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kevintarca

Nov 30, 2022
2 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 30/30

#LinkedInSports Day 3️⃣0️⃣: Congrats - You completed the challenge! Share what you learned! What a month! The last 30 days have been a lot of fun. Big time shoutout to Adriene Bueno for the challenge! Here are 5 takeaways. 1 -- Persistence & Discipline Win Long Term A lot of people fall short of their goals because they end up quitting when it gets tough. But often, that deepest darkest moment is really the moment before your success. Does posting 30 days in a row mean we win

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kevintarca

Nov 29, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 29/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣9️⃣: What predictions do you have for athletes or the sports industry in 2023? 1 -- College sports will continue to look like pro sports. College athletes (mostly from the highest revenue generating sports) will continue to garner more eyeballs, which means more demand, which translates to higher value. I think we'll see the "rich get richer," in terms of the amount of money the top 1% of student athletes will make. Why? Because they can! The value of s

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kevintarca

Nov 28, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 28/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣8️⃣: What skills are essential in your job? How can others gain these skills? Starting my podcast (Sports Business Secrets) in 2020 was one of the best personal & professional decisions of my life! It's allowed me to build multiple things simultaneously (and exponentially) -- my personal brand, my expertise in the industry and of course my network! In March of 2021, today's prompt was literally the title of episode 152! Here are 8 skills I discuss on th

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kevintarca

Nov 27, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 27/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣7️⃣: What are ways that you maintain your mental health while at work? There's no doubt the professional basketball industry presents challenges. Despite the good people and friendliness that surely exists, it is a cut throat industry. And it's not just the agent path. If you're on any path -- pro, coach, scout, GM, etc. It's all similar. The supply of people trying to reach the top is endless & the demand for those positions are limited. Being complete

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kevintarca

Nov 26, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 26/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣6️⃣: What are ways that the sports industry can improve DEI efforts? The first thing that comes to mind is to LISTEN. Seems pretty basic, but it's something that I've tried to do a better job of the past few years. There are various groups of people that feel undervalued and misrepresented, both in the sports industry and in our society as a whole today. And the only way for someone to understand how to help, is by listening. Another easy solution is to

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kevintarca

Nov 25, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 25/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣5️⃣: Share an interesting statistic about athletes or the sports industry. Here's a statistic for you. If you are a boy that participates in high school basketball in the United States, you have a .00832% chance of being selected in the NBA Draft. Of course there are many assumed variables that go into that calculation, but it's a powerful statistic. So powerful that I include it in every single presentation I give. It doesn't matter if I'm speaking to

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kevintarca

Nov 25, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 24/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣4️⃣: Who and/or what are you thankful for today? If you’ve ever asked me how my day is going, you’ve probably heard me respond with “I’m living and breathing, so today is a great day!” It seems cliche, but every word is true. Of course there are many things that I’m still working towards. Because it’s never good to be complacent. But I try my best to live in the now. I have family & friends that support me. I have clothes on my back & a roof over my hea

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kevintarca

Nov 23, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 23/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣3️⃣: What do you believe is the greatest challenge most athletes are facing today? Among the many challenges athletes have, there is only one that sticks out to me as the greatest. And that is finding an identity outside of being an athlete! There's nothing wrong with being labeled an athlete. It's actually an advantage. But it quickly becomes a challenge when athletes believe that is the ONLY identity they have. Because it's just not true. I started Kr

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kevintarca

Nov 22, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 22/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣2️⃣: Share something that helps you make your job easier. Transparent Communication. When I first started Kreation Talent Agency, I was so caught up in "succeeding" that I would keep things a little bit vague in terms of career trajectory for players. Firstly, because there was no true way to project where a player would be in 5 years, so I was genuinely unsure. But secondly, if I'm being honest, I was just afraid of disappointing a potential client. If

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kevintarca

Nov 21, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 21/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣1️⃣: Who is a woman in sports that inspires you and why? I’ve gotta give a big time shout to Coach Samantha Guastella! Currently an Assistant Coach for Yale Women’s Basketball. Sam crushed it as a collegiate student and athlete (shoutout Quinnipiac University). After she was done with school, there was pressure to get a “real job,” but she decided to chase her dream to play at the next level. Obviously she accomplished that and spent several years playi

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kevintarca

Nov 20, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 20/30

#LinkedInSports Day 2️⃣0️⃣: Where do you get your athlete and sports business news? I constantly cycle through different mediums for news. To be honest, a lot of the quick news these days just comes from social media or a group text. Sometimes I catch a highlight on instagram or a breaking story on twitter. Sometimes I scroll through LinkedIn to start the day. Outside of social media, I flip between several newsletters for a more structured read. For general sports news & sto

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kevintarca

Nov 19, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 19/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣9️⃣: Who is a leader that inspires you and why? NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. I've always been fascinated by Adam Silver's background. From his law experience to holding various roles throughout the NBA, his vision to grow basketball around the world is inspiring. It doesn't matter what name you answer this question with, every single leader has difficult decisions to make. And let's not forget that it's impossible to be liked by everybody. But even wit

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kevintarca

Nov 18, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 18/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣8️⃣: What is a book that helped you in your career and what did you learn?

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kevintarca

Nov 17, 2022
2 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 17/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣7️⃣: Who is the most innovative athlete or brand in sports and why? One of my favorite sports apparel brands is Lululemon. And I'll give you several reasons why. 1// Unique Marketing. Before doing anything, they listened. They figured out what values their target customer lived by and then created a product around it. But just because they had a great product, that did not guarantee success. They had to get innovative. So they built an entire lifestyle

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kevintarca

Nov 16, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 16/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣6️⃣: The sports industry needs to improve ___: TRANSPARENCY. You don't have to look far to find some type of criticism against a professional club or sports association worldwide. Whether it's questioning the true use of funds (think FIFA and FIBA) or leadership ethics and protocols (think recent NFL or NBA situations). Whether the accusations are valid or just rumors, most "situations" can be traced back to the lack of transparency. One topic that is i

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kevintarca

Nov 15, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 15/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣5️⃣: What is your favorite and least favorite part about working in sports? One of my favorite parts about working in sports is the ability to compete every single day. Competition is directly translatable from being an athlete to the sports business world! There might not be team wins & losses, but there are company profit & loss rankings! There might not be league MVP awards, but there are top sales person awards. To my current athletes, please unders

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kevintarca

Nov 14, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 14/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣4️⃣: How did you break into the sports industry?

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kevintarca

Nov 13, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 13/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣3️⃣: What is a routine that helps you work better?

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kevintarca

Nov 12, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 12/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣2️⃣: Highlight a brand that's transforming women's sports and the work they're doing. I don't know if this brand is necessarily "transforming" women's sports entirely, but I found this this campaign from Heineken to be pretty powerful. Their TV & digital campaign from earlier in the year celebrated female soccer fans and addressed gender bias that affects both fans and players of the sport. One way to transform women's sports is to add broadcast and liv

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kevintarca

Nov 11, 2022
1 min

LinkedIn Sports Challenge 11/30

#LinkedInSports Day 1️⃣1️⃣: How will virtual reality technologies shape emerging business areas? The first thing that comes to mind for me is tapping into live game experiences. The NBA started doing this last year. And yes, I agree it will continue to grow. But a few rhetorical questions for you to ponder here.... How will this affect current TV contracts? How many people will actually buy the Oculus (currently $399) and then pay an extra fee to watch in 3D? With all new ide

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