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Women in Sports Panel - October 8th, 2018

10/14/2018

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​Speakers:

Terry Galik
UW-Athletics Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Administration & Senior Women's Administrator

  • Terry Gawlik brings an extensive and broad background in athletics administration and coaching. She currently oversees all aspects of the Badger softball, volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s and women’s rowing programs, and at one time supervised as many as 13 sports programs. Gawlik directs coaches’ meetings and leads sport administrator meetings as part of the Athletics Department’s commitment to ensure the current and future success of its sports programs and to provide a championship experience for student-athletes (via uwbadgers.com). 

Kayla Gross
Special Projects Manager, Wei LAB at Wisconsin Center for Education Research and UW-Madison School of Education Graduate Student

  • With an extensive background in community relations in recent years, Kayla has lead the charge in directing the UW Athletics Badgers Give Back program and the Oregon State Beyond Football program from foundation to formation. She now currently resides back in Madison as a graduate student at the UW-Madison School of Education. Kayla is also now a faculty advisor for the club.


DeLaina Sarden
UW-Athletics Career and Leadership Coordinator
  • A former student athlete at the University of Central Florida, Delaina’s work has always revolved around the craft of student-athlete development. Beginning at UCF, DeLaina was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Student-Athlete Leadership Institute. From UCF, DeLaina attended Michigan State University and became a graduate assistant working with the institution’s Student-Athlete Support Services and graduated with a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Student-Athlete Development in 2017. She is now the career and leadership coordinator for UW-Athletics, where her main responsibilities include providing career counseling and professional development for the Softball, Wrestling, Volleyball, and Men and Women’s Soccer, and Tennis teams.

Kat Vosters
UW-Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Recruitment
  • A Madison area native and UW-Madison graduate, Kat began her UW Athletics career early on as a four-year manager with the men's basketball program, handling the responsibilities of a lead manager during her junior and senior years. She then served as a program assistant during the 2013-14 season. Soon after, she would serve as the team's director of basketball operations for the three seasons thereafter. Now, in her current role as the director of student-athlete recruitment, Kat is working with various departments at UW to help the coaching staffs attract and engage prospective student-athletes.​


​Q & A:
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Favorite Memory or Part About your Job?


Terry 
Terry said impacting student athletes

Kayla 
Kayla commented that she enjoys that her work is community and student oriented. Also, the fact that what she is doing everyday is making an impact, as well as being able to build relationships with a lot of different kids and thus establish lifelong relationships with those kids. 

DeLaina
DeLaina really likes that she gets to see the potential of other people, that refusal to give up on someone. One example she mentioned was her relationship with Michigan State football player Khari Willis, who was a keynote speaker at the Big Ten football media days this year. 

Kat
Kat said she values team achievements. She spoke upon the fact that coaches give a lot up for those moments and to be with someone elses kids and so to see that moment of elation and everybody coming together as a team is special. She specifically mentioned the 2014 men's basketball final four run.

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​Thank you to Terry, Kayla, DeLaina, and Kat for taking the time to share their invaluable insight with our club about the ins and outs of working in such a competitive industry and working through gender dynamics in the workplace.  
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Jeff Jurgella - October 5th, 2018

10/13/2018

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ICYMI:

Jeff Jurgella is currently the Minnesota Twins Senior Director of Corporate Sponsorships, where he heads the the prospecting and development of sponsorships within all categories for the Minnesota Twins. In addition to his work with the Twins, Jeff is a guest lecturer at the University of Minnesota for the Sport Management degree program.

An Alumni of UW-Madison, Jeff has an extensive background in sports beginning with his first gig with the Madison Muskies, an Oakland A’s minor league affiliate at the time. With the Muskies, Jeff was hired right of college as the Assistant GM with a low salary and no benefits. He described it as not ideal, but it was a start. His professional experience also includes stops at the Minnesota Twins, Fox Sports North, and Badger Sports Properties.

On a personal note, Jeff currently resides in Madison and is an avid fan of Wisconsin sports teams.

For SBC members actively seeking employment or opportunities in the sports industry and those interested in the field of corporate sponsorship, Jeff had this to say:


​Q & A:


Thoughts on networking and volunteering?
Jeff stressed that the sports industry is difficult to get into so making connections and exploring volunteer opportunities is pivotal in improving your cause early on. He mentioned that he probably wouldn’t have been hired onto the Twins staff without volunteering with them first of all. He also said that sending handwritten notes can make you stand out in the hiring process.

Thoughts on Sports Management Degree?
Jeff mentioned that he was not a general fan of the sport management degree. He thought it is a fine minor, but not major for an undergraduate. He suggested that a business or marketing degree would be more beneficial as it possesses you with flexibility and transferable skills outside of the sports industry. That way you are in a better position if you decide to explore other industries or companies for employment, like general mills.

One thing that you wish you had known or done earlier in your career?
Jeff commentated that he wish he had took initiative earlier in his career to implore a natural curiosity: having the courage to connect, be curious, ask questions, and ultimately set yourself apart from the competition.  


8 reasons why companies sponsor?
  • ​Increase brand loyalty
  • Create awareness and visibility
  • Change / Reinforce image
  • Drive retail traffic
  • Corporate citizenship
  • Sample / Display brand attributes
  • Combat larger marketing budgets​


​Thank you to Jeff Jurgella for taking the time to share his invaluable insight with our club, about his career path, the corporate partnership side of sports, as well as his advice on how to succeed in such a competitive industry.

Reach out and learn more about Jeff Jurgella
Follow Jeff Jurgella on Twitter: @JeffJurgella
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