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The SportsGrad Podcast
Ever thought "I'd love to work in sport!" but have no idea where to start?
You're in the right place.
Join Reuben Williams (ex-Cricket Australia) each week to learn about jobs in the sports industry and how the people in those jobs forged a career they love.
If you're trying to find your place in the industry, need some inspiration on what to do to get started, or just want to keep your finger on the pulse... you're going to love this catalogue of interviews.
For more help to take the next step…
Episodes
- The SportsGrad Podcast
How to prepare for a job interview in sport (and stay top of mind after)
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#378: How posting on LinkedIn got her headhunted into sport in 55 Days
Meet Sarsha Braim, Commercial Partnerships Manager, Asia Pacific at Inverleigh, a sports media company that produces and distributes content for partners like…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: You Already Wrote Your Best LinkedIn Posts. They're On Your Resume
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#377:How a Teenage Volunteer Ended Up Running Game Day at an NRL Club
Meet Luke Koutrodimos, the Match Day & Stadium Events Manager at the Cronulla Sharks, running game day at Ocean Protect Stadium, from unlocking the gates at…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Switching Careers Is Bloody Scary. Here’s How to Make the Move Anyway
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#376: How Networking Led to a Career Making Content for AFL Players
Meet Paddy Quay, a sports content creator who helps athletes, sporting organisations and brands tell their stories. If you've watched Scott Pendlebury's or…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why Asking for Jobs Isn’t Getting You Anywhere
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#375: How to Get Into Sports Presentation at Cricket Australia with Mitch Siwek
Meet Mitch Siwek, Acting Sports Presentation Director at Cricket Australia. If you've been to an international at the cricket, you've seen his work: the big…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How to Stand Out When Every Grad Looks the Same
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#374: How Victoria won the NFL: What government's role in major events actually looks like with Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP
Meet Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP, Victoria's Minister for Sport. Before entering Parliament, Steve ran a local café in Oakleigh, worked in the Department of…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: What To Post On LinkedIn When You Think You've Got Nothing
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#373 From Hospitality to QRL: How Nancy Alu Got a Job in Sports Operations
Meet Nancy Alu. Nancy is the Pathways & Performance Administrator at Queensland Rugby League, looking after everything off the field for Queensland's…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Chasing "Any Job in Sport" Is the Wrong Way to Get Hired
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#372: How to Become Head of Sales at the AFL with Steve Whately
Meet Steve Whately, Head of Sales at the AFL. He leads a team working on new brand partnerships across the AFL, AFLW, Marvel Stadium, and the league’s digital…
The SportsGrad Podcast#371: Becoming the second ever Female TV Commentator for Triple M and Fox Footy, with Jess Webster
Meet Jess Webster, AFL play-by-play commentator for Triple M and Fox Footy. Two nights before we recorded this podcast, she was on stage accepting the Clinton…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why "I love sport" is the worst place to start
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#370: Melbourne Meetup ft. San Francisco 49ers
Meet Tori Coleman, Aaron Llavore and Amalia Sofia Navarro, three of the people building the San Francisco 49ers, live from our Melbourne meetup. In front of a…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why 50% effort beats your perfect plan
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#369: From warehouse to working with Olympians - How to build a sports marketing career w/ Pat McGregor
Meet Pat McGregor. Pat has spent the last five-plus years building a career across sports marketing, content and brand, most recently leading the marketing…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why you keep talking yourself out of it
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#368: From Gym Receptionist to CEO, with Sarah Loh (Softball Australia)
Meet Sarah Loh, Chief Executive Officer at Softball Australia. Sarah's career spans nearly four decades across the sport, education and not-for-profit sectors…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The real way to get a mentor
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#367: From Engineer in Mexico to the FIFA World Cup - How Hector Arenas built a career in sports operations
Meet Hector Arenas, Venue Operations Manager at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Monterrey. Back home in Mexico, he'd built a solid career as an industrial engineer…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How to beat people with more experience than you
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#366: Building a Sports Marketing career at the ICC T20 World Cup & Cricket Australia w/ Jack Lloyd
Meet Jack Lloyd, Marketing Specialist at Cricket Australia, and one of the people building the 150th Anniversary Test Match, cricket's biggest global event in…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why being "Good" in interviews is costing you
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#365: How to transfer your Finance experience to the sport industry with Phil Speake (Golf Australia)
Meet Phil Speake, Head of High Performance Operations and Finance at Golf Australia. Phil's path into sport ran through some of the biggest clubs in the world…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: What everyone trying to break into sport gets wrong
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#364: How to become a researcher for Channel Seven with Andrew Hawkins
Meet Andrew Hawkins, Senior Researcher for the Seven Network's coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, and newest member of the SportsGrad "Circle of…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How to review your goals so you actually reach them
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#363: From outsider to on-air - how to become a sports broadcaster with David Culbert OLY
Meet David Culbert OLY, Olympian, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, now broadcaster and the Alumni Engagement Manager at the Australian Olympic Committee…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Turn any job description into a winning Cover Letter
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#362: FIFA World Cup - What we noticed being on the ground & how it compares to other tournaments
We went to the FIFA World Cup, and we couldn't switch off the sport business lens while we were there, so we sat down to talk through everything we noticed. In…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The 3 steps to turn any opportunity into a job offer
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#361: Building Watch Her Footy while working Full-Time at the Queensland Reds with Neha Kumar
Meet Neha Kumar, Brand and Design Lead at Queensland Rugby Union (Queensland Reds). Neha's career started out in retail and moved into marketing before she…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How to start building your personal brand when you're terrified of posting online
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#360: From Corporate to F1 - How to Build a Freelance Career in Sport with Hayley Conway
Meet Hayley Conway, marketing, partnerships and fan experience consultant, and the co-founder of Principal the Label. Hayley's career began on the agency side…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why "Just Staying in Touch" Won't Get You a Job in Sport
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#359: How to Build a Freelance Career in Sports Photography with Aleks Jason (Melbourne City & Socceroos)
Meet Aleksandar Jason, a freelance sports and lifestyle photographer who shot the Socceroos from inside their camp at the 2022 World Cup and is back on the…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Stop selling your Experience (Do This Instead)
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#358: Sports Marketing in the Premier League and Major League Soccer with Sunny Dhillon (Seattle Sounders)
Meet Sunny Dhillon, Partnerships Marketing at the Seattle Sounders, where he manages the club's biggest accounts - Adidas, Toyota and jersey sponsor…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Why a better story beats a better CV
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#357: From International Student to Major League Soccer with Adam Ferreira (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Meet Adam Ferreira, the Brand and Creative Project Manager at the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born and raised in Mumbai, Adam started out chasing two dreams -…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The "DIY Internship" method to land a job in sport
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#356: Career journey of FIFA World Cup Commentator David Basheer
Meet David Basheer, one of Australia's most accomplished sports broadcasters and the lead football commentator at SBS He is the voice Australians have heard…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The rocket ship test to know if your career is actually moving
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#355: From Man City to the MCG - How to land jobs at the world's biggest sporting events with Jamie Fisher
Meet Jamie Fisher, the Precinct Operations Coordinator at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, one of the world’s most iconic sporting venues. Born and raised in…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The stand-up comedian approach to nailing your next job interview
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#354: How building Kanga TV led to a PR & Comms job in sport, with Marnie Cohen (TGI Sport)
Meet Marnie Cohen, Senior Account Manager - Communications at TGI Sport, one of Australia's leading sports PR and communications agencies. Before landing her…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The part of networking nobody tells you about
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#353: How to become a Football Analyst in the AFL, with Riley Bull (St Kilda FC)
Meet Riley Bull, the Football Analyst at the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League. After leaving a half-finished Criminal Justice degree…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How I prepare to race my half-marathon (and how you can use this for your job hunt)
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#352: From Casual Coder to Product Manager: How to build a career in Sport Tech with Ryan Patterson
Meet Ryan Patterson, product manager at Premier Data, a fast-growing sports technology startup that's closing the gap between elite-level analytics and…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: Stop guessing which opportunity is worth your time
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#351: How to build a PR & Comms career in sport through contract work | From WA to the world’s biggest sporting events with Sarah Dyce
Meet Sarah Dyce, Public Affairs and Marketing Manager at the Victorian Institute of Sport. Sarah has a wealth of experience in sports communications, working…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: How to build your Career Operating System
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#350: Olympian, Hockeyroo, and mental health ambassador Rachel Lynch OAM, on championing Athlete Wellbeing and building a fulfilling career
Meet Rachael Lynch OAM OLY, former Gold Medalist Hockeyroo, now Nurse/Carer Lead and Wellbeing & Engagement Advisor at Wheelchair Rugby Australia. Rachael is…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: You Got the Job. Now What?
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…
The SportsGrad Podcast#349: How to land a job at an AFL club with Melbourne FC HR & Recruitment Executive, Steph di Julio
Meet Steph di Julio. Steph is the HR and Recruitment Executive at Melbourne Football Club - one of the AFL's most storied clubs. Steph is one of the few people…
- The SportsGrad Podcast
The Method: The identity shift that gets you hired in sport
Want to land a job in sport? Apply for The SportsGrad Method: www.sportsgrad.com.au/program So you want to work in sport. You are not alone, and that is…