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The Next Play: Leadership and Career Development for Athletes

About This Webinar

Athletics at any level can help to develop critical leadership and career skills. Employers love to recruit high school and college athletes for their skills in teamwork, resiliency, time management, discipline, and communication. However, athletes often face leadership and career development challenges given the focus and time commitment they give their sport.

Athletes have unique leadership and career development needs. Come learn how to leverage athletic experience to apply to college or launch a career. Get the tools, resources, and insights you need to help yourself or your student athlete succeed in their next play.

Who can view: Everyone
Webinar Price: Free
Webinar ID: dd6e9d18c263
Featured Presenters
Webinar hosting presenter
Audra Emerson is a passionate speaker, trainer and career coach with over 20 years of experience in recruiting and human resources. Through her agency and consulting experience she has helped thousands of people advance their careers at top start-up and elite Fortune companies such as Target, Russell Investments, US Bank, Ameriprise, Allianz and more. She knows what recruiters and managers are looking for, how hiring decisions are made, what skills matter, and what types of jobs are now available in the marketplace.

Audra is a strong believer in the value of sports and an advocate for the positive impact sports can have on the lives of girls and women. She serves as a Board Member of the Edina Girls Athletic Association. She enjoys raising two athletic daughters and coaching various youth teams. She earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota.
Webinar hosting presenter
As co-founder of CareerPrep, Sara Wegmann is a powerful guide for emerging careers. She’s passionate about coaching, guiding, and teaching young professionals as they navigate their early careers. Sara brings extensive experience in talent development from top companies such as Deloitte, Target, and Merrill Lynch to help coach and train young professionals as they launch and build their careers.

As a life-long athlete, a parent of two young athletes, and a youth soccer and volleyball coach, Sara specializes in student athlete career development. Sara was a Captain, MVP and All Conference Varsity soccer player at Lawrence University, and now serves as Co-Chair of the Lawrence University Viking Athletics Alumni Advisory Committee. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Lawrence University and an MBA in HR and Management and Organizations from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and continues to compete athletically in tennis.
Hosted By
NAA Career Webinar Series webinar platform hosts The Next Play: Leadership and Career Development for Athletes
The Northwestern Alumni Association believes in life-long career
development to help you maintain your professional edge.
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