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Posted: 8/20/2019
Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast. Back in the early 2000s, which seems like yesterday, but in our fast-moving world was actually, like, 100 years ago, I was the executive producer for a TV show featuring NFL MVP Shaun Alexander. [...]
Posted: 8/19/2019
Learn how to present yourself in a favorable light to your internship coordinator and how it may help you land that entry level sports job you dream of. Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the work in sports podcast. If I sound a little extra [...]
Posted: 8/13/2019
James Kimball, VP of Operations for the UFC Performance Institute joins the Work In Sports podcast to discuss getting hired at UFC, being part of the development team behind UFC’s 30,000 square foot Performance Institute and what it’s like to have a leader like UFC President Dana White. Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of [...]
Posted: 8/7/2019
Samantha Wood Philadelphia Eagles Director of Digital and Social Media joins host Brian Clapp on the Work in Sports Podcast. Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… Everyone wants to work in sports social media. Ok, that’s hyperbolic, it isn’t everyone, [...]
Posted: 8/5/2019
Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… Before we get into today’s topic, I’m still a little stunned about something that happened this weekend. Longtime NFL reporter Don Banks died in his sleep at just 56 years old and the [...]
Posted: 7/30/2019
Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp Vice President of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… I was cruising on twitter a few weeks ago and saw an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the New York Jets and 1stround draft pick Quinnen Williams. Something from Schefter I’m [...]
Posted: 7/29/2019
Hey, everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning at Work in Sports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… I had a moment last week that really helped refocus me. As you all know I am highly transparent, and I think I am pretty self-aware. I can tell when I’m not [...]
Posted: 7/23/2019
Sports Attorney Don Jackson helps break down some of the major ongoing legal issues in sports and adds perspective for anyone who wants to pursue a career in sports law. Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… The summer months can [...]
Posted: 7/16/2019
Hey it’s Brian — coming up today on the Work in Sports podcast, David Plati University of Colorado Associate Athletic Director and Sports Information Director – we’re talking all about the business behind the scenes in college athletics and how he identifies traits in people that lead to sports career success. But first, talking about [...]
Posted: 7/15/2019
Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, Vice-President of Content and Engaged learning for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… Before we get into today’s question – which I love — but I’m a simple man, and love mostly all questions I get. Quick pitch for Wednesday’s episode — coming up later this week [...]
Posted: 7/9/2019
Steve Delsohn, Founder and President of Delsohn Strategies Public Relations firm and former Investigative Reporter for ESPN’s Outside the Lines joins us on the Work in Sports Podcast! Hey It’s Brian — today on the WorkinSports podcast Steve Delsohn former investigative reporter for ESPN’s Outside the Lines and current owner operator of a sports PR [...]
Posted: 7/8/2019
Going from internship to full-time role, that’s the goal! We explain some techniques and strategies to get you there in this weeks episode of the Work In Sports podcast. Hi It’s Brian – before we get into todays’ episode – I want you all to check out our new Work in Sports Academy courses – [...]
Posted: 6/30/2019
Vince Gennaro, Associate Dean of the NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport, dishes on baseball, analytics, cool ranch Doritos and the new Masters in Global Sport at NYU on this edition of the Work in Sports podcast! Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, Vice President of Content and Engaged learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the [...]
Posted: 6/25/2019
Mark Coscarello, Talent Acquisition Manager for the USGA joins the Work in Sports podcast to discuss how he finds the best talent for the job. Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp Vice President of Content and Engaged Learning for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… There is nothing quote like Sundays in the [...]
Posted: 6/24/2019
Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp…. Wait for it… Vice President of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast. Not sure that rolls off the tongue yet, I need to work on the new title. I was in such a routine saying director of content for WorkinSports.com …I could [...]
Posted: 6/18/2019
We’re headed north of the border for today’s podcast episode with Greg Amiel Community Engagement Coordinator for Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast… I was speaking yesterday to a friend of mine from the University of Florida, sorry [...]
Posted: 6/17/2019
You can figure out how to answer interview questions when you consider why they were asked in the first place. Let’s run through some examples on this episode of the Work in Sports podcast! Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp director of content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast. As you hopefully [...]
Posted: 6/12/2019
Sometimes finding your fit in the sports industry requires you to figure out what you don’t like before you figure out what you do like. Andrew Sidney of the Houston Rockets explains in this weeks Work in Sports podcast. Hi, everybody, I’m Brian Clapp Director of content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in [...]
Posted: 6/10/2019
How do you craft a resume to stand out in the sports industry? That’s easy, listen to this podcast episode. Hey, everybody, I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkInSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast. Coming up later this week on the Pod, Andrew Sidney Houston Rockets Director of Group and Inside [...]
Posted: 6/5/2019
Listen in to the podcast interview with Emily Jaenson, Reno Aces General Manager to learn more about MiLB, leadership, gender equality and much more! Hey, it’s Brian, coming up today on the show Emily Jaenson General Manager of the Reno Aces Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks but before all that greatness — let’s talk [...]
Posted: 6/3/2019
Most people who think they are leaders in the workplace are doing it all wrong. In today’s podcast, we’re going to break down four important traits of real leaders! (Psst, anyone can be a leader, not just senior executives) Hey, it’s Brian before we get into today’s QA session on leadership – a topic I [...]
Posted: 5/28/2019
Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sports Institute at Arizona State University joins the Work in Sports podcast to discuss the future of our industry Hey it’s Brian before we start today’s podcast episode with Kenneth Shropshire CEO of the Global Sport Institute … let’s talk about, the master’s program at the University of Dubuque! [...]
Posted: 5/22/2019
Listen in as Andrew Howard, NFL Communication Manager, joins host Brian Clapp on the Work in Sports podcast to discuss his career and role with the NFL! Hey it’s Brian, today’s Work in Sports podcast episode with Andrew Howard NFL Communication Manager is brought to you by the online master’s degree in sport management at [...]
Posted: 5/20/2019
Is a company first approach to your job search a better strategy for you? We investigate! Hey it’s Brian, welcome to a Monday edition of the Work in Sports podcast, brought to you this week by the online master’s degree in sport management at the University of Florida The University of Florida program has three [...]
Posted: 5/15/2019
Learn more about the business of hockey from Chris Wojcik, NHL Director of Event Communication and Player Relations. Hi everyone it’s Brian before we jump into today’s interview with Chris Wojcik, NHL Director of Event Communication and Player Relations let’s talk about today’s sponsor, the University of Florida – Go Gators! The University of Florida [...]
