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My Berkeley classmates went on to Goldman, Google, Meta, and startups that made the news. I made the NFL. I haven’t stopped watching them either. Four years at Berkeley will do that to you. I was surrounded by people who were obsessed with building something from nothing, talking about markets and ideas in languages I was still learning. I didn't always understand what they were working on. But the drive behind it looked like football to me, and that part I understood completely. I'm one of a handful of Filipino-Americans who have played in the NFL. Gold House recognized me for that, and it opened rooms with founders and builders from the Asian and Pacific Islander community I wouldn't have found on my own. Those conversations made me want to learn this world properly. Football is still everything. Year four with the Kansas City Chiefs and I'm more focused than I've ever been. But I'm paying attention to what's being built around me, and I want to be in the right conversations while I'm at it. If you're a founder, operator, or investor and want to connect, I'd like to hear from you.

Girls flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country – and the Kansas City Chiefs are proud to help lead the Let Her Play movement here in Kansas. On April 23, KSHSAA will vote on whether to officially sanction girls flag football as a high school sport – an important moment for access, opportunity, and the future of the game. Let Her Play. Learn more: www.chiefs.com/LetHerPlay

Girls flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country- and the Kansas City Chiefs are proud to help lead the Let Her Play movement here in Kansas. On April 23rd, KSHSAA will vote on whether to officially sanction girls flag football as a high school sport- an important moment for access, opportunity, and the future of the game. Learn more about why this moment matters and how you can support the Let Her Play movement: www.chiefs.com/LetHerPlay

At the end of this month, I will be leaving Kansas City and heading to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, visiting with family and friends, and enjoying the sunshine while I actively pursue my next career opportunity. It was an honor and incredible experience to be part of an ambitious National Football League (NFL) front office team in KC; huge thanks to Kansas City Chiefs ownership and leadership, the Communications and Community Impact teams, and my colleagues at the League and Hunt Sports Group. It was particularly rewarding to work on securing the franchise’s future home, as the team now has a $4 billion agreement to build a new stadium, training facility, headquarters, and mixed-use entertainment developments in Kansas. My engagement with several ongoing endeavors and interests will continue. Among them: 🎮 Serving as pro bono Chief Communications Officer for USA Esports , the new national body seeking United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee accreditation. This year, USA Esports will oversee 16 esports teams representing the U.S. at the inaugural Esports Nations Cup in November, and I’m thrilled to continue to support #esports and #gaming after a dynamic six years at Riot Games . 🦆 🍊 Teaching/advising at the University of Oregon and Syracuse University , including overseeing a University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business Strategic Planning Project (SPP) with the UO Warsaw Sports Business Center this spring term built around… 🏃♀️➡️ 🏃♂️➡️ 🏃♀️➡️ Growing the Hal Higdon LLC family running business ( www.HalHigdon.com ) in the year my father turns 95! We’ve got exciting plans ahead, from expanding our digital offerings to evolving our brand and the “Run with Hal” training app. We’re also kicking off the Higdon 30 Challenge starting May 1—a great way to stay motivated, build consistency, and be part of a supportive #running community. You can learn more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gpRCp--K . If you’ve ever thought about getting into a running routine or pushing your #training to the next level, this is a great place to start.

Girls flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country – and the Kansas City Chiefs are proud to help lead the Let Her Play movement in Kansas. On April 23, the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) will vote on whether to officially sanction girls flag football as a high school sport – an important step toward long-term access, resources, and opportunity across the state. The Kansas City Chiefs believe in using our platform to help open doors and create opportunity – and until every girl has the chance to play, there’s still work to do. Learn more about why this moment matters and how you can support the Let Her Play movement: www.chiefs.com/LetHerPlay

🎓 I’ve been getting a lot of DMs from soon-to-be grads wanting to break into sports marketing. And with the market as wild as it is right now, and a few years of experience under my belt, I’ve been reflecting on what advice I'd give to all in this cohort: 1️⃣ Don’t get too fixed on a “dream job” right away. My first role? Digital marketing for baby bottles and breast pumps. Not glamorous—but it gave me hands-on experience I wouldn’t trade for anything. The universe has a funny way of working. It’ll often hand you the right next step… just not the one you had in mind. (Let’s be honest: living in Missouri was never on my bingo card.) 2️⃣ Network—always. Before you have a job. While you have a job. After you have a job. The most important opportunities rarely come from where you expect. As someone who was semi-recently navigating my own next step, every offer I received came from either: – a pre-existing relationship – or one that started with a LinkedIn DM You can’t always draw a straight line from a conversation to an outcome. That doesn’t mean it won’t matter. (A number of the folks I met during my recent job hunt are now people and companies that I've brought on to do work with me at the Kansas City Chiefs ) 3️⃣ If you do reach out—stand out. “Hey, can we chat - I want to get into your field?” probably won’t cut it. Show insight. Make me smile. Demonstrate how you think. We’re in marketing, after all. Market your mind. 4️⃣ Think about your framing. How are you positioning your experience in a way that makes it relevant? I was a Political Science major who had taken exactly one marketing class at University of Michigan (Go Blue). My angle? Politics is the art of persuasion. So is marketing. Turns out, people remember a good frame. -- Truth is, I’m a big believer in paying it forward. I’d love to respond to every message—but I can’t. So: be thoughtful. Be intentional. Be memorable. And don’t stop building relationships once you land the job. If your first role isn’t the dream? It might be the one that leads to something better than the dream. #GradsGuide2026