5 Tips and Tricks: For Careers in Athletics

Today's Guest: 5Tips & Tricks: Sports Management Professor & NIL Expert- Dave Meluni Dave Meluni's career in the sports industry spans over two decades. He began his journey with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management from Ithaca College, where he not only excelled academically but also shined as a captain for the Bombers' baseball team. In 1999, he took part in the prestigious NCAA Leade...

Todays Guest: Head Men's Basketball Coach University of the Ozarks- Matt Bolton Matt Bolton is seasoned coach with a rich and diverse background in basketball, both on and off the court. His impactful season as an assistant coach at Ozarks showcased his expertise in defensive rebounding and three-point defense. Prior to that, at Cazenovia College, he played a crucial role in recruiting and game pr...

Check out a special holiday episode of 5 Tips and Tricks for Careers in Athletics with your host, Dr. Morey Mossovitz, and Jen Albanese as they answer questions from viewers and listeners. This podcast is a part of Athletic Career Consulting (www.athcareer.com). A consulting group focusing on educating and guiding young people looking towards careers in athletics. Follow and like this podcast as w...

Athletic Therapist for Orlando City SC - Mitch Toda This weeks guest: Mitch Toda is from the world of sports medicine, developing his career around professional soccer. He attended both Boston University and Quinnipiac University. He served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at both Syracuse University and BU. His career continued with athletic training positions at Fairleigh Dickinson, Seto...

Coordinator of Women's Basketball Officials - Debbie Williamson This weeks guest: Debbie Williamson's career spans a rich tapestry of achievements in sports and academics. A standout student-athlete at Louisiana Tech in the early 1980s, she excelled in both basketball and softball, contributing significantly to the Lady Techsters' legacy with four Women’s Basketball Final Four appearances and two...

5Tips & Tricks: Associate Director of Digital Marketing -Jake Bonvie Jake Bonvie a rising star in sports marketing and administration. He graduated from UMass Lowell in 2020 and quickly launched into their career as a Marketing Assistant at Syracuse University from 2021 to 2022. Progressing swiftly, Jake took on the role of Marketing Coordinator at Syracuse from 2022 to 2023. He served as the...

Physical Education Teacher & Coach- Neil Keenan This weeks guest: Neil Keenan is a 1992 graduate of Davis and Elkins College. He began his teaching career as an education intern at Harlem Park in West Baltimore, where he taught middle school History and English for one year. For the past 30 years, he has been teaching and coaching at St. Paul’s School in Baltimore. Initially, he served as a co...

Senior Principal & Architect for Sasaki's Sports Division- Chris Sgarzi This weeks guest: Chris Sgarzi holds bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from Tulane University and studied at the Architectural Association in London. He gained recognition for his expertise in programming, planning, and designing sports, recreation, and student life facilities across the Northeast. In 2004, h...

This week's guest: Connor Siskovic is originally from North Royalton Ohio, a graduate of Ohio State University and later getting his MBA from the Whitman School of Management. Connor started his career as an intern for Learfield at Ohio State. After Ohio State he went on to be sales representative at the Cleveland Browns followed by a stint at Syracuse where he went from a ticket sales representat...

This week's guest: Hal Luther is a man on a mission to help elite athletes get to peak performance but also to inspire them to go beyond what they think they can do. A graduate of Springfield College and the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse graduate school. He went on to be NSCA certified strength coach. After he completed his education he spent time working at North Carolina State and then Sy...

This week's guest Jack Wentzel is a graduate of the Falk School of Sport. He started his career in athletic venue and facilty operations as a laborer and then student operations staff member at the Carrier Dome as well as lead Cuse Crew member. Since then, he has propelled his career across the country having roles in the Fargo Dome, CFE Arena at UCF, Atlanta State Farm Arena, Vegas Allegiant...

This week's guest: An all around professional in soccer spanning an amazing career as an athlete and coach. A native of Great Britain she traveled to the United States to both play for and get her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. She would later get her master’s from Concordia University Irvine in Coaching & Athletic Administration. As an athlete she played for Arsenal Football C...

This Week's Guest: A native of Houston, this guest graduated from Syracuse University with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. He played football at Syracuse and with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. He began his administrative career in college athletics through roles in academic and student support. At Syracuse, he served as an Academic Graduate Assistant, eventually rising to positions such as...

This week's guest: Justin DiTolla is a native of California . He was a high school football and baseball athlete. His first job in sports could be when he served as the bat boy for the CSUF baseball program where is father was an athletic administrator. He went on to serve in compliance roles at Oregon, UCLA and Syracuse. He now is in an innovative cutting edge role as the first associate dire...

This week's guest: Paul Carcaterra graduated from Syracuse University. He was a four-year letter winner for the men’s lacrosse team and a member of 1995 national title team as well as named a 1997 All-American. He went on to be a professional lacrosse athlete playing for the New Jersey Pride. He began his sports broadcasting career with CBS College Sports as an analyst and web site contributor...

This week's guest: Emily Quigley is one of those people that just makes whatever she is doing more fun. A graduate of UConn she interned with the New York Islanders, St. John’s University and UConn Athletics. She then went on to be a Marketing Coordinator with Syracuse Athletics being the contact for men’s basketball and was the on-field director for football promotions. She has returned to UC...

This week's guest: Nick Carparelli has become synonymous with football. He started his career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse, where he helped the Orange to a win against Colorado in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl. He would then go on to Notre Dame as a football administrator where he coordinated all recruiting efforts, created travel and gameday itineraries and oversaw NCAA football compliance matt...

This week’s guest: Chris Fuller is a veteran specialist in athletics external operations as well as college administrator with over 30 years of experience. He graduated from Shepard College and earned a master’s degree in Sports and Fitness Management from West Virginia. Following West Virginia he began his career as the assistant sports marketing director at UNC. He went on to work notable athlet...

This weeks guest: John Galloway is a dynamic force in the world of men’s lacrosse. Todays guest was a star goalie at Syracuse University being two-time First Team All-American at the position and the only goalie in Orange history to earn the honor twice, he also is the only goalie in NCAA history to win national championships in his freshman and sophomore years. Playing professionally, he was a me...

This week's guest: A passionate ice hockey player, this woman spent four years on the Cornell University’s ice hockey team. Upon graduating from Cornell she got her graduate degree from Syracuse Falk College in Sport and Venues management spending a year as an intern in the Syracuse University athletic department. Upon graduating from Syracuse she started working for SMG now ASM Global as a fa...

This week's guest: Jeff Rubin is a super fan and enthusiast of sports and turned his passion into a leading business in athletics. He is a creator, innovator and leader in the world of websites and digital space in sports. In 2001 he founded SIDEARM which became the leading digital fan engagement platform for the biggest brands in athletics and sports. In 2014 he sold SIDEARM to Learfield wher...

This week's guest Anthony DiFino is described as dynamic, hard working, creative and always looking to be at the forefront of athletics. A college student athlete and then a marketing assistant at Fordham he went on to focus on ticket sale joining the IMG Learfield team with roles at Columbia and Army. Staying at Learfield IMG he became Northeast Regional Manager overseeing properties like Akr...

This episodes introduces you to the 5 Tips & Tricks for careers in athletics podcast as well as its host Dr. Morey Mossovitz and Jen Albanese. Morey and Jen explain how each week a guest from within the athletics world will provide viewers 5 tips & tricks with the last question always being "What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?". Morey and Jen interview e...

5 Tips and Tricks: for Career in Athletics Podcast is a show hosted by Dr. Morey Mossovitz and Jen Albanese. Each episode invites a person in an athletic career and ask them their five best tips and tricks for working in athletics. Connect with us on our social platforms and website LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/101732894/admin/feed/posts/ and Instagram as well as X: @athcareerpod. Th...

5 Tips and Tricks: for Career in Athletics Podcast is a show hosted by Dr. Morey Mossovitz and Jen Albanese. Each episode invites a person in an athletic career and ask them five tips and tricks that would be helpful for someone looking to have a career in athletics. Connect with us on our social platforms and website LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/101732894/admin/feed/posts/ and Insta...