#168: Geordie Miles (Spark Event Group) - How to turn casual work into full-time careers

Apr 4, 2022

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Hello friends!

Some good news… It just became a WHOLE lot easier to land your dream job in sport! Why? We’re now working super closely with Spark Event Group!

But what does that mean? And who are Spark?

Spark Event Group offers young people work experience at major events like the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and Australian Open! Essentially, if you’re looking for the coolest casual work going around, head to Spark.

To help you maximise the casual work, we come in with the all important upskilling, networking and full-time opportunities through the SportsGrad Community!

By bringing the two together, we create a pathway from casual work into full-time careers!

So, to discuss all of this in full, how you can get involved, plus the lay of the events land, we brought in Spark’s Managing Director, Geordie Miles!

We cover:

How Spark and SportsGrad will work together to help you guys land jobs!
Why Geordie got started in events and how his company merged with Event Workforce group to form Spark
How a 38 hour shift and burnout sparked Geordie to change the culture of event work to make it more manageable for staff
Geordie’s super strong purpose for working in events, and how it helped him rebound quickly after his plans to work in the US backfired

If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

Or if you’d like to ask us any questions, join the SportsGrad Community! It’s THE place to be if you want to get your foot in the door, hire people quickly & easily, or learn from the best in the world.

You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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