Perspective on Athletics

In this episode, we rewind back to 2014 for this interview with Bill Hogan, then Director of Athletics at Seattle University. Bill helped Seattle U transition back to NCAA Division 1 during his tenure and talks about his career leading up to Seattle. Bill also talks about his “Coaching Dynamics” …

When I landed my first athletics director job, I was young, inexperienced and thought I knew everything. I was ready to take on the world and become the leader I was born to be. Well, I made many mistakes, as we all do, in my early years. But I always …

In this episode, Alexis Francois of CoachLinked.com joins the podcast to talk about this new social networking platform. CoachLinked is similar to LinkedIn, which many people are aware of, but focused on coaches and athletics administrators. Alexis shares the story of how CoachLinked began with an observation of the long-standing …

In this episode, Justin Sievert, partner at Sievert Werly, LLC discusses details of running promotional contests and activities in connection with your athletics department. This is part two of a two-part series; the first part is Episode 118 on running sweepstakes. Highlights Is my promotion legal, or potentially illegal? Determining …

In this episode, Justin Sievert, partner at Sievert Werly, LLC discusses details of running promotional contests, sweepstakes or similar types of promotional activities in connection with your athletics department. This is part one of a two-part series. Highlights Monetary or non-monetary consideration Collecting information from participants for athletics department use …

This is a rewind episode of our 2014 interview with Erin Quinn, Director of Athletics at Middlebury College. Quinn has been Director of Athletics at Middlebury College since 2007. In this conversation, he talks about the Middlebury culture of integration, leadership and core values.   Timeline Highlights 00:46 – Career …

In this episode, Justin Sievert, partner at Sievert Werly, LLC discusses important “need to know” elements of facility rental agreements, both as a renter and when renting your own facilities. Highlights   Indemnification provisions and how they work Standard facility rental agreements Negotiating agreements Insurance requirements DISCLAIMER: All information and material …

In this episode, Justin Sievert, partner at Sievert Werly, LLC discusses important business aspects of designing and entering into sponsorship agreements with businesses. Well-written agreements can build strong, lasting partnerships that benefit both the athletics department and the business. Highlights   Overview of sponsorship agreements Entering into agreements of “exclusivity” …

In this Rewind episode from 2014, we feature Kirby Garry. Kirby is the Director of Athletics at NCAA Division II Cal State University Monterey Bay. Kirby discusses his departments avid use of social media to help promote, recruit and even raise money. He also gives some great advice about leadership, …

In this episode Kiki Jacobs talks about her journey from swimming student-athlete to coach to administrator and knowing when the time was right for her to pursue her first athletics director position. She also shares information on RWU’s unique, varsity polo (the kind with horses) program. Roger Williams University named …