ACT NIL Bootcamp!

Chris Sarver - NIL 101

Chris Sarver is a sports marketing agent and expert on the emerging NIL industry. Chris will help your student-athletes gain a solid foundation on the NIL ecosystem, the opportunities, challenges, and best practices and show them how they can leverage it to their advantage.

Rob Reid- Scrubbing Past Social Media Posts

Rob Reid has been in the collegiate athletic industry for three decades and likes to remind student-athletes that their network and social influence could be destroyed in minutes because of sketchy or insensitive past posts. Your student-athletes will gain a better understanding of safe social media posting.

Lauren Hoselton - Storytelling and Branding

Lauren Hoselton is a track & field alumni from University of Mississippi with a dual degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and Psychology and founder and CEO of Total NIL. She will share with your student-athletes the importance of storytelling in branding.

Brittany Harris - Social Media Tip, Tricks, and Strategies

Brittany Harris is the founder of Rave On Sports and responsible for developing incredibly creative social media campaigns designed to create meaningful connections between players and fans. Brittany will show your student-athletes a half dozen ways to build and engage a loyal fan base.

Jade-Smith-Williams - How to Find & Work with Agents

Jade Smith-Williams is a UC Berkely School of Law professor, attorney and sports and entertainment agent. She’s been involved in the NIL ecosystem from day one. Jade offers student-athletes a clear understand on what the relationship between student-athletes and agents, how to find agents and what the student-athlete can or should expect out of the relationship.

Mark Koesterer - Influence Marketing Strategies

Mark Koesterer is the author of one of the first comprehensive books on the Name, Image, and Likeness industry and founder of The Players NIL. Mark will help your student-athletes understand the power and potential of their brand to generate revenue.

Tom Sitko - Three NIL Deals to Focus On

Tom Sitko is has been engaged in athletics with the Cleveland Cavaliers, IMG College, and Learfield, and along the way has gained an inside look at the opportunities, risks, and challenges NIL presents for colleges and their athletic departments. His new firm Helix is the glue that connects student-athletes with brands ensuring successful NIL experiences for all.

Johnny Barba - Merchandizing Strategies

Johnny Barba is a recent international business and marketing major graduate from Oregon State University who has found a niche in helping student-athletes understand their opportunity to create merchandise and apparel as a foundation of their NIL strategy. Student-athletes will learn critical strategies from manufacturing, pricing, distribution, and marketing techniques.

Mike McQuillan - Turning Networks into Ambassadors

Mike McQuillan is a certified World Class Speaking Coach. Mike will give your student-athletes tips and strategies that will help them confidently communicate their passions and turn their network into ambassadors.

Chima Okoli - Contract Negotiations

Chima Okoli is an attorney with a major interest and influence in the NIL industry. Chima will share with your student-athletes background information on contract negotiations, creating value, and protecting their brand.

Jed Collins - Financial Literacy & Health

After his time in the NFL, Jed Collins decided to help fellow athletes build financial strategies to protect their hard earned salaries. His “Money Vehicle” course does just that. Your student-athletes will learn how to master their finances.

Hassan Thomas - Creating NIL Deals with Financial Institutions

Hassan Thomas is an award winning podcaster, author, and NIL thought leader whose mission is to help student-athletes gain a solid understanding of how to not only manage their personal financial responsibilities but those that will develop as they create their NIL businesses. Hassan is a well known industry veteran who you probably has seen at conferences representing iGrad.

Jordan Poydras - Determining Your Market Value

Jordan Poydras’s experience as an athlete gave him an understanding of his and his teammates values. Jordan will give your student-athletes examples on how they can identify, set, and share their value with sponsors.

Larissa Mills - Mental Wellbeing & Performance Exercises

Larissa Mills is the founder and CEO of The Mental Game Academy, a pioneering platform focused on enhancing athletes’ performance. Larissa will share with your student-athletes four fundamental mental strategies that will give them the confidence to overcome anxiety, doubt, and fear.

Robert Khoury - Best Internships Strategies

Robert Khoury is a sought after entrepreneur, business consultant, and advisor. Robert’s passion is helping students learn not only how to find the right internship and land it, but also how to get the most value out of their internship and use it to land their next internship or job.

Robert Shindell - Ph.D Career Readiness

Robert Shindell is an award winning career training and development professional who has worked with hundreds of career centers and knows the importance of investing time in one's career. Robert will detail how student-athletes can interpret their career readiness test results.

Tom Johnson - Creating a Career Playbook

Tom Johnson is the President of Synova Talent Solutions and has 30+ years in the recruiting industry. He recognized the common mistakes job seekers made and created a step by step career exploration guide to help them avoid those mistakes. Your student-athletes will learn those strategies.

Teg Cosgriff - Getting MORE Done in Less Time!

As an assistant director of athletics at Yele and public schools, Teg has a good grasp of what issues student-athletes face. Teg will provide student-athletes with a basic understanding of time management so they can learn how to juggle their academic, athletic, and social responsibilities.

Don Philabaum - Leveraging Uniforms to Launch Careers

Don Philabaum’s four higher education companies have worked with over 1,000 career and alumni offices. He has written ½ dozen books on careers. Don will share with your student-athletes the importance of taking ownership of their careers as early as their freshman year.

Martin Esqueda - Getting recruited. Transfer Portal 101

Martin Esqueda has written five books on building leaders and empowering students and athletes. He has inside information on the college recruiting process and is the CEO of Haystack, a software tool coaches leverage to find the best talent. Student-athletes will learn inside tips from a coaches perspective on what coaches are looking for in new talent as well as provide an overview of the benefits, risks, and opportunities of the transfer portal.

J.C. Carbonelli - Everything You Need to Know About Branding

J.C. Carbonelli offers a mini-course on branding and how student-athletes can go about uncovering their brand, express their brand and find the right brands to partner with.

Judd Simon - Tools and Strategies to Connect with Brands

As the founder of Brandlete, Judd Simon knows one of the most difficult areas for you to get started is to find and connect with relevant sponsors, brands, and advertisers. Students that participate in his presentation will learn how to use technology solutions to do it the easy way.

Jason Pierret - Your LinkedIn Profile is Your Brand

Jason Pierreti is a noted branding expert who understands the power and potential of LinkedIn profile pages. It will not only help student-athletes land sponsors and advertising gigs but it is also their ticket to internships and jobs.

Jim Convertino - Protecting Your Income Stream with Insurance

Jim Convertino is one of the NIL industries longest service experts on insurance. He works with over 900 athletes to provide timely, relevant insurance programs that protect student-athletes current revenue and future revenue streams.

Jack Adler - Connecting and Engaging with Brands, Sponsors, and Advertisers

Jack Adler is a serial entrepreneur and long time sports marketing business person that helps brands find the right talent for their promotions. Student-athletes will learn from Jack’s experience how to engage and connect with brands.

Edriss Ndiaye - Learn Soft Skills

Edriss Ndiaye is a Ohio State University Communication major and fencing student-athlete. Edris will share with your student-athletes the importance of learning resilience, time management, and leadership.

Sebrina Oostburg - Networking Strategies

Sebrina Oostburg is proof a student-athlete from a small college can participate in the NIL industry. Sebrina is a track and field athlete and weight lifting champion from Belmont College. She will share with your student athletes how to network and sell themselves to sponsors and advertisers.

Dylan Steele - Take on Leadership Roles

Dylan Steele is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan and a cheerleading student-athlete with a degree in Sport Management. His team won national titles in 2020 and 2021. Your student-athletes will hear the importance of discipline, consistent behaviors, and what it takes to create and be a member of a winning team.

Logan Patete - Developing a Personal Brand

Logan Patete is a recent graduate from The University of Texas at Austin and a new member of the CCSG Media team. As a Track & Field student-athlete Logan will share with student-athletes the importance of being persuasive, teamwork, and cooperation.

Kosi Umerah - Community Involvement

Kosi Umerah is a hammer-thrower for Vanderbilt Track and Field team and is majoring in Political Science and Anthropology with aspirations of practicing law. Your student-athletes will learn why it’s important to participate in and volunteer in community organizations.