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Cary Kaplan - President
Cary Kaplan has been
a leading sports executive since 1995.
As founder and president of Cosmos
Sports, in just over three years, the company
with the ambition to 'Win the Business', has rapidly
established itself as an industry leader in several
areas including Team Training and Education, Career
Management, League Management, Branding, Brokerage
and Athlete Management.
Under Cary's leadership, Cosmos
Sports has built relationships with numerous teams,
leagues and organizations, has run five conferences
and academies, has launched two sports business
websites, has represented hundreds of athletes,
trained hundreds of teams, and perhaps most
rewarding, has received high praise throughout.
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For
six years, and prior to founding Cosmos Sports, Cary
was a proud employee of the Edmonton Oilers Hockey
Club, involved in the management of their AHL
franchises, the Hamilton Bulldogs.
During his tenure in
Hamilton, some of the highlights included The
Bulldogs being awarded the Tourism Award of
Excellence in 1998, 1999 and 2001 for the top
marketed organization in Southern Ontario. In 1999,
he personally Won the Ken McKenzie Award (1999) as
the American Hockey League’s top business executive.
As
club President, Cary championed the “Stay Dogs Stay”
campaign, resulting in over $1 million in
incremental revenues,, and securing the long term
sustainability of the hockey clubs future in
Hamilton.
During the six years with the
Hamilton Bulldogs, attendance grew 32%. This was
the largest increase of any of the 36 AHL/IHL (AAA)
hockey franchises in North America during this
period.
In his rise from Director of
Marketing, to Vice President and ultimately to club
President and Alternate Governor in 2000, Cary
became one of the youngest and most highly regarded
executives in the industry. In their 12th year, The
Bulldogs are currently the longest serving Canadian
franchise in the AHL.
Upon raising the capital for new
ownership, and establishing the Montreal Canadiens
as the new NHL partner of the Bulldogs, Cary left
the club with his wife Amelia to found Cosmos Sports
in 2003.
Cary
received an Honours BA in Political Science from the
University of Toronto, and subsequently achieved his
MBA specializing in Marketing and International
Business from Dalhousie University.
Email:
carykaplan@aol.com
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Amelia Kaplan - Vice President
Amelia Kaplan has been an executive in the sports
industry for 13 years. She began her career in
sports with the Edmonton Oilers farm club, the Cape
Breton Oilers. In 1996, she moved with the team to
Hamilton as the Hamilton Bulldogs Office Manager.
In 2003, Amelia left the Bulldogs to
co-found Cosmos Sports with her husband Cary, where
she is the Vice President of Operations.
Prior to working in the sports
industry, Amelia's previous work experience included
her tenure at the accounting firm, Peat Marwick Thorn and the University
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Amelia has an Executive Secretarial Science from the
University College of Cape Breton and is proud of
her upbringing in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia.
Email:
amelialkaplan@aol.com
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Scott Mosey
Director, Business Operations
Scott Mosey has worked in sports for
over 18 years and brings a track record of success.
Whether as a player, coach, scout, or owner, Mosey
has been successful at moving himself and his
clients to “The Next Level”.
As a player, Scott was drafted and
played in the (OHL) Ontario Hockey League for Guelph
and the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. He was named to
the OHL All-Star team and went to the Memorial Cup
with the Sault Greyhounds after winning the OHL
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During his three years in the Ontario Hockey
League, Mosey was named scholastic player for his
team in each of the three seasons. His junior career
culminated with winning the Dave Pinkney trophy for
the OHL’s best goals against average in 1984.
Mosey went on to attend York University where he won
a National CIS Championship while pursuing a degree
in Politics and Law and Society. He won two OUAA
Championships and was named York’s Athlete of the
Year for hockey in 1985. Mosey still holds the
University record for lowest career goals against
average, a record that now stands for over 21 years.
He also attended Laurentian University for Business
Administration while playing Junior A hockey.
Having coached, managed and owned teams at the
Provincial Junior A level, His knowledge of the
sports business landed him the position of
Commissioner of the Metro Junior A Hockey League in
1997.
Mosey joined Cosmos Sports in 2003 where he worked on
ticket sales accounts with the Toronto Blue Jays,
Hamilton Tiger Cats, Toronto Rock and MLSE’S Toronto
Raptors, and Toronto Marlies. He most recently managed
over $2,500,000.00 in Rogers NFL Buffalo Bills in
Toronto sales.
In 2004 Mosey was instrumental in launching an Athlete
Management division of Cosmos Sports. He is involved in
their Sports Management Academy, Career Conferences, and
Charitable Sports events. He has also taught and
educated future sports executives at the Cosmos Sports
Institute. Scott is responsible for the procurement of
new business at Cosmos Sports.
Email:
smosey@cosmossports.com
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Abhinav Nongmeikapam
Director,
I.T & Creative Services
Abhinav Nongmeikapam
joined the team at Cosmos Sports right after completing
his internship program as a Sports Account / I.T
Manager.
In 2008, Nongmeikapam
was promoted to Director of I.T. & Creative
Services. He earned his Post Graduate diploma in
International Business Management from Centennial
College, Toronto and Bachelor of Engineering in
Computer Science from Vivesvaraya Technological
University, Bangalore, India. During his time with
Cosmos Sports, he developed and managed the websites
(cosmossports.com, cosmossportsjobs.com and
sportexecs.com) for the company. |
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Nongmeikapam recently developed an interactive
website (sportexecs.com) for all the sport
executives from various teams and leagues in North
America to work together to exchange ideas, profit
generating concepts and best practices throughout
the industry. Nongmeikapam always knew that his
career goal was in sports industry. His passion for
sports has come from playing and watching sports. He
played tennis, table tennis and soccer for the
school team. Nongmeikapam is from Manipur, India.
Today, he resides in Toronto and enjoying his active
life style. His interest includes tennis, soccer,
football and music.
Email:
abhinav@cosmossports.com
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Brendan Kemke
Marketing Manager
Brendan started at Cosmos Sports in September 2007.
He has graduated from Durham College with a Sport
Management Advanced Diploma and from Conestoga
College with a diploma in General Business.
He has
extensive knowledge in team marketing, sponsorship,
and ticket sales. During his time at Cosmos, Brendan
has been the Director of Marketing on a number of
properties, including the North York Astros &
Brampton Lions FC of the Canadian Soccer League, and
the Hamilton Avalanche of the USL W-League.
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Email:
bkemke@cosmossports.com
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Michael Miele
Brand Manager
Michael started at Cosmos Sports in September 2007 as an account
executive. He graduated from York University with a
Kinesiology Degree and completed the York University
Sport Administration certificate program.
Currently Michael is the Brand Manager for a number of teams
including the North York Astros, Portugal FC and TFC
Academy of the Canadian Soccer League. His day to day
operations include ticket sales, game operations and
ultimately creating awareness within the community.
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Michael has also been involved with Adam Bennett’s 3on3 Youth
Hockey Leagues where he was responsible for driving
registration, sponsorship and also marketing the 4
different cities.
Email:
mmiele@cosmossports.com
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Bryan McGahey
Recruitment Manager
Bryan joined Cosmos Sports in February 2008 as an
intern Account Executive assisting with the Athlete
Management and Career Management Departments.
Currently Bryan is the Recruiting Manager for the
Athlete and Career Management Departments. He
is responsible for servicing athletes in the
collegiate and professional ranks while providing
them with future opportunities to grow their career
in their respective fields. Above all he
enjoys educating athletes and student athletes alike
on the opportunities that exist, and believes that
simply knowing how to approach these opportunities
is invaluable.
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Additionally, Bryan is responsible for managing
cosmossportsjobs.com and executing executive searches
for professional sports teams. Having used the service
to find a career is what landed him at Cosmos Sports in
the first place.
Email:
bmcgahey@cosmossports.com
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Anthony Lancione
Sports Account Executive
Anthony graduated from Ted Rogers School of Business
Management at Ryerson University with a major in
Marketing and a minor in Law. His long term
aspirations lie in sports marketing from either a
professional franchise standpoint or governing body.
Anthony works day to day with Corporate Branding
initiatives, website maintenance and such projects
as Cosmos’ Sports Management Academy, CSL and Trot
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Anthony joined Cosmos Sports because of his enthusiasm
for combining his academic background of Marketing with
his deeply ingrained lifelong passion for sports.
Email:
alancione@cosmossports.com
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Melissa Ryder
Sports Account Executive
Melissa joined
Cosmos Sports in September of 2008 as a Sports
Account Executive with a sincere passion for sports.
She has recently graduated from Brock University and
obtained a Bachelor in Sport Management. In the past
she has worked a variety of jobs within the sports
industry, however she strongly believes that her
hands-on experience working at this sport management
firm will help further her in this fast-paced
industry.
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Her
hobbies include playing competitive girls ice
hockey, snowmobiling, golfing, fishing, and
rollerblading. Her favorite professional sports team
is the Toronto Maple Leafs and hopes to one day
witness them win the Stanley Cup!
Email:
mryder@cosmossports.com
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Rachelle Pantaleon
Sports Account Executive
Rachelle graduated
from the University of Western Ontario with a
Kinesiology degree and has joined Cosmos because of
her passion and love for sports. She is extremely
active, and enjoys biking, skateboarding and playing
tennis, and also competes in volleyball, basketball
and soccer on a weekly basis.
As a Sports Account
Executive, Rachelle’s main focus is on the 2008
Sports Management Academy. She is also involved in
working on Standardbred Canada’s Trot magazine and
CSL game
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day operations.
Rachelle plans to use her experience to help further
her future aspirations in the sports industry, and
hopes to one day work for her favorite team, the
Toronto Raptors.
Email:
rpantaleon@cosmossports.com
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Ryan Blaney
Sports Account Executive
Ryan joined Cosmos
Sports in September 2008 as a Sport Account
Executive working in the Athlete Management
department. He graduated in Marketing and Sales
at Sheridan College Institute of Technology.
Ryan has a diverse resume in Junior Hockey,
playing in the OPJHL, MJHL, and GMOHL – He is
passionate about the advancement and education
of athletes, and would like to pursue a career
in Sports Management.
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Email:
rblaney@cosmossports.com
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Walter Kim
Sports Account Executive
Walter Kim earned a
Sociology B.A. from York University in 2003. He also
earned a Creative Advertising Diploma from
Centennial College in 2005. He is excited to have
begun his internship at Cosmos Sports. Within his
first month at Cosmos Sports, he sees the strength
and potential of Cosmos and is excited to see the
firm make great strides in the sports industry.
Walter has an intense
passion for sports because of the
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comraderie that is
created through sport. Since he was young, he has
spent majority of his free time skateboarding,
snowboarding, playing hockey, baseball, volleyball,
football, basketball and soccer.
Email:
wkim@cosmossports.com
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COSMOS SPORTS
1690
Bonhill Road
Mississsauga,
Ontario
L5T
1C8
P:
905.564.4660
E:
info@cosmossports.com
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