Jul 27, 2020
Georgia Senior Deputy Athletic Director Josh Brooks and Ball State Deputy Athletics Director Haven Fields sit down to discuss transitioning to the Deputy AD role overseeing external operations, from their backgrounds and beginnings in internal operations, communicating your department’s unique value proposition, continuing to find new innovations, prospects or diamonds in the rough at established institutions and more.
1:36 - How was the transition from your upbringing in internal
operations to overseeing external operations as Deputy AD?
4:09 - How did you get to know the various key players in the
marketplace to make sure they understand the department's unique
value proposition? (Fields)
6:50 - What was the transition back to Georgia like after your time
as the AD at Millsaps? (Brooks)
8:05 - How are you pushing to be innovative and make a change at
established institutions?
10:40 - Since your scope of responsibilities has expanded, how are
you avoiding micromanaging, particularly in areas or tasks you
formerly handled?
12:56 - How involved are you with other campus constituents in
terms of finding success on campus and finding athletic
success?