The Athletics of Business

Ted Simendinger, President and CEO of Ocean Palmer and Associates is a globally experienced leadership coach with expertise in behavior-based talent development, executive and Millennial coaching, change management, sales problem-solving, and sales excellence. He has extensive global experience solving complex organizational and performance challenges that enable quick, relevant repositioning for...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Abraham Madkour brings more than 20 years of experience covering the business of sports and serves as Executive Editor of Sports Business Journal, Sports Business Daily/Global. He is responsible for shaping the editorial direction of the publications while managing the entire editorial staff. He also oversees the editorial content for the various conferences produced by the Sports Business Group,...

Molly Mazzolini is Partner and Brand Integration Director at Infinite Scale, responsible for promoting not only the Infinite Scale brand, but also the multifaceted brands of its clients. She lends her branding knowledge to all projects that add to the layering or collaborative philosophy that drives all team members at Infinite Scale. Molly Mazzolini is a hands-on branding expert, working directly...

In her role as Elevate Sports Ventures' Chief Client Officer, Wagner is responsible for developing and leading the agency's global brand consulting vertical. With over 25 years of experience in global brand marketing and platform development, sponsorship consultation, and partnership management on behalf of Fortune 500 companies; the award-winning industry leader will maximize Elevate's expertise...

Ted Simendinger, President and CEO of Ocean Palmer and Associates is a globally experienced leadership coach with expertise in behavior-based talent development, executive and Millennial coaching, change management, sales problem-solving, and sales excellence. He has extensive global experience solving complex organizational and performance challenges that enable quick, relevant repositioning for...

Bill Eckstrom is the CEO and founder of the EcSell Institute. Bill has spent his entire career in the sales arena; the first 14 years in personal production and then 13 in various sales leadership roles. His management career began in 2000 as a District Manager for a medical equipment company and was promoted to the U.S. Director of Sales in 2003. In 2004, Bill was lured away to become Senior Vice...

Menlo Innovations CEO Rich Sheridan became disillusioned in the middle of his career in the chaotic technology industry. He had an all-consuming thought…things can be better. Much better. He had to find a way. Why couldn't a workplace be filled with camaraderie, human energy, creativity, and productivity? Ultimately, Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 to end human suffering in the workplace...

Kane Ma is Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer of Kamo Digital Solutions. An entrepreneur and business development professional with strong industry knowledge in software development, web and app dev/design, campaign automation, data analysis + SEO, and digital advertising. Experienced in the development and implementation of emerging digital technologies. Blockchain enthusiast. Received Bachelor'...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Holly B. Hunt was raised in a rural North Georgia town, Elberton, Georgia, which is also known as "The Granite Capital of the World."  The oldest of four children, she felt a natural inclination to take on the role of leader and caretaker from a young age.  A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, Holly has always looked for ways to grow and develop outside of her current circumstances. She has 15 y...

Maureen Electa Monte builds winning teams that unite, overcome obstacles, and achieve big goals. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Leadership and Business Ethics, and is a Gallup-certified StrengthsFinder expert. Maureen has 30 years of corporate experience and was Engineer of the Year for IBM. She has launched two companies and provided consulting services to 20,000 pr...

Cleveland State University announced the appointment of Scott Garrett as its seventh Director of Athletics on April 8, 2019. Garrett was formally introduced at a press conference in Cleveland State's Student Center by CSU President Harlan M. Sands. Garrett came to CSU after nine years at Kansas State University, where he served as Executive Associate Athletics Director with responsibilities in fan...

University of Illinois' all-time men's basketball scoring leader Deon Thomas joined the UI development team as Associate Director of Development. Thomas works out of the Illini Center in Chicago. Thomas starred for the Illini from 1991-94 and continues to rank as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,129 points. He earned All-Big Ten honors all four years as a player and was selected as a pa...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Chancellor Randy Pembrook named Tim Hall as the 8th director of athletics in University history in July 2019. He previously served as director of athletics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). During his 6 year tenure there, the Retrievers posted 9 conference championships, including an upset win for Men's Basketball over No.1 seed Virginia. Also, on his watch, UMBC opened a $90-...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Tom Anstett was a four-year player at Boston College and an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee as both a player and a coach, Tom Anstett completed 42 years as a high school coach in 2014 with 21 years as a head coach at three schools. He also taught English during that time and served as the department chairman for fourteen years. Tom was a Golden Apple nominee as a teac...

In his role, Pat is responsible for setting the strategy and direction for leadership development at Danaher. Before joining Danaher, Pat served as the Director of Global Leadership Development at Eli Lilly which consistently ranked in the Top 20 globally in the AON Hewitt study of Top Companies for developing leaders. Pat joined Lilly in 2000 as a Senior Sales Representative promoting the endocri...

A recognized expert in preparing for IPOs, Steve Cakebread led the financial teams that took Yext, Pandora, and Salesforce to successful initial public offerings (IPOs). He serves on the board of Bill.com, which went public in December 2019, and sat on the boards of SolarWinds, and Ehealth, as they made their initial public offerings. Earlier in his career, Steve served as CFO for Autodesk, vice p...

Ed Molitor, Sr. has 42 years of experience as an educator, coach and motivator. A firm believer that life and athletics is a  "Frame of Mind Game" , Ed has presented to hundreds of coaches and student-athletes at clinics and sports camps throughout the Midwest. He also taught graduate classes to teachers and coaches on such topics as peak performance, leadership, team building, sports motivation a...

In the last 26 years, Ed Molitor has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. From working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a...

Scott O'Neil is the Chief Executive Officer of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, an organization with the mission of building passionate, high-performing teams that inspire people to enhance the communities where its teams live, work, play and win. O'Neil is responsible for the organization's leadership, strategic vision, operations and global ambitions, including the pursuit and acquisition...

You may not expect a pest control company to have a full-sized NCAA basketball court and a golf simulator inside their headquarters—but then, you may not expect a lot of things about  Aptive Environmental 's unique culture and amazing vibe. Modeled after the slick beauty of leading tech companies, Aptive has been a disruptor in the pest control industry by offering the best technology and solution...