The SportsGrad Podcast

Looking for ways to bring in revenue at your local club?Wanting ideas to increase your club culture?Keen to gain outstanding examples to show in your future interviews?Then this is the episode for you.Grassroots sport gives you a great outlet to be creative with your initiative. This week we’ve come up with our top 5 activation and sponsorship ideas for your local club!These easy-to-start initiatives will show you’ve got the attitude to do whatever it takes and have the potential to excel inside an organisation. Get started today!Want to increase your odds for jobs?Check out the SportsGrad Membership! Including live webinars, Q&As, and SportsGrad led forums that will give you that extra edge to help land your first job.Sign up now!: https://www.sportsgrad.com.au/membership***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests.Keen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BBL is back!To celebrate the return, we go behind the scenes into the content team of the largest social media following of any Australian sports club.This week we are joined by Nic Laube - Digital and Social Media Manager – who takes us into the inner sanctum of the content and social media strategy of the Brisbane Heat.Nic explains why the Heat are trying to ‘make cricket cool again’ and shares the story of how the signing of AB de Villiers forced him to lie to his family and friends and spend a week undercover in South Africa.Plus, Nic reveals what he specifically looks for when hiring interns and gives us his top 3 content ideas to increase grassroots retention and engagement.Pad up, mark centre and get ready to hit this episode for six!Want to increase your odds for jobs?Check out the SportsGrad Membership! Including live webinars, Q&As, and SportsGrad led forums that will give you that extra edge to help land your first job.Sign up now!: https://www.sportsgrad.com.au/membership***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests.This episode is proudly supported by Dollar Shave Club! If you’d like to support the Podcast, plus look and feel great for all your Zoom calls, then why not try out their Starter Box for just $15? Use our link to save $10 off your second delivery - featuring fantastic grooming products for men & women!Visit Dollar Shave Club at www.dollarshaveclub.com/sportsgradKeen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with NicConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may think that ‘interviewers’ have all the power.However, with preparation, you can increase your influence on the interview panel.In this episode, we share our proven 5 ways to build your influence and power in your next interview.These influence levers will give you the impression, appearance, control and confidence you need to blow away the panel and land your dream job in sport.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests!This episode is proudly supported by Dollar Shave Club!If you’d like to support the Podcast, plus look and feel great for all your Zoom calls, then why not try out their Starter Box for just $15? Use our link to save $10 off your second delivery - featuring fantastic grooming products for men & women!Visit Dollar Shave Club at www.dollarshaveclub.com/sportsgradKeen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we raise the bat for episode 50!And what better guest to mark the milestone than Finn Bradshaw – Head of Digital at ICC in Dubai!Finn is an award-winning digital executive with a track record of transforming sports media in Australia at News Limited, Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia and now cricket across the globe as Head of Digital for the ICC in Dubai.In this episode, Finn explores how he led Cricket Australia Digital to create the #1 sports platform in Australia and the strategies behind building a global audience from scratch across the market-leading Cricket Australia Live app, cricket.com.au and MyCricket channels.Finn takes us back to his start as a budding journalist and shares the experiences and lessons he gained at his university newspaper and radio show as well as sport magazines that laid the foundations of his path to becoming News Limited’s first National Digital Sports Editor.Plus, Finn puts his hiring hat on to reveal what he looks for when employing graduates, the questions he asks candidates in interviews and his #1 advice for aspiring journalists to stand out from the pack in 2020.Find Nick Crocker on twitter hereWant to increase your odds for jobs?Check out the SportsGrad Membership! Including live webinars, Q&As, and SportsGrad led forums that will give you that extra edge to help land your first job.Sign up now!: https://www.sportsgrad.com.au/membership***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To all the International students out there, this one is for you!One of the biggest problems we hear from International students is that they don’t have the same understanding of the context they’re working in as local students do.That’s why we are giving you 3 things you can start today to set you on your path to your dream job in sport in Australia!These simple steps will not only increase your capability to be fit to work in sport but increase your likelihood of being a great cultural fit!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests!This episode is proudly supported by Dollar Shave Club!If you’d like to support the Podcast, plus look and feel great for all your Zoom calls, then why not try out their Starter Box for just $15? Use our link to save $10 off your second delivery - featuring fantastic grooming products for men & women!Visit Dollar Shave Club at www.dollarshaveclub.com/sportsgradKeen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to introduce you to Neel Shah – direct from Mumbai, India! Neel is a sports marketing professional with over eighteen years of experience in the development and commercialisation of football (soccer) in North America, Europe and Asia. Neel shares how an impromptu flight to New York and a cold call outside Grand Central Station led to his dream job at Major League Soccer, how he worked his way up to Director of Fan Development over 6 years and how he helped build the sport in America from the ground up. Neel now overseas New Business & Sports Education at leading sports agency India On Track, and alongside it, the Global Institute of Sport Business - India’s first internationally certified and industry designed Sports Management Institute – and reveals his top 3 assets you need to get a job in sport in India! In this episode you will learn:-   What it’s like to work in sport in Mumbai [4:30]-   How Neel’s leap of faith flight to New York and cold call led to his dream job [6:45]-   What it means to build a league from the ground up and grow a sport in a foreign country [12:15]-   The ground-breaking opportunities and experiences available in sport in India and at the Global Institute of Sport Business - India’s first internationally certified and industry designed Sports Management Institute. [23:00]-   Neel’s top 3 assets you need to get a job in the sports industry [37:30]-   Plus heaps more! Want to increase your odds for jobs?Check out the SportsGrad Membership! Including live webinars, Q&As, and SportsGrad led forums that will give you that extra edge to help land your first job.Sign up now!: https://www.sportsgrad.com.au/membership***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Australia Sports Tech Conference approaches this Friday, we want to make sure you are prepared to make the most of the day!2020 is the year of the virtual conference - and it can throw up a challenge or opportunity depending on how you prepare.That's why today Reuben gives you the tips and strategies that simply must be heard if you are to ace your next virtual conference!You can catch our very own Reuben Williams, along with world-class leaders in Sports Technology from across the globe, at the Australian Sports Technology Conference by Sports Tech World Series!To save 30% off your ticket to the virtual conference, use the code SGRAD30 at the checkout!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests!This episode is proudly supported by Dollar Shave Club!If you’d like to support the Podcast, plus look and feel great for all your Zoom calls, then why not try out their Starter Box for just $15? Use our link to save $10 off your second delivery - featuring fantastic grooming products for men & women!Visit Dollar Shave Club at www.dollarshaveclub.com/sportsgradKeen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could you imagine yourself working with the world’s leading high-performance technology every day? That’s exactly the reality for Erin Kearney, Marketing Manager at VALD Performance! Meet Erin; a Bachelor of Journalism and Communications Graduate at the University of Queensland who has now paved a career spanning over 7 years in Sports Technology. Erin explores her highlights of working with elite sports data and analytics, sheds light on the importance of what it means to build broad experience and a portfolio as a graduate and shares the networking tactics she has used to land her dream roles in Sports Technology.   In this episode you will learn: -      What it’s like to work with ‘objective human measurement systems’ for elite athletes everyday [5:00]-      Why Erin says to not “be a snob when it comes to your first job” and why you shouldn’t “turn down an opportunity because you’re scared you might fail” [21:00]-      The importance of broadening your experience and building a portfolio as a graduate [23:14]-      The networking tactics Erin has used to land her dream roles in Sports Technology [24:45]-      What you can expect to see from Erin and VALD Performance at the Australia Sports Technology Conference [38:40]-      Plus heaps more! You can see more of Erin and VALD Performance at the Australian Sports Technology Conference coming up on November 20. For 30% your ticket off use the code SGRAD30!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like the idea of working in an array of global sports such as AFL, Basketball, Soccer, Rugby and Surfing? How about working with Executives at NSOs down to Volunteers at grassroots clubs? Plus plying your trade with the world’s leading innovative technology? That’s exactly what can be on offer for you in a career in Sports Technology! In this episode, we are joined by Cam O’Riordan - Board Member for the Australian Sports Technologies Network and Director of Sales and Marketing at SportsTG - the global leader of integrated sports technology and digital solutions. Cam shares with us his learnings from a career spanning 10 years in Sports Technology as well as what volunteers can expect the future to look like for grassroots sport management platforms.Plus, Cam reveals what he looks for when hiring graduate candidates at SportsTG, why he priorities some over others and shares a first-hand example of why his most recent applicant interview blew him away. In this episode you will learn:-      The future of grassroots sport management platforms and how you can measure your impact as a volunteer at your grassroots club [10:00]-      The array of sports, people and technology Cam works with at SportsTG [17:23]-      The top qualities Cam looks for when hiring new candidates [20:30]-      Cam’s #1 tips to get your foot in the door in Sports Technology [27:30]-      What you can expect to hear from Cam at the upcoming Australia Sports Tech Conference [32:30]-      Plus heaps more!You can see Cam at the Australian Sports Technology Conference coming up on November 20. For 30% your ticket off use the code SGRAD30!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Australia Sports Technology Conference is coming up on the 20th of November, so we want to make sure you’re prepared to make the absolute most of your experience!Networking can be a daunting and nerve-racking experience at the best of times – let alone from behind a screen.In this episode, we prepare you with the tools to gain the genuine connections and industry knowledge you need to unlock the hidden job market at a virtual conference.You can catch our very own Reuben Williams, along with world-class speakers in Sports Technology from across the globe, at the Australian Sports Technology Conference by Sports Tech World Series!To save 30% off your ticket to the virtual conference, use the code SGRAD30 at the checkout!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests!This episode is proudly supported by Dollar Shave Club!If you’d like to support the Podcast, plus look and feel great for all your Zoom calls, then why not try out their Starter Box for just $15? Use our link to save $10 off your second delivery - featuring fantastic grooming products for men & women!Visit Dollar Shave Club at www.dollarshaveclub.com/sportsgradKeen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.