Living Sport Podcast

Live from Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans: In this exclusive episode, we sit down with sales executives from the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans for a high-impact conversation recorded during our Living Sport International Sport Business Program. Set against the electric backdrop of Super Bowl week, our program immersed participants in real-world experiences—from working premier events like the Supe...

Live from Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans: In this exclusive episode, we sit down with former All-American tight end turned Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Adam Breneman , for a raw and inspiring conversation recorded during our Living Sport International Sport Business Program. Set against the electric backdrop of Super Bowl week, our program immersed participants in real-world experiences—from wo...

During our Living Sport Las Vegas 2024 International Sport Business Program, we sat down prior to horseback riding, a cultural experience apart of the program, with 4 of our 50 students and reflected on happenings and learnings from Las Vegas thus far. This session was hosted by Alicia Marinelli, Founder and CEO of Living Sport. This episode was filmed amongst an active schedule of events includin...

During our Living Sport Las Vegas 2024 International Sport Business Program, we sat down in-house with 4 of our 50 students to discuss questions they had about the sport industry on a new segment "Breakfast with Alicia", hosted by Alicia Marinelli, Founder and CEO of Living Sport. This episode was filmed amongst an active schedule of events including a LIVE podcast with VaynerSports athl...

During a David Meltzer Mastermind session Founder and CEO of Living Sport Alicia Marinelli joined David at Blue Wire Studios located at Wynn Las Vegas to discuss their synergistic passion of living life through sport. David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the...

When it comes to landing a gig in sport, unique and relevant experiences are a must. In today’s episode we are diving into potentially the most unique event in golf, the WM Phoenix open. If you haven’t checked out the WM Phoenix Open, do yourself a favor and do. From concerts, to the rowdy stadium built around the 16th hole…it should be an event on everyone's bucket list. In today’s episode you wi...

Welcome to part 2 of this episode where we host Q+A with execs from the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Rocket City Trash Pandas. A big shoutout to Queens University of Charlotte students that were in the studio with us. If you are looking for hands-on sport business experience, join us for a 5-day or 10-day excursion around the world! To learn more visit us at  livingsport.com

So tell me...are you looking for relevant experience in the industry, right? What about a role where you are encouraged to wear many hats? Yep, you really need to check out Minor League Baseball! In today’s episode you will learn: The career journey of two amazing women in sport. That moving 10 hours away from home is scary BUT enables your dreams to come true. Insight into what it takes to find s...

In today’s episode, you will learn about sales, the sales process, and what you need to know to pursue a career in sales. Sales is a career path that many young professionals looking to work in sport don’t consider…now the issue there is, the majority of jobs in sport that are available for young professionals are in sales! If you can sell, there is a place for you in this industry, and the more y...

Today we will be diving into the topics of scouting and player development. Working in sport obliviously, we have a passion for sport, right?!? We know a lot of the big names on the field, but we don’t necessarily know how a lot of players got to where they are today. This is where scouting and player development comes in. Scouting and Player Development is one of the hottest careers in sport busi...

Every year, the Living Sportsgiving episode is all about commemorating our gratitude for strong connections, similar passions, and our memories made over the year. 2021 has been a monumental year for all in the sport industry. Sport is back and firing in all cylinders. In this episode, we are joined with three lovely alumni, Emily Frajdofer, Hannah Schuette, and Daniel Goldberg. Each of them are g...

The sport industry is certainly robust. With so many paths to take, as a sport management major when I was in college, I remember that I too didn’t even know where to start when choosing what direction I wanted to go in. I just wanted to work in sport. Today’s focus is a really helpful hint for any young professional. It is about trying everything to help find your niche in the sport industry. We...

Join us as we head to Buffalo, New York! Our guest today is Kurt Haumesser, Co-Host of the Laces Out Podcast. Kurt stepped outside of his comfort zone in college to try podcasting and years later sees success with thousands of listeners. One of the biggest lessons from this episode is, as with everything in life, what you put into it, is what you get out of it. Kurt will explain how his audience s...

Join us as we head to Huntsville, Alabama! Our guest today is Chelsie Bingham, Manager, Stadium Events at the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Chelsie is a Barcelona ’17 Living Sport Alum, and she embodies everything that we preach here at Living Sport. You’ll learn how and why Chelsie took an opportunity in sales and earned a full-time gig in another department. If Chelsie didn’t get out of her comfort...

Welcome to the Living Sport Podcast, where we connect you to young professionals and sport business experts from around the world. I am Connor Herlihy, your host, and in this episode, I am joined with Tre' Pickel, Living Sport Athens ’19 Alum, and Account Executive at Nashville Superspeedway. What will you learn in this episode? Why making the move for a role is so important, benefits of working o...

Welcome to the Living Sport Podcast, where we connect you to young professionals and sport business experts from around the world. I am Connor Herlihy, your host, and this episode I am joined with Jennifer Wunder, Living Sport Hamburg ’19 Alum and Director of Promotions and Community Engagement at the Gateway Grizzlies. What will you learn in this episode? How to utilize your network, how to stand...

Welcome to the Living Sport Podcast, where we connect you to young professionals and sport business experts from around the world. This weeks’ episode dives into game-changing career advice with Allysia Rohlehr, Program Manager, Athletic and Personal Development at IMG Academy.  Allysia is an Athens ’19 Alum, was a Junior Mentor on our recent Athens ’21 program, and life after the Living Spor...

Let’s throw it back to our very first episode and go behind the scenes with 17-year Minor League Baseball Veteran, Lindsey Knupp, Vice President, Marketing, Promotions, & Entertainment at the Rocket City Trash Pandas. This episode is filled with industry advice, real-world work stories, and sport office shenanigans that will leave you understanding just why everyone wants to work in sports.&nb...

Welcome to the Living Sport Podcast, where we connect you to young professionals and sport business experts from around the world. I’m Connor Herlihy, your host and I’m inviting you to join us as we head to State Farm Arena, Home of the Atlanta Hawks. This is a LIVE session where we recorded as we took a tour of the facility to learn about the Hawks and participate in Q&A sessions. Our guest t...

Welcome to the Living Sport Podcast, where we connect you to young professionals and sport business experts from around the world. I’m Alicia Marinelli, your host and I’m inviting you to join us as we head south to the iconic Talladega Superspeedway. This is a LIVE session where we recorded onsite at Talladega as we walked around the massive facility to learn about the motorsports industry and par...

Today we jump into part two of our LIVE session with the staff of the Rugby ATL. If you didn’t listen to part one, I suggest you go back and listen to that, hear from Peyton, Jon, and Neil, so you get the full scope of the entire front office staff at Rugby ATL and the stories they shared. In Part 2 today, we are joined by Kevin McCorry, Vice President of Rugby ATL as he runs a full Q&A sessio...

Today, we have another rendition of our Living Sport Podcast LIVE where we tune into a session we recorded while in Atlanta, Georgia as a part of our Sport Business Program. This will be a 2-part episode, so be sure to circle back to listen to the second half. While in Atlanta, one of our groups largest takeaways was how cool of a sport rugby is. Many of us never played it. After our session learn...

This week on the Living Sport Podcast, we have a LIVE edition episode that was recorded while in Atlanta, Georgia during our recent Sport Business Program. Atlanta has a rich Olympic history, hosting the Games in 1996. Olympic Rings can still be found around town and make for a great photo op. While in Atlanta, we surprised our group when we introduced them to an actual Olympian who participated i...

This week is another rendition of our Living Sport Podcast LIVE edition where we tune into a session we recorded while in Tampa, Florida for Super Bowl LV! Our LIVE session episodes end with a Q&A with our live audience of sport business students & recent grads which likely have the same questions as YOU! So be sure to stick around for the full podcast. With Baseball right around the corne...

Our guest Christie Bonk, is a sport industry professional with years of experience in special events with the Miami Dolphins and is currently an independent contractor in our industry. This means sports events from all over the country hire her to help run the show, and she travels to wherever location an event may bring her...Pretty cool, right? Her most recent gig was a big one. Christie was in...