Career coaching that helps you actually enjoy the ride.
Strategic mentorship from an operator (8 years at Uber leading national venues and live events), a professor (University of Maine), and a nonprofit founder (NOVA Foundation). Built for ambitious students, athletes, and young professionals. And the parents helping them figure it out.
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Operator
8 years at Uber. Led the company's national venues and live events partnerships — $15M+ annual budget, 250+ major venues, 500+ events.
Professor
Lecturer in Sport Management at the Maine Business School, University of Maine. MBA, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, University of Oregon.
Founder
Executive Director of the NOVA Foundation. Runs Next Game — a community for college athletes navigating life after sport.
Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
If you're allowed to dream, you'll end up living. That's not a slogan. It's the actual mechanic of how careers and partnerships get built.
How I work
I've always just said yes to opportunity and made a point to reflect and change course based on the outcome. That's the posture I bring to coaching and advisory work, and the one I'm trying to instill in the people I work with.
The career or the project doesn't have to be figured out before you move. If you can see the path clearly, you can run at it. No scripts. No corporate playbooks. Each person, each question — we build from there.
For students
Career exploration, applications, internships, networking, first jobs, transitions. Sport business specifically, or any ambitious career path.
For parents
Strategy sessions about your kid's next step. Practical, honest advice from someone teaching and mentoring this age group every day.
For athletes
Specialized work for college athletes navigating life after sport, drawn from the NOVA Foundation's Next Game programming.
Read more about my career, philosophy, and how I think about this work →
Packages
Tailored to where you are. The discovery call is free — start there. Nonprofit and need-based adjustments available; ask in your intro call.
Career launch
From $1,200
4 sessions over 2 months. Most-fit for a student or young pro working through a specific transition — first job, college applications, major pivot.
- 4 x 60-min sessions
- Written action plan
- 3 months of follow-up check-ins
Accelerator
From $2,500
8 sessions over 3-4 months. For longer-arc career strategy and multiple application cycles.
- 8 x 60-min sessions
- Network introductions
- Year of quarterly check-ins
Sport business track
From $3,500
Premium program for students specifically targeting sport business careers. Industry-specific mocks, network introductions, application strategy.
- 6 x 60-min sessions
- Industry mock interviews
- Direct network introductions
Let's talk
Custom
Need something different? Let's design an engagement that fits your situation — timeline, scope, and budget.
- Tailored to your goals
- Flexible structure
- Start with a free intro call
How it works
STEP 01
Free intro call
30-minute conversation. What you're working on, what you need, whether I'm the right fit.
STEP 02
Pick a package
Match the engagement to the goal. Most engagements kick off within a week of the intro call.
STEP 03
Work the plan
Build a strategy, take real action between sessions, hold yourself to it. I'll hold you to it too.
Here for your organization, not yourself?
West Kennedy Consulting also works with organizations on sport business partnership strategy, S&E district development, social impact measurement, and expert testimony. Ten years of partnership work across the PGA Tour, Live Nation, NASCAR, Fox Sports, and the largest stadiums in North America.
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Book a 30-minute intro call. No commitment — the first conversation is free.
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