Today's guest is Ishveen Jolly, who shares advice for athletes who want to step up their content creation game.

Hailing from Manchester, England, Ishveen grew up loving sports. Some of the first lessons she learned were how to lose and how to fail. As she grew older, playing team sports taught her how to lean on others and find a role within the group, which has helped her in her career. She also describes how playing sports levels the playing field for all. Regardless of background or physical appearance,  your value is your contribution to the team.

Professionally, she began selling sponsorships in the IPL cricket league in India. While working, she developed a sense that there was a better way to do things and that deal-making could be more efficient. With the rise of influencer marketing, social media, and content creation, she realized that individual athletes were as powerful as teams regarding sponsorship. Today, sponsorship is a $60B industry.

Lessons to be learned:

• Athletes as people have become the norm
• Good content creators are the most sought-after

Her tips and tricks for content creators:

• Comment, reply to comments, and interact with your followers
• Group posts can boost engagement
• Define a theme for your content and stick to it
• Consider which brands you are trying to connect with

Open Sponsorship aims to bring transparency and accessibility to the sponsorship world.

Learn more about Ishveen Jolly and Open Sponsorship:

• Website: https://opensponsorship.com/
• LinkedIn: Ishveen Jolly
• LinkedIn: Open Sponsorship
• Instagram: @opensponsorship
• X (Twitter): @opensponsorship
• Facebook: @opensponsorship

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Our guest today is Quint Kessenich, NCAA champion, reporter for ESPN, and the voice of college lacrosse.

Quint takes us through his journey from high school and college athlete and professional and club sports, and he shares the valuable lessons learned regarding teamwork and competitive attitude.

He walks us through his professional career as a wrestling, horse racing, and football reporter, and about the relationships built along the way with coaches and athletes. Quint feels this is a great era to be a college athlete, although understands managing social media can be a challenge.

In this episode:

• Where his competitive spirit originated
• The profound impact his last high school wrestling match had on the rest of his life
• His favorite sports venue
• The use of Play for Play and the Transfer Portal
• The tremendous resources college athletes can access today
• The story he most wants to share
• How his fitness regime has evolved over time
• How the proposed D1 subdivision will affect Olympic sports
• How the Olympics will impact the sport of lacrosse internationally

Learn more about Quint Kessenich:

• LinkedIn: Quint Kessenich
• X (Twitter): @QKessenich
• Instagram: @quintekessenich

Learn more about Lacrosse All Stars:

• Website: laxallstars.com
• LinkedIn: Lacrosse All Stars
• X (Twitter): @LaxAllStars
• Instagram: @laxallstars

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Dr. Anthony D’Onofrio joins us this week to share his expert guidance on building a career in athletic administration.

Working in athletic administration comes with a variety of unexpected challenges, such as budget limitations, working with parents, and even obstacles when it comes to scheduling buses. However, Dr. D’Onofrio emphasizes that in order to be successful in this role, it comes down to being able to adapt, overcome, and improvise.

Watch the full episode for his tips on how best to succeed in a career in athletic administration.

In this episode:

• Critical knowledge areas that athletic administrators need to master
• How to prepare for a career in athletic administration
• What to expect when beginning a career in the sports industry
• The valuable business skills developed in athletic administration

Learn more about Dr. Anthony D’Onofrio:

• LinkedIn: Dr. Anthony D’Onofrio
• Email: adonofri@endicott.edu

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Myisha Moore joins us this week for a riveting discussion about the best practices in building a brand as a young athlete.

Growing up with parents working in the education and real estate industries, Myisha learned from a young age that storytelling is the most effective way to communicate, foster relationships, and ultimately build a community. As an adult, this led to her interest in the sports industry as she recognized that coaches, players, and agents found the most rewarding aspect of their jobs to be the effect they had on young athletes’ lives.

Listen to the full episode to find out how she has leveraged storytelling to help her build effective marketing campaigns, create impactful brand partnerships, and teach young athletes how they can use their unique set of strengths and interests to begin developing their own brands.

In this episode:

• The importance of storytelling and strong messaging in NIL
• How a single tweet led to a huge collaboration and the power a single post can have
• Her tried-and-true strategy for helping athletes build their brands
• Common mistakes to avoid while building your brand

Learn more about Myisha Moore:

• LinkedIn: Myisha Moore

Disclaimer: All of the content created and released on The Players NIL channels are made as a guide and/or educational tools. Please consume all content at your discretion. The Players NIL is not a certified personal development or financial coach and does not guarantee any financial or professional results.

Nick Buonocore joins us this week to share his story about growing up playing baseball and becoming a father of young athletes. He also explains why he started The Reformed Sports Project.

In today’s competitive landscape, it often becomes second nature to focus on athletic performance first and foremost. Nick recognizes this is an issue and wants to change that for this generation of young athletes. He aims to help athletes focus instead on the lifelong skills acquired by participating in sports.

In this episode:

• How to leverage the skills developed in sports and apply them to academics and, eventually, business
• The problem with today’s youth sports culture and how we can try to change it
• The downside to early sports specialization
• What parents should be focusing on when their children are playing sports

Learn more about The Reformed Sports Project:

• Website: https://reformedsportsproject.com/
• LinkedIn: The Reformed Sports Project
• Facebook: The Reformed Sports Project
• Instagram: @reformed_sports_project
• Twitter: @reformedsptproj

Learn more about Nick Buonocore:

• LinkedIn: Nick Buonocore
• Instagram: @nick.buonocore
• Twitter: @Nick_Buonocore

Disclaimer: All of the content created and released on The Players NIL channels are made as a guide and/or educational tools. Please consume all content at your discretion. The Players NIL is not a certified personal development or financial coach and does not guarantee any financial or professional results.

Andrew Mackiewicz joins us this week to talk fencing, navigating the challenges associated with being involved in a smaller sport, and how he’s managing his athletic career alongside his professional career after college.

In this episode:

• The sci-fi series that sparked his interest in fencing
• Addressing the challenges faced by athletes in smaller sports
• His take on staying focused as a student-athlete and balancing responsibilities and obligations
• Making difficult decisions regarding your future in sports and the professional realm

Learn more about Andrew Mackiewicz:

• Website: https://www.dec12thstudios.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mackiewicz/
• Instagram: @andrewmackiewicz 

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Karen Phelps Moyer and Sean Collins of Golden Touch, a mobile and web app that’s designed to be a resource to help student-athletes monetize their NIL while simultaneously providing mental wellness support, join us this week on The NIL Playbook.

Both Karen and Sean share the lifelong benefits they observe in those who participate in sports and the valuable character development that athletics has to offer. They also, however, understand the lasting impact of the current mental health crisis that’s being experienced nationwide. By providing resources for student-athletes to monetize their NIL and offering mental health support, Golden Touch has created a well-rounded and balanced program that sets athletes up for success.

Watch the full episode to hear their story and to learn how Golden Touch is encouraging professional development of student-athletes now, so they can enjoy a brighter future later.

In this episode:

• The lifelong benefits of athletic involvement
• Tips for avoiding burnout as an athlete
• The positive and negative effects of NIL on mental health
• How Golden Touch is providing professional support to help athletes pursue their dreams

Learn more about Golden Touch and its founders:

• Websites
  • https://www.goldentouch.world
  • https://www.goldenminds.world
• LinkedIn
  • Golden Touch
  • Karen Phelps Moyer
  • Sean Collins
• Twitter
  • @goldentouchNIL
  • @kmo50moyer
  • @seanatgt
• Instagram
  • @goldentouchnil
  • @karen.phelps.moyer
  • @seanatgoldentouch

Disclaimer: All of the content created and released on The Players NIL channels are made as a guide and/or educational tools. Please consume all content at your discretion. The Players NIL is not a certified personal development or financial coach and does not guarantee any financial or professional results.

Entrepreneur, adjunct professor, author, and management consultant Briana DuBose joins us this week as an incredible inspiration and role model to any young athlete wishing to build a career out of their passion for sports.

Briana shares some of the most important – and difficult – lessons she learned while playing basketball and soccer, and how she leveraged those skills to push herself towards fulfilling her goals. She also discusses the importance of learning to switch gears when life throws you curveballs and how to make the most of each opportunity that presents itself.

Watch the full episode to learn how she defied the odds and found balance in her crazy schedule as a student-athlete while pursuing her academic, entrepreneurial, and humanitarian goals.

In this episode:

• The important lesson she learned about advocating for herself
• How to find balance with a busy student-athlete schedule
• Tips on prioritizing your goals, both athletic and non-athletic
• One simple thing that coaches and athletic administrators could do to better serve their student-athletes

Learn more about Briana DuBose and BLD:

• Website: https://brianadubose.com/
• LinkedIn: Briana DuBose
• Book: The ABCs for College Athletes
• Twitter: @brianaldubose
• Instagram: @brianaldubose

Disclaimer: All of the content created and released on The Players NIL channels are made as a guide and/or educational tools. Please consume all content at your discretion. The Players NIL is not a certified personal development or financial coach and does not guarantee any financial or professional results.