E-Pro Cast

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 47 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Ben Ibrahim - GM at Malaysia Valke Rugby. If you felt connected or have any questions for Ben, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benibrahim/ Ben is also the host of Sunday Learnings, so go check out his show aswell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjrnGTspiD1I4IzaX0J_SA If you have any questions or want to just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 46 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Jenn Heinrich - CEO at Girls Rugby Inc. She shared her story of 18+ years in a non-for-profit sports ecosystem, the newest project - Girls Rugby and insights on Women Empowerment. If you felt connected or have any questions to Jenn, connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-heinrich-54064a1/ If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 45 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. You saw it right - NO GUEST last week and we missed an episode! I got punched in my face and i learnt my lesson. Now we move on :) Let me know your thoughts on this kind of solo episodes. If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 44 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Quint Studer - Owner of Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He shared the story of how he became the owner of the Wahoos, how to build a vibrant community, talent retention and many more. If you felt connected or have any questions to Quint, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quint-studer/ If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 43 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Nick Meacham - Managing Director at SportsPro Media. If you felt connected or have any questions to Nick, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-meacham/ If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 42 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Alex Sides - VP of Sales at Pensacola Blue Wahoos. A lot of insights about how flexible you should be to work in sports, Airbnb and many more. If you want to get in touch with Alex, shoot him an email: asides@bluewahoos.com or connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsides/ If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey, y'all! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to episode 41 of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Larry DeGaris - Co-Director Center for Sports Sponsorship at the University of Indianapolis. Honestly, i personally got tremendous value out of every word that came out of Larry's mouth. Great story and more from his 20+ years experience in Sports Sponsorship world. Also, we talked about trends in this area as well as couple of advice to youth to bring max value to get higher chances of getting to work in sports. If you want to get in touch with Larry, connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrydegaris/ Also, if you have any questions or want to chat with Larry, he has a Calendly link open to you all: www.calendly.com/degaris If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Since we are officially in 2021, We want to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year! Anastasia joined Big E and talked about the best moments of 2020 and also what to look forward in 2021! Thanks to all of you for taking a moment a listen to this podcast and if it brings value to you, please subscribe, rate and review and let's grow this bad boy. If you have any questions, any guests you want us to get on the pod or just want to say Hi, let's connect on social: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Let's rock 2021 - The Best Year of our Lives! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Happy New Year y'all! Welcome to the last episode of 2020... what a year it has been! Thank you for being part of the podcast! You guys are awesome! In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Melissa Thompson - Chief Community Officer - Indiana Sports Corp. If you want to get in touch with Melissa connect with her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-thompson-a542139/ If you are in the Indy area and want to get involved and to get a taste of sports business, register as a volunteer, as it is the easiest and most efficient way to do it: https://www.indianasportscorp.org/volunteering If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Merry Christmas everyone! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Dallen Stanford - Sports Commentator for World Rugby. Dallen shared his awesome story about moving to the US, how is to be an Eagle and also post-playing career and many more. If you want to get in touch with Dallen, connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallenstanford/ Also out his podcast Rugby Hive on IG: @myrugbyhive and also on FB: @therugbycorner If you have any questions or just say hi, I am answering all messages and DMs: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome back! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Brock Hendricks - Premium Sales Manager at AEG - Staples Center the home of Lakers, Clippers and the Kings. This is also the inception of a new project called IG Live Series where we will have casual chats with professionals in sports about different hot topics in the industry. If you want to get in touch with Brock, connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brock-hendricks-1588b7b1/ Also, you can engage with his podcast on IG: @hccbpodcast If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, we had not one but two guests joining the podcast. First guest is Marcus Hurley - the Director of Rugby at Rugby Academy of America and Terrance White - RAA Athlete. They shared their stories and we also talked about the role of a sports academy in high performance development and also first-person view of how a day in life of a top class athlete looks like. Feel free to connect with Marcus via his Instagram: @marcus1774 / And with Terrance: @gods_talent_11. Thanks as usual to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing an awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, your very own Big E joined the SSC Live series hosted by Justin Phillips - the host of Sports, Sales & Coffee Podcast and talked about his first sales experience and also his selling process in the current role at NBN23 and Nagi Smartpool. As well as sharing some cultural differences between East and West and even a bit of Gary Vee. Thanks as usual to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing an awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with John Gallagher - Business Development Executive at New England Revolution. John is a very active and genuine 23-year-old professional in sports business. And has already so many stories to share. I enjoyed all of them so far and this episode is just a small part of it. If you felt connected with John's story and what he is doing, feel free to reach out to him on LinkedIn and leave a note that you found about him via E-Pro Cast!: http://linkedin.com/in/gallagherjohn635 Also you can connect with him on IG: @therealjohnnyg63, or shoot him an email: gallagher.john635@gmail.com. He is very open to connect and chat. If this content brought you value in any way, consider subscribing to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing an awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. Also let me know in the comments if you enjoy the intro of Anastasia for the pod. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Jakob Wikenstaal - Founder at SportIdealisten. I am so grateful for being connected with Jakob, as he has been so helpful with to this podcast and help with valuable feedbacks. His story is super awesome and early in his career he already achieved so much and he is grinding a lot towards his dreams. Also, you will find out about his project - SportsIdealisten and also the sport he practised the longest during his lifetime. If you felt connected with Jakob's story and what he is doing, feel free to reach out to him on LinkedIn and leave a note that you found about him via E-Pro Cast!: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakobwikenstal/ If this content brought you value in any way, consider subscribing to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing an awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Tomasz Flakowski - Brand & Communications Manager at Stal Rszesow and Co-Founder at FUTCEO. Tomasz shared his story and what sports he went through in his life so far, as well as his motivation to keep pushing and keep grinding. We also shared good memories about UCL Madrid Final last year. If you felt connected with Tomasz's story and what he is doing, feel free to reach out to him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaszflakowski/ Also check out his Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomflakowski A little sneak peek, that his own podcast "Skybox" goes live early December. So stay tuned for that one. If this content brought you value in any way, consider to subscribe to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Peter Breen - Founder & CEO at Rugby Bricks. Peter shared his story about how he got into pro rugby and how the idea of Rugby Bricks came to his mind. This is perfect episode for anyone who intents to launch a business in this industry and not only. So hope you get a lot of value. If you felt connected with Peter's story and what he is doing, feel free to reach out to him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-breen-892990a9/ Also check out his podcast @RugbyBricks. If this content brought you value in any way, consider to subscribe to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, Anastasia - the Chief of Audio is taking over the lead of the podcast and we did a special episode or call it a bonus episode. Big E was the guest and shared his experience with the podcast so far after 30 episodes and almost half a year of weekly podcasts. Also, Big E shared the challenges he has faced so far and why having fun and being happy doing this is crucial in growing a sustainable show. If this content brought you value in any way, consider subscribing to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Justin Phillips - Director of Corporate Sales at Portland Sea Dogs. If you felt connected with Justin's story and what he is doing, feel free to reach out to her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-phillips-9371b755/ Also check out his podcast Sports, Sales and Coffee: @sportssalescoffee on all social media. If this content brought you value in any way, consider to subscribe to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! Thanks to Anastasia for helping the podcast with editing and making this one a pleasant experience for you guys, she is doing awesome job and also she produces music, so please show her some love and follow her on Instagram: @anastasia.sffr If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Isabel Guerra Quesada - Head Of Marketing at NSCA Spain. Isa is a true inspiration. She is ex-Spanish Voleyball National Team player and after achieving all her sporting goals she decided to pursue career on the business side of sports and she is doing great! During our time at the MBA in Sports Management at Real Madrid, i got to work with Isa for the final project which we named Ellas Brilant which means Shine Bright like a Diamond meant to motivate more women to pursue a healthy lifestyle. If you felt connected with Isa's story and what she is doing, feel free to reach out to her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-guerra-quesada-a83919160/ If this content brought you value in any way, consider to subscribe to not miss any episode. New episode goes live every Thursday! If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome to episode 27 where I talk to Franco Segarra - Digital Innovation Director at Valencia CF. I enjoyed a lot this conversation and thought it will be valuable to you guys, because of Franco's background. He is coming from the technical world as a computer science specialist, but he found himself in the position where he also enjoyed the business side and the combination was epic. He landed a managerial position at Valencia CF 2,5 years ago as head of ticketing, data and fan experience and a couple of months ago he got promoted to Digital Innovation Director position and reporting directly to the President of the club. I hope you get a lot of value out of it. And if you want to connect with Franco, check out his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francosegarra/ And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! Truly Yours, Eugeniu "Big E" Procopi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome to episode 26 where I talk to David Bryant - the Founder and CEO of LegendBorne It is the first episode that i am recording in 2 days, due to a little failure on day 1 (we didn't want you to hear Ava's noise in the background all episode). David's story is so inspiring to me that i decided to document it and share with you guys. All the way from childhood doing a lot of sports, to 9/11, when David enrolled in the US Army and which became his lifestyle, to nowadays when he is already in a mature sports apparel company - LegendBorne. Dave shared the challenges and struggles he has been through to launch and grow his company and also he shared what it takes, from his angle, to grow a successful brand. Its a bit long but SOOOOO GOOD! If you want to connect with David, shoot him an email: dbryant@legendborne.com And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! Truly Yours, Eugeniu "Big E" Procopi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome to episode 25 where Big E chats with Tom Burwell of Emirates Dubai Rugby 7s. Tom has such an awesome background which is connected a lot with the game of rugby and more specifically Rugby 7s. In this episode, we went step by step what were the ups and downs during his times at Ultimate Rugby 7s (the project he managed multiple years) until he got a phone call to chat about the opportunity he accepted and that was to lead one of the biggest events in the world not only in Rugby but in all sports. You definitely don't want to miss this one! Hope you enjoy this awesome conversation and if you want to connect with Tom, feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-burwell-75a16712/ And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! Truly Yours, Eugeniu "Big E" Procopi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome to episode 24 where Big E chats with Alhambra Nievas of World Rugby. Alhambra has an engineering background but this episode we talked about how a simple invitation by the local club to join the local referee society transformed her life and after years of hard work she got to referee the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games and many international games. And as of 2018, she received the opportunity to continue behind the scenes and help other match officials reach their goals. Currently, she is detecting, developing and retaining talent on behalf of World Rugby. Hope you enjoy this awesome conversation and if you want to connect with Alhambra, feel free to reach out on her social: https://www.instagram.com/alhambranievas/ And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! Yours, Eugeniu "Big E" Procopi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast! Welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Gary "Doc" Sailes - Associate Professor at Indiana University. Doc has over 30 years experience in the industry and has educated many generations of professionals in the sports industry. He shared his awesome story and also the main talking point was career readiness. Mainly what you can do in order to kick start your career in sports. Key takeaways: Main skills that stay on top of the list (real feedbacks) are problem-solving and critical thinking. We touched a bit the data analytics subject and the first movie that comes to my mind is Moneyball. Go check it out! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to connect with Doc on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-doc-sailes-b23a15182/ or you can email him at gsailes@indiana.edu. And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast! Welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Veronika Muehlhofer - Founder & CEO Millionsports and CEO at Swiss Rugby. Veronika shared her story about how she transformed her hobby into her career. All the way from Stanford University to nowadays working for Olympic Games, Swiss Rugby and other big sports organizations. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to connect with Veronika via Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronikam/ And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Peter Dinwiddie - VP Basketball Operations at Indiana Pacers We had a great conversation about Peter's background and the journey to where he is now, in a senior position with an NBA franchise. His way was a bit unorthodox, but it still reminds me that this industry is all about who you know. The book recommended by Peter - MVP Machine! Go check it out! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email Peter: Pdinwiddie@pacers.com And if you have any questions, I answer all the DMs, my Instagram is @eug.pro, and I am @procopieugeniu on Twitter. To make it even more fun, if you have an idea of a podcast episode or want to hear someone specifically on the show that would be valuable to the audience, don't hesitate to let me know, and we will try to make it a reality. Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Sydney Large - Founder of Support Women in Sports. Syd is a very positive person and just graduated from the Sports Management program at University of Minnesota. At 22, she already has experience working in both college sports as well as pro sports. Sadly, her new role with Colts that she was supposed to start recently, got eliminated and Syd used the pandemic to her advantage and founded the Support Women in Sports community! Love the mission and the problem it solves. If you want to get in touch with Syd, connect with her on Twitter: @SydLarge18. Also if you want to find out more about Support Women in Sports, go and follow the page on Twitter: @supportwsport If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome back! This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Brock Hendricks - Premium Sales Manager at AEG - Staples Center the home of Lakers, Clippers and the Kings. Brock is a great person and has an awesome story, especially leaving from a job in corporate that was paying him 6 figures a year, to pursue his dream of working in sports. Step-by-step he got to his dream organizations, at first he got to LA Dodgers then to Staples Center, where he has an opportunity to work with some of the best franchises in the history of the sports - Lakers and Clippers. Brock also started not long ago a story-telling sports podcast called "Hot Coffee Cold Beer" which i absolutely love listening to. Make sure to check it out on all podcast platforms. You will love it. The key takeaway from me from this episode: Don't just be average or good... BE GREAT at what you are doing - Mamba Mentality (RIP Kobe)! And all of this comes to being happy with what you do, if not, continue to pursue happiness. If you want to get in touch with Brock, connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brock-hendricks-1588b7b1/ Also, you can engage with his podcast on IG: @hccbpodcast If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome back! In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Katie Sadleir - GM of Women's Rugby at World Rugby. Katie is a great role model for a lot of girls and women out there who got into the industry since she was an athlete. She has a great story and wanted to share that with you. Also how she got to work with Ministry of Sports in New Zeland and the as result she became the General Manager of Women's Rugby at World Rugby where she is taking care of strategies and their implementation to attract more and more girls of all ages to practice rugby worldwide. We also talked about diversity in sports and women leadership. I think sports is the industry that leads the way when it comes to diversity, but as we know there is always room for more. So she shared her thoughts on that. Katie shared some advice to women who want to work in sports and how to kick start their career. Netflix suggestion: Athlete A. If you want to get in touch with Katie, you can email her at katie.sadleir@worldrugby.org, and also you can follow her on Twitter: @KSadleir. Let's blow her twitter up!!! If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey everyone, This is Big E, your host of this podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the content so far. Let's make it more fun, DM me on my social your Top 3 episodes you have enjoyed so far: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro. This is part 2 of the conversation i had with Ross Aitken, the RWC Venues and Cities Director at World Rugby. In this part, he shared how a day in the office looks like for a Venue Director and also we talked more about trends in stadiums and also touched a bit the subject of Smart Stadiums, which is a huge trend and a lot of organizations like Real Madrid, LA Rams/LA Chargers, LV Raiders and others are putting a lot of their eggs in this basket. And topped it off with the reactions game :) You can get in touch with Ross on his Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aitkenr/) or Twitter (@rossgaitken) If you want to submit your questions to get answered in the upcoming episodes, feel free to send them over: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Stay safe and see you in the next one! Peace --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Hey everyone - Big E, the host of the podcast and welcome back to a new episode of E-Pro Cast. Hope you are enjoying the episodes so far. In this episode, i talked with Ross Aitken, the RWC Venues and Cities Director at World Rugby. In the first part of our chat, he shared his story and how the RWC 2019 experience was as well as his background of how he got into sports. You can get in touch with Ross on his Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aitkenr/) or Twitter (@rossgaitken) If you want to submit your questions to get answered in the upcoming episodes, feel free to send them over: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This episode is in Romanian === Acest episode e in limba romana! Salutare si bine ai venit la E-Pro Cast! In acest episod Ivan Goncearuc - Directorul de marketing in cadrul clubului de fotbal Petrocub Hincesti, si-a impartasit istoria sa si cum a ajuns sa lucreze la detinatoarea Cupei Moldovei. In a doua parte a acestui interviu, am atins tema de CSR - Responsabilitate sociala corporativa, si mai concret ce face Petrocub ca sa aiba un engagement mai eficient cu fanii si cum atrage noi fani! La fel, daca esti in Moldova si esti interesat sa activezi in domeniul de sport, atunci scriei lui Ivan. El e foarte deschis si disponibil sa vorbeasca despre potentiale oportunitati. Si spre sfirsit si jocul preferat - jocul reactiei! Filmul recomandat de Ivan - "Any given Sunday!" Daca vrei sa te conectezi cu Ivan si sa afli mai mult, o poti face pe linkul de mai jos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivangoncearuc/ https://www.instagram.com/goncearuc.ivan/ https://www.facebook.com/ivan.goncearuc Am avut foarte mare placere sa documentez episodul si sa il distribui cu voi. Apreciez mult orice feedback si review! Daca ai vreo intrebare, trimite-o si o vom raspunde in episoadele urmatoare! Poti sa te conectezi cu mine accesind linkul: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro O saptamina cit mai reusita! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with Armaan Ahluwalia - Manager of Business Analytics @ Kansas City Chiefs Such a pleasant an insightful chat. Armaan shared his story of how he started locally in Winnipeg, Canada and worked his way all the way where he is at the moment, with the latest Super Bowl Champions - KC Chiefs. Key takeaways: Start volunteering locally, get involved, be curious, ask questions, connect with people and Network...Network...Network! Is all about who you know in the industry, guys! Armaan also shared the latest books he read: 1. Atomic Habits and 2. The Real Madrid Way. Go check them out. If you felt connected with Armaan in any way or need a piece of advice or have a great chat, feel free to connect with him on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armaanahluwalia/ If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This episode is in Romanian === Acest episode e in limba romana! Salutare si bine ai venit la E-Pro Cast! In acest episod Ivan Goncearuc - Directorul de marketing in cadrul clubului de fotbal Petrocub Hincesti, si-a impartasit istoria sa si cum a ajuns sa lucreze la detinatoarea Cupei Moldovei. In prima parte a acesei discutii, Ivan a facut un share la istoria si misiunea clubului, pe linga backgroundul personal. La fel am vorbit despre experienta virtuala in timpul finalei Cupei Moldovei, si spre sfirsit am atins si un pic modelul nord american de sports business. Filmul recomandat de Ivan - "Any given Sunday!" Daca vrei sa te conectezi cu Ivan si sa afli mai mult, o poti face pe linkul de mai jos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivangoncearuc/ https://www.instagram.com/goncearuc.ivan/ https://www.facebook.com/ivan.goncearuc Am avut foarte mare placere sa documentez episodul si sa il distribui cu voi. Apreciez mult orice feedback si review! Daca ai vreo intrebare, trimite-o si o vom raspunde in episoadele urmatoare! Poti sa te conectezi cu mine accesind linkul: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro O saptamina cit mai reusita! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, I had an awesome chat with Scott Minto - Director of Sports MBA at San Diego State University (@SDSU). Scott shared his super interesting story. He is the first year alumni of this program and at the age of 26 he took over the program and it has been good 18 years now. WOW! We met during my MBA at Real Madrid and the first thing I started doing from the class he taught, was, to hop on the podcast wagon. And since then I started to binge-listen on sports business podcasts. Some of them that we both listen to are Sports Business Journal, Bloomberg Business of Sports and Front Office Features. Please go and check them out as well. The book of the episode: "We matter, Athletes and Activism" by Etan Thomas. Key takeaway from this conversation: Doing things you think are unnecessary is an added value to you when you are trying to get into the industry. If you have a few hours, a weekend or even a free summer, go to your local club, sports organization and ask how you could help them. It will help you gain that experience which you can afterwards put on your resume and build up your network. Remember it is all about who you know in this industry! If you felt connected with Scott in any way or need a piece of advice or have a great chat, feel free to connect with him on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottminto/ If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, I had an awesome convo with Ronan Donagher - IT & Broadcasting Technology Manager at World Rugby. Ronan has been with World Rugby (ex. IRB) for the past 18 years in Broadcasting department and has seen all the changes that have been implemented and has such an awesome story that he shared. He shared behind the scenes of a big event like RWC 2019 and the World Sevens Series. We talked trends in broadcasting to give you ultimate first-person view on where this industry is going. Key takeaways: All the fan engagement actions that are taken have to help the audience understand the game, which ultimately brings more excitement to the fans and followers! Also tips and tricks to blokes who would like to get experience in the sports broadcasting industry. If you felt connected with Ronan in any way or need a piece of advice or have a great chat, feel free to connect with him on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronandonagher/ If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This episode is in Romanian === Acest episode e in limba romana! Salutare si bine ai venit la E-Pro Cast! In acest episod Serge Kino - Directorul de marketing in cadrul Federatiei Moldovenesti de Fotbal, si-a impartasit istoria sa si cum a ajuns sa lucreze la FMF. Am pus mult accent pe oportunitati in acest domeniu si sfaturi cum ai putea obtine avantaj cind vine vorba de a intra in industrie! Ca si bonus, sa marim engagementul intre noi, FMF si E-Pro Cast vine cu un concurs pentru cei care au idei de a dezvolta fotbalul in Moldova. Detaliile concursului le vei auzi la sfirsitul episodului. Premiul principal e un tricoul oficial al echipei nationale de fotbal a Moldovei. Termenul limita de trimitere a tuturor ideilor este 10 iulie 2020! Daca vrei sa te conectezi cu Serge si sa afli mai mult, o poti face pe linkul de mai jos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergekino/ instagram.com/sergekino/ https://www.facebook.com/kinoserge Am avut foarte mare placere sa documentez episodul si sa il distribui cu voi. Apreciez mult orice feedback si review! Daca ai vreo intrebare, trimite-o si o vom raspunde in episoadele urmatoare! Poti sa te conectezi cu mine accesind linkul: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro O saptamina cit mai reusita! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, I had an awesome chat with David Butler - Head of Participation at British Equestrian. David just joined the organization after his role at Basketball England was terminated and we had this convo whilst he was in pursuit of his new job. So happy for him he joined such an awesome organization! Key takeaways: In a club environment, everything is focused on the game day. The effort is higher to try and get sponsors to invest their hard-earned money in your organization, But it is more rewarding! On the flip side, the non-profit world gives you more resources to do your job and the mission is way bigger. And..... many more! David also shared his tips and tricks of how he has been looking for his new role and also for those who are just getting started. If you felt connected with David in any way or need a piece of advice or have a great chat, feel free to connect with him on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-butler-28b029b4/ If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, I had a deep conversation with the one and only - Pedro Diaz Ridao - International Public Speaker and author of Mejores Lideres! Pedro shared his story and also put on the table all his experience of over 15 years of experience in working with people in the sports industry! He gave a lot of context of what skills are crucial to working in the industry and how the businesses hire nowadays! Key takeaway: Versatility is the key skill in the sports industry (more context in the podcast) and being ready to adapt to all kind of situations (Covid-19 for example). Pedro also shared the message of the Mejores Lideres Book, which is all about leadership and how you can develop this skill. If you felt connected with Pedro in any way or need a piece of advice or have a great chat: feel free to connect with him on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrodridao/ https://twitter.com/pedrodridao https://www.instagram.com/pedrodiazridao/ If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help, just reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Disclaimer: This episode is in Romanian! Salutare si bine ai venit la E-Pro Cast! In acest episod Radu Lisita - Co-founder si CEO la Kickly a facut un share istoriei lui despre cum a ajuns sa activeze in domeniul de sports business. La fel am vorbit despre misiunea si viziunea Kickly si cum el ajuta cluburile mici si medii sa livreze content care atrage atentia fanilor si creeaza engagement. Pe linga asta, Radu, a facut un share la trendurile actuale in acest domeniu si cum sportul va reveni la normal la sfirsitul pandemiei. Cartea recomandata de catre Radu: Shoe Dog - Phil Knight Bonus: Tips and tricks pentru cei care vor sa lanseze un startup in aceasta industrie si desigur Words Associations Game. Daca vrei sa te conectezi cu Radu si sa afli mai mult, o poti face pe linkul de mai jos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radulisita/ https://www.facebook.com/radu.lisita Am avut foarte mare placere sa documentez episodul si sa il distribui cu voi. Apreciez mult orice feedback si review! Daca ai vreo intrebare, trimite-o si o vom raspunde in episoadele urmatoare! Poti sa te conectezi cu mine accesind linkul: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro O saptamina cit mai reusita! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, we will be talking about how a new competition is born! Dean Buchan, the CEO of Euro XIII joined me and gave insights of how the idea of a new competition came to his mind, and also the great mission that they have at Euro XIII. He shared his background on how he started his involvement in Rugby League, starting from moving to Spain from the UK and launching a team in Valencia and fast-forwarding to stepping up as the newest CEO of Spanish Rugby League Federation. Spoiler alert! This episode is truly an Opportunity maker! Stick till the end to check it out! If you want to get in touch with Dean and get involved in Euro XIII, you can reach out to him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-buchan-bb2451115/ And you can check the page of Euro XIII for more insights: https://twitter.com/EuroXIIIs Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome back, guys! In this episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Joel Santos Boedo from Generations Adidas International. He shared his awesome story about how he started his journey in the sports business. Key takeaways: I love his courage and self-awareness, especially when he decided to get in touch with the organizer of the first-ever International Champions Cup game held in Las Vegas, NV. He got the opportunity to get involved in the event and it went higher and faster since then. We all start from the bottom and build our way up. Most importantly is to be self-aware and emotional intelligent! This has been the deepest conversation I have had so far and hope you enjoy it. If you feel anyway connected to what Joel said, feel free to connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelsantossportsmanagement/ Also, feel free to ask any questions you have and we will make sure you get them answered: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Stay safe and see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Salutare si bine ai venit la E-Pro Cast! Acest episod este primul din seria podcasturilor in limba romana. In acest episod Diana Pirciu - Football Social Responsibility Manager in cadrul FRF a facut un share a istorioarei sale despre cum a ajuns ea in domeniu de sports management. La fel am vorbit despre modelul nou de sustenabilitate, tips and tricks sa maximizezi oportunitatile de a incepe o cariera in sport si multe altele! Si la sfirsit, ca deobicei - Words Associations Game! Daca vrei sa te conectezi cu Diana si sa afli mai mult, o poti face pe linkul de mai jos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-pirciu-43113731/ Am avut foarte mare placere sa documentez episodul si sa il distribui cu voi. Apreciez mult orice feedback si review! Daca ai vreo intrebare, trimite-o si o vom raspunde in episoadele urmatoare! Poti sa te conectezi cu mine accesind linkul: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro O saptamina cit mai reusita! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

In this episode, we will be talking everything about Major Events! Jon Dutton, the CEO of RLWC 2021 joined me and gave insights on the preparation for this event that will be hosted by England next year. We talked about the importance of having a big mission for an event that has the goal to sell 750k tickets and connect millions of fans behind the screens. Jon also answered some questions that you guys sent and also played some Words Associations Game. If you want to get in touch with Jon, you can reach out to him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-dutton-29a5121a/ And you can check the page of RLWC 2021 for more insights: https://www.rlwc2021.com/ Thank you for continuous support and please keep the reviews and questions coming. I appreciate you all! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Jonathan Laugel, representing France 7s Rugby National Team joined me in this episode and shared his story. We talked about the importance of working on personal branding as an athlete, life-off field and importance to engage with the community and players' data and who owns it. Jonathan shared his experience at Capgemini and projects he worked on as well as we played the Words Associations game and had some fun with it. You can connect with Jonathan via his social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-laugel-3402b968/ https://www.facebook.com/jolaugel7/ https://twitter.com/Jolaugel7 Keep you reviews and questions coming and we will highlight them in the next episodes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

Welcome to Episode 1 and if you haven't yet, go and check out Episode 0 before this. My guest for this one is Juan Gonzalez Mendia, who is the Founder of SudAmerica coaching (https://www.sudamericacoaching.com/) We are talking about starting off a business in the sports industry, his story and challenges, intrapreneurship and many others! Juan is very open to connecting with you all, so if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-gonzalez-mendia-5b51b8102/ https://twitter.com/SudCoaching --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message

This is the pre-episode 1 and the purpose is to share my personal story of how I got into the business of sports. I think is fair for everyone to know who will be behind the microphone :) If you want to get in touch with me, feel free to connect on all social platforms out there: https://linktr.ee/eug.pro Hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/e-procast/message