Inside SportsGrad: How members are landing full-time roles in sport - and what's working right now
Inside SportsGrad: How members are landing full-time roles in sport - and what's working right now
Free live webinar. 60 minutes. Wednesday 10 June, 12pm AEST.
Most people trying to break into sport are Industry-Ready. They have the degree, the passion, the LinkedIn profile with the green #OpenToWork circle. They're sending applications into the void and messages that never get a reply. Their inbox is full of automated rejections and their resume folder has more versions than they can count.
And they're getting nowhere.
The people getting hired aren't more qualified. They're Industry-Wanted. They're already visible to the right people, already trusted, already in the conversation before a role is ever announced. And here's what most people don't realise, Industry-Wanted isn't reserved for people who went to the right university or grew up knowing the right names. It's a pulling power anyone can have, that sets you up for a long, thriving career in sport.
The SportsGrad Method is what carries you there.
What's possible in 90 days or less
Mason Torney - Business Development Executive, Essendon Football Club Mason spent six and a half years selling real estate. Zero contacts in sport. He joined SportsGrad, built relationships across clubs and organisations through LinkedIn and coffee meetings, and landed a role at his childhood club. This year he was working in the Essendon corporate boxes at the MCG on Anzac Day.
Dan Raffin - Commercial Coordinator, Ticketek Australia Sent 30 applications in sport. Got one interview. Joined SportsGrad and 14 days later had a full-time role at the NSW Swifts. "The Method works - and instantly."
Lawrence Henderson - Senior Account Manager, Nike HQ Lawrence was selling cosmetics at L'Oréal in New Zealand. Knew it wasn't where he was headed. 91 days after joining SportsGrad, he swapped shampoo for sneakers and was at Nike headquarters - not in a retail store, at the head office.
Lucas Viana - Tournament Services Executive, England and Wales Cricket Board Was working in a pub in Adelaide. Wanted to work in cricket. Next thing he knows he was at Lord's Cricket Ground, working on The Hundred, and called the program "a cheat code for landing jobs in sport."
Bec Carter - Partnerships, Paralympics Australia Was a fitness instructor at BFT. No corporate background, no sport network. Joined SportsGrad and landed a partnerships role at Paralympics Australia in time to help with the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
What the industry says
"When I view applications and can see on LinkedIn that they are a SportsGrad member, the quality in their application is noticeable." - Dan Simons, Director of People & Culture, Victorian Institute of Sport
Here's what happens in the session
→ The difference between Industry-Ready and Industry-Wanted, why qualifications alone aren't moving the needle, and the specific actions that make hirers already know your name before they post a role
→ Why the game is rigged and why it's not your fault, including the reason 80% of roles in sport are filled before they hit a job board, and why applying harder isn't the answer
→ A live walkthrough of the three systems inside the SportsGrad Method, the Headhunted System, the Industry Access Pass, and the Opportunity-to-Offer framework
→ The program in detail, the Industry-Wanted Intensive, the 90-day roadmap, the mentors, the coaching calendar, the sparring partner system, and both guarantees
→ The honest case for doing this yourself, including what it actually took to build the network, the content system, and the conversion framework from scratch, and what that means for your timeline if you go it alone
→ SportsGrad vs a Masters degree, a direct comparison on time, cost, and outcome, including the one thing universities won't touch: a guarantee that you actually get hired
→ Member stories with names, timeframes, and before-and-after, including people who came from corporate, real estate, hospitality, fitness, and zero contacts in sport
→ Live Q&A, bring your situation and I'll work through it with you
Where SportsGrad members are now working
2026 FIFA World Cup USA · F1 · Cricket Australia · AFL · Tennis Australia · Chelsea FC · Australian Olympic Committee · NSW Swifts · Hockey Australia · Melbourne Mavericks · SEN · Bosch Motorsport · Football Australia · MCG · Ticketek Australia · England & Wales Cricket Board · Essendon Bombers · FIBA Media · Australian Grand Prix · Paralympics Australia · Nike
Your career. You in?
If you're still telling yourself you'll get serious about sport in six months, don't register. This session won't change that.
Every month you wait, you become more senior in the wrong direction. The job market doesn't get easier as you accumulate experience that isn't in sport.
This session is for people who have decided, or are very close to deciding, that the next 90 days is the move.
If that's not you, save the hour. If it is, register.
Complimentary: Members-Only Event the same evening
Everyone who attends the webinar and applies for the program gets a complimentary invite to a members-only event later that evening. One hour with a SportsGrad member on exactly how they landed a role at the Richmond Football Club. Wednesday 10 June, 7pm AEST.
Register below. It's free. It's 60 minutes. And it might be the most valuable hour you spend on your career this year.
About Reuben Williams Reuben is the founder of SportsGrad. He landed his first role at Cricket Australia in 2017 using the same systems he now teaches. Since 2020, SportsGrad members have landed 800+ roles across 140+ organisations — including the AFL, Cricket Australia, the ECB, FIBA, and the IOC.
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