The Texas Legends
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...
From Soccer To Baseball To Soccer, James Bryant Is Director Of Ticket Sales For Colorado Rapids
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!". James "JB" Bryant, is the Director of Ticket Sales for the MLS's Colorado Rapids. His sport industry journey has taken him from soccer in Kansas City to baseball in New York, and now back in the MLS with the Colorado...
From Intern To Manager, Erin Prueter Manages Game Operations For Colorado Eagles
Erin Prueter is the Game Operations Manager for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Colorado Eagles. In her position, Erin directs the entire in-game experience for the fans, from what advertisements they see on the big screen, to what the in-game host says during stoppages in play! Erin Prueter oversees a...
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