SPMA Council Podcast

Jackson and Alyssa take on the hosting roles for episode 8!

On the seventh episode of the 5th season, Dylan and Luke talk with Victoria Grizzlies play by play announcer, Tom Wilke!

Dylan and Kendra talk to former SPMA student Blair about his experiences in sport management!

Maddy and Kendra talk to Julia about her experiences in Sport media!

Maddy and Alyssa talk to David Stark on the 4th episode of season 5!

On the third episode of Season 5, Dylan welcomes back Jackson to the PodSquad to talk to Mia Redders about her journey in sport media! Here are all of Mia's socials: https://linktr.ee/miaredders

On the second episode of season 5, Dylan talks to Kayla Black about her position with Millions. Co!

On the first episode of season 5, Maddy and Dylan interviewed Burton Lee; the director of game operations and fan experience for the PWHL!

On the twenty first episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Former MLS Superstar Justin Morrow from TFC. On this episode, Justin talks about his current role as Technical Development Manager (1:20), his organization Black Players For Change (6:50), and what the biggest challenge has been for him since transitioning from the pitch into the office (13:45). Then the episode touches...

On the twentieth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Nico Correa from Forge FC. On this episode, Nico talks about his career in the sport industry (1:20), How he found his passion for communication (6:30), and what is his biggest challenged in media (11:50). Then Nico talks about his favourite moment with the Hamilton Sports Group(15:30), his prediction for TFC and Forge FC (...

On the Nineteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Cameron Penney from True North Entertainment. On this episode, Cameron talks about his career in the sport industry (1:20), What skills he learned while working in social media (5:50), and what does he Day-to-Day task look like (10:50). The Cameron touched on his favourite social media from this year (21:35), His favourite...

On the Eighteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Mitch Sharma from TD. On this episode, Mitch talks about what he learned and took away from his internship with the Edmonton Oilers (1:20), How sponsorships are different then other areas (5:30), and where he thinks the future of sport sponsorship is heading (11:15). Then Mitch talks about how his podcast (The Sports Busin...

On the Seventeenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Ian Mendes from the Athletic. On this episode, Ian talks about his career path (1:15), What he enjoyed when being an on air host with sports net (3:50), what time stood out during his career and what skill you need to work in sport media (12:30). Then we asked Ian about his time as a mascot with the Ottawa Lynx (17:25), w...

On the sixteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Ryan Harrison from the Welland Jackfish. On this episode, Ryan talks about his career path (1:25), how the Jackfish embrace their slogan of “Fans First, Fun Always”, and what steps need to be taken to make baseball as an entertainment business. Ryan then talks about his favourite baseball team (15:30), What he is looking fo...

On the Fifteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome back Will Ord from the Toronto Blue Jays. In his return episode Will talks about his career post-graduation (3:10), Will talks about his roles with the Jays (8:30), and then If Will could go back to first year what would he tell himself (15:30). Then Will touches on what has been his favourite episode of the season (22:35),...

On the Fourteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Jake Bourrie from the Sarnia Sting. On this episode Jake talks about his career in the sport industry (1:10), how marketing in the OHL is different from the NHL (3:30), and then what trends are starting to some into marketing (7:40). Then we asked Jake who the best player he has seen play in the OHL is (10:46), what the mo...

On the Thirteenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Josh Matlow from the Barrie Baycats. Josh is currently their manager, general manager, and president of the team. Josh talks about his career in the sport industry (1:10), what the biggest challenge has been since coming back from Covid-19 (6:00), and Josh talks about the IBL expansion. His most memorable moment in basebal...

On the twelfth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Madison Koekkoek. Madison is currently in a role with Sportsnet as their manager of Athlete Influencer Strategy and Business Relations. On this episode Madison talks about her industry experience (1:30), how social media and athletes work together (5:40), what one key takeaway/piece of advice she received during her career (1...

On the eleventh episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome Antonio Pierfelice. Antonio is currently in a role with the Montreal Canadians in their youth hockey development team. On this episode Antonio talks about his industry experience (3:30) and his future gaols within the industry (14:40). Then Antonio talks about what his favourite moment with the Canadians (19:25), his Stanley...

On the tenth episode of season 4, the SPMA council Podcast, we welcome former SPMA council President and current LSU Grad Student Ethan Crystal. On this episode Ethan talks about the difference between the US and Canada (1:45), What his roles are at LSU (4:45), Recommendations for students looking to build a career in event management (10:30). Then the podcast talks about Ethan’s best memories at...

On the Ninth episode of season 4 the Pod-squad welcomes the SPMA council First years. We were joined by Dylan, Zoe, Ella, and Kendra as we discussed their first semester here at Brock . On this episode, the first years talk about their future career aspirations (2:15), Why they chose the Brock Sport Management program (6:28), what other experiences the firsts year have gotten (9:35). Then the epis...

On the eighth episode of season 4 the Pod-squad welcomes TJ Manastersky to the podcast. TJ is the current Head Coach of the Brock Men’’s Hockey Team. On this episode, TJ talks about how his coaching career (1:15), His own Podcast (3:20), How the coaching landscape has changed over the years (7:05), His scouting career (8:25). Then the episode got into some real life sports talk with some Stanley C...

On the seventh episode of season 4 the Pod-squad welcomes Marc Sorrie to the podcast. Marc is currently with the Canadian National Women’s soccer team but most recently worked with Niagara 2022 Summer Games. On this episode, Marc talks about how his main roles and responsibilities with his jobs (1:30), what the biggest challenge was with the summer games (6:10). Then Marc talks about his time in B...

On the sixth episode of season 4 the Pod-squad welcomes Aidan Miess to the podcast. Aidan is currently a project manager for the Lifesaving Society Ontario. On this episode, Aidan talks about how he got into the sport industry (1:10), what the biggest learning curve has been since graduating from Brock SPMA in 2021 (4:50). Then Aidan talks about his time at the 2022 Niagara Summer games (7:40). Th...

On the fifth episode of season 4 the Pod-squad Melanie Danna to the podcast. Melanie is currently in a role with Giants of Africa as their Global Programming and Court Operations Director. On this episode, Melanie talks about how she got into the sport industry (0:50), what the most rewarding aspect to Melanie’s job is (5:15). Then Melanie talks about the process of putting on the G League showcas...