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Front Office U welcomes Ryan Leoffler! Leoffler is a strength and conditioning and soccer coach. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2023 and also has experience as a personal trainer. Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn

Women in Sports Wednesday welcomes Emma Grace Knoll. Emma works in a variety of roles within hockey, including as a coach, scout, and hockey director. Emma is a part-time youth hockey coach and instructor for the Nashville Predators. She also is the Assistant Girls Hockey Director for the Nashville Wolverines and Hockey Scout for Mora IK in the Swedish Hockey League. Connect with Emma on LinkedIn

Front Office U Welcomes Justin Peterson! Justin works for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL after previously working for the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes. He graduated from Grand Canyon University. Clayton Radl and Ryan Kearney chat with Justin about how he got started and advice for others interested in working in the sports industry. ⁠Connect with Justin on LinkedIn

Walter Franco joins Front Office U Friday! Walter is the Principal for Victus Advisors. Victus Advisors is a consultancy providing market research and financial advisory for sports franchises, athletic departments, venues, and events. Water joins hosts Victor Anderson and Ryan Kearney and talks about his career experiences at the University of Utah, in the MLS, and with the Utah Grizzlies prior to...

Kyne Sheehy works at the University of Notre Dame as Assistant Athletic Director. Kyne talks with host Victor Anderson about his career experiences and how he gained experience to develop as a sports professional. Connect with Kyne on LinkedIn Kyne's Email: ksheehy2@nd.edu

Bryson Shanklin joins Front Office U representing Teamwork Online. Teamwork Online is the largest professional network for finding jobs in sports and entertainment. ⁠Connect with Bryson on LinkedIn

We are back with Women in Sports Wednesday's with our guest being Kelly Ross. Kelly is currently the Manager of Employer Brand Strategy and Communications for the Pittsburgh Pirates. She goes on to share her story and how she was able to experience in college as well as what separated her from others. Feel free to reach out to Kelly over LinkedIn as well as theClubHouse where is a mentor on th...

Front Office U Welcomes Kenny Servera! Kenny works with one of the most historic sports franchises with the Yankees in the MLB, but also writes about the New York Jets for the Jersey Sporting News. He also has experience in the MLS for the New York Red Bulls. He hosts the Kenny the Sports Guy Podcast and shares about his advice for others interested in working in sports. Connect with Kenny on Link...

Front Office U Friday's welcomes on Calvin Alexander. Calvin works for his alma matter Oklahoma State as an Account Manager. Calvin also shares about his experiences working for Legends, starting his own podcast, and working for the Detroit Pistons and San Diego Padres. Connect with Calvin on LinkedIn

Women in Sports Wednesday welcome Hayley Moore. Hayley works as Vice President of Hockey Operations for the American Hockey League. Hayley has worked with the AHL for the past three seasons. Prior to the AHL, she worked in women's hockey for Harvard and the PWHL/PHF professional women's hockey leagues. Connect with Hayley on LinkedIn

Front Office U Friday welcomes on Tyler Jones! Tyler works as a fitness coach within the sports career field. He chats with hosts Ryan Kearney and Sydney Delcontivo about his past experiences, including his time at Rutgers University and working for the New York Jets. Connect with Tyler on LinkedIn

Front Office U Friday welcomes Darion Afshar! Darion works in the MLS for LAFC and shares how he started his career to now working in pro soccer. Darion also shares about his previous experience in sports working for the San Jose Sharks. Connect with Darion on LinkedIn Connect with Darion on Twitter

Kevin Joyce joins Front Office U Fridays! Kevin is an Account Executive, Season Ticket Member Services at Rockford IceHogs, the AHL Affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. He shares his career experiences in sports with our hosts. Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn!

Front Office U Sunday's are back with Luukas Ojala who is a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho. Listen to the episode to see how Luukas was able to combine his passion for soccer and career goals to gain experience while in college. Connect with Luukas on LinkedIn Connect with Luukas on Twitter Luukas Sports Business Newsletter

Marian Agyei-Gyamera joins host Sydney Delcontivo for Women in Sports Wednesdays. Marian has participated in the Toronto Maple Leafs Management & Coaching Development program since 2021. She has run events and programs associated with the management side of the Leafs organization. Since that opportunity, she was promoted to her current role as the Manager of Business Operations for the Toronto...

Front Office U Friday welcomes on Jason Wasserstrom of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Hosts Victor Anderson and Ryan Kearney chat with Jason about his early experiences in sports, college at Miami Ohio, and first job in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks before returning home to Ohio to work for the Blue Jackets this season. Connect with Jason on LinkedIn

Our six hosts all got together to provide career updates and where we plan to move forward on the podcast with Front Office U! Tune into the postcast and connect with our hosts on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-escobedo/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-w-anderson/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/95-ryan-mene/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/clayton-radl-15b47a174/ https://www.linkedin.com...

Nathan Pigg join's us on Front Office U Friday's to explain his journey and how he made his way to the Detroit Lions. Having networked during college he was able to find out what he wanted to do moving forward. Listen to hear how Nathan was able to be successful while in college.

This week Sarah Stavig joins us for Women in Sports Wednesdays. Sarah talks about her journey on finding her passion in working in sports. She attended University of Washington and from there she was able to get experience that helped help leverage it when she applied for the Mariners. She has learned so much in her current role with the Seattle Mariners and has helped others along the way as she...

Front Office U Sunday's are back with Daniel Nzanga who is a graphic design intern at Sports Media Inc. Listen to the episode to see how Daniel was able to find his passion in graphic design as well as maximize on his opportunities to connect with sports professionals on LinkedIn.

Ali Jawad is currently working with the New York Giants as a Digital Platform Assistant/Contributing Writer. He goes on dig deep on how networking at where you are working is extremely important and can help you grow your career. Ali played multiple sports when he was younger which helped him see being a sports professional as a great opportunity to grow his career.

This week our co-hosts Clayton and Victor were able to catch up with Aaron Tobin who is currently in law school as well as a Legal Intern at the Student Athlete NIL. Aaron explains his background and what happened learn sports was a career path he could see himself investing in. Being a D1 golfer at Temple University he was able to network his way in understanding what the sports business career c...

Front Office U has Jake O'Donnell who is the CEO/Founder of Elite Athletes Management Group. Jake talks about his time in college and how James Madison University and University of Tampa helped him understand the side of sports. Having been a football at James Madison University he was able to build connections which helped him when it came to starting EAMG. Listen to hear his journey to becom...

Front Office U has Chris Bongo on to explain his path and what he did to stand out when he was in college. Having played many sports when he was younger, it helped him understand that being involved in sports was something he wanted to pursue. Listen to the podcast to learn from his experiences and what he learned along the way.

Christian goes onto to share his story on how he played a number of sports in his childhood but realized while playing that working in sports would be his goal. After going to college and being a collegiate athlete he studied the business side of sports which later led him into the sports law. Listen to his story and how he continues to drive his passion in helping athletes currently find ways to...