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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 2003, the company with the ambition to 'Win the
Business', has rapidly established itself as an
international industry leader in several areas
including Team Training and Education, Career
Management, Corporate and Ticket Sales, and Athlete
Management.
Under Cary's leadership, Cosmos Sports has
built relationships with numerous teams, leagues,
athletes, fans,
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universities and
sports organizations and has led the launch of
the Sports Management
Academy series, the Cosmos Sports Institute, and
established the sportexecs.com, sportshiring.com and
pickfun.com brands.
Cary has personally consulted for and trained over
250 teams and leagues including the Canadian
Football League (CFL), Central Hockey League (CHL),
National Lacrosse League (NLL), Calgary Flames
(NHL), and the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the
UK.
As well, since 2005
he has served as the Commissioner of Canada's only
professional soccer league, the CSL.
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 franchise,
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, securing the long term sustainability of
the hockey clubs future in Hamilton. In
their 13th season, the Bulldogs are the
longest serving Canadian minor pro franchise.
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.
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
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experience included her tenure at the
accounting firm, Peat Marwick Thorn and the University
College of Cape Breton.
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 20 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
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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. Most Recently Scott has worked
as the Director of Ticket Sales
for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League
and the Director of Business Operations for the Toronto
Nationals MLL Lacrosse Champions while clients of Cosmos
Sports. Scott is responsible for the procurement of new
business at Cosmos Sports which now includes Elite
clients like Ryerson University Athletics, the CTV
Olympic Broadcast at Cineplex for the 2010 games in
Vancouver as well as the NFL on Location and the 2010
Super bowl.
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
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During his
time with Cosmos Sports, he developed and managed the
websites (cosmossports.com,
SportsHiring.com,
sportexces.com and
PickFun.com) for the company.
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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Michael Miele
Marketing Manager
Michael started at Cosmos Sports in September 2007 as an account
executive and has been involved in many different
facets of the business since then. He graduated from
York
University with a
Kinesiology Degree and completed the York University
Sport Administration certificate program.
As a large portion of his experience has been in branding and
ticket sales for multiple sport organizations,
Michael is
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currently managing Cosmos Sports newest area of the business,
Pickfun.com.
This new and convenient way for sports fans to purchase tickets,
Pickfun.com offers discounted ticket packages for a
majority of the Professional organizations within the
GTA and surrounding areas. Pickfun.com is currently
located in select Costco Wholesalers and is looking to
expand too a few more retail outlets in the near future.
Currently, Mike is also responsible for managing and
selling private theatres for the CTV Olympic Games
Broadcast at Cineplex for the 2010 Vancouver Games. With
64 locations across Canada, this unique initiative
provides businesses the opportunity to entertain their
clients and or staff by watching any live event at the
2010 Olympic games on a big screen at Cineplex.
Email:
mmiele@cosmossports.com
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Bryan McGahey
Business Manager
Bryan joined Cosmos Sports in February 2008 as
an Account Executive assisting with the Athlete
and Career Management departments.
Currently Bryan is the Business Manager and is
responsible for managing and growing
SportsHiring.com, Canada’s largest sport
specific hiring website. In 2009,
Sportshiring.com grew to more than 11,000 job
seekers, added Executive Placement to the list
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of services and saw advertisements in The Sports
Business Journal. In 2009 Sportshiring.com grew its
relationships in North America with searches for the
University of York, Toronto Nationals, International
Cricket Council, Edmonton Eskimos, Corpus Christi
Sharks, BC Water Polo and FC Gold Pride.
Also during 2009, Bryan worked with Adrenaline,
Canada’s Racing Festival as the Sponsorship Manager.
The initiative was to help re-energize the sport of
Harness Racing in Canada by catering to new
demographics. It was a 4 day event that featured
more than 40 races, swim suit competition, battle of
the bands and retail vendors. Additionally, Bryan
worked with the city’s newest franchise the Toronto
Nationals. Bryan was the Manager of Sales and
Marketing.
Bryan will go into 2010 as the Marketing Manager for
Ryerson University. He will be responsible for
activating Ryerson’s current sponsorship accounts
while bringing in new sponsors for the 2010 Athletic
Season.
Email:
bmcgahey@cosmossports.com
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Jason Szames
Development Manager
Jason joined the Cosmos Sports team in September 2008 and has held his current position since May 2009. As an Account Executive, Jason sold over $120,000 in Buffalo Bills VIP packages and has since been involved in Career Management, Branding & Consultation and Athlete Management.
As Manager of the Cosmos Sports Institute (CSI), one of the company’s fastest growing properties, Jason plans to expand the favourable sales training and job placement program into Western Canada and the United States in 2010. CSI is Canada’s leader in ticket sales training for individuals looking to break into |
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the sports industry, and has celebrated four successful sessions since 2007. Our graduates have been placed with teams in the NHL, AHL, CFL and MLL, among other organizations in the sports industry.
Jason’s duties extend to customizing corporate and personal getaways to major sporting and cultural events around the world through our work with The Traveller Inc. We provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to see the SuperBowl, Pro Bowl, Formula One Grands Prix, The Masters, PGA Championship, and more; all in VIP fashion.
Additionally, Jason managed sales for the Molson Canadian Hockey House and has worked with the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors of the Ontario Hockey League.
Outside of sports, Jason’s passion lies with music in which he enjoys playing, teaching, and learning. He is also an avid snowboarder and enjoys reading and travelling. Jason is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and plans to commence his journey towards an MBA in the near future.
Email: jszames@cosmossports.com
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Rebecca Siddall
Marketing
Coordinator
Rebecca is currently completing
her Business Marketing diploma at Mohawk College in
Hamilton, Ontario. Rebecca started as an intern in
January 2009 where she worked on event management and
worked closely with Platinum Naturals to launch the
Clean Sport Initiative.
Over the past year, she has previously worked on Clean
Sport Initiative, Adrenaline Festival, Career Management
(where she helped recruit new business for Cosmos) and
St. Michaels Majors (OHL).
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Rebecca is currently working with CTV Olympics to
offer private bookings to companies, to watch the
live broadcasting of the Olympics at Cineplex
theatres across Canada.
She has previously obtained a golf scholarship to
Warner University in Florida back in 2007. Rebecca
has a passion for many sports including golf,
hockey, football, soccer and baseball which she has
shown through her work here at Cosmos for the past
year.
Email:
rsiddall@cosmossports.com
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Shamir Mangalji
Sports Account Executive
Shamir
is a graduate from the University of Northern British
Columbia (UNBC) where he received his BCOMM majoring in
both Marketing and Management. While in Prince George he
interned with the Prince George Cougars (WHL) assisting
them with corporate sales, marketing, and game-day
operations. Prior to attending UNBC, Shamir was a
student at Grande Prairie Regional College where he
played for the Men’s Varsity Soccer Team from 2004 to
2006; he was also a recipient of the Jimmie Condon
Athletic Scholarship.
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As a
Sports Account Executive, Shamir is excited to be a
member of the Cosmos Sports team. He hopes to acquire
the fundamental skills needed to succeed in the sports
management field.
Email:
smangalji@cosmossports.com
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Chrissy Wessman
Sports Account Executive
Chrissy is a recent MBA
graduate. She is currently involved in constructing ways
to increase registration while creating revenue
generation for a new sports specific conditioning
centre. She is also involved with athlete management
where she helps promote student athletes in order to
gain exposure and find scholarship placements.
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Chrissy's love for sports
as a competitor and coach began from a very young age
where she competed in gymnastics and track and field and
played baseball, basketball and volleyball. She found
her passion for sprint canoe, where she won gold at the
Pan American Championships in 2005 and 2006 in single and double
sprint canoe as well as at four World Dragon Boat
Championship from 2003 to 2007. Currently she still
coaches dragon boat and cannot wait to be a fan at the
Olympics!
Email:
cwessman@cosmossports.com
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Maxmillien Rosenberg
I.T. and Creative
Services
Executive
Maxmillien Rosenberg is a
graduate of the Media Information & Technoculture (MIT)
program from The University Of Western Ontario. While
attending university Max was a member of The UWO Sharks
Ultimate Frisbee team, competing at both the Canadian
Eastern and National levels.
Max brings his background
in media studies and technology to Cosmos Sports through
working in the Creative Design and I.T. departments.
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His
passion for sports comes from playing hockey and rugby
throughout his youth. He continues to be involved in
sports including recreationally playing hockey,
baseball, squash and ultimate frisbee.
Email:
mrosenberg@cosmossports.com
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Niala Nandlal
Sports Account Executive
Niala is a recent graduate from York University where
she earned a degree in Business Administrative Studies
with a Specialization in Marketing, but also has a
background in Psychology. In line with this she is
currently a Teaching Assistant at York for E-marketing
and Experiential Marketing. While in university she was
a member of the COACH program at Atkinson whereby
assisting new and old students back into York life
through intramurals, academics and school spirit events.
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Niala is currently working with CTV Olympics to offer
private bookings to companies, to watch the live
broadcasting of the Olympics at Cineplex theatres across
Canada. While at Cosmos Sports, Niala hopes to
gain necessary experience to start a career either in
event marketing or branding. In her spare time she
enjoys playing basketball and baseball.
Email:
nnandlal@cosmossports.com
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James Langford
Sports Account Executive
Before
deciding to intern at Cosmos Sports, James attended
Brock University for Sport Management. James takes an
interest in all sports but he most enjoys hockey,
football, and soccer. His past resume includes working
for golf courses in Ontario and B.C., and being involved
with the NCAA's Mountain West Conference, along with the
Brock Rowing Team. He hopes that this interest of sports
combined with the necessary education and experience
will one day lead him to a career with a professional
team.
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While
an intern at Cosmos Sports, James hopes to learn
valuable marketing skills that will lead him in
attaining his career goals.
Email:
jlangford@cosmossports.com
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Mark
Mrksic
Sports Account Executive
Mark is
completing his Business Commerce Degree, specializing in
finance at Ryerson University and has graduated from
Mohawk College with a Business Administrations Diploma.
Mark is
an avid sports fan with a passion for hockey and
football. He also has a strong interest in mountain
biking and golf, always looking for trails and improving
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While at Cosmos Sports, Mark will be involved with the
Cosmos Sports Institute building his skills and gaining
experience for a career in sports.
Email:
mmrksic@cosmossports.com
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Mark
Hurst
Sports Account Executive
Mark graduated from Brock
University in April 2009, with a Bachelor of Sport
Management. During his four years at Brock, he learned
the necessary skills to have a successful career in the
sports industry. Mark developed a passion for sports at
a young age while competing and spectating, and
considers himself to be a sports fanatic. He enjoys
watching all sports, but follows hockey and golf
closely. While at Cosmos Sports, Mark hopes to gain all
the experience Cosmos can provide so he can further his
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Email:
mhurst@cosmossports.com
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Peter Kim
Sports Account Executive
Sports fanatic
Peter Kim graduated from the
Ryerson University Business Management program and also
has diplomas in General Business and Entrepreneurship
from Seneca College. Prior to working at Cosmos Sports,
he was involved in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
as an Inside Sales Account Executive.
Peter
has been playing numerous sports since he was young
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Currently he is working with CTV Olympics to give
Canadians an opportunity to watch Team Canada win gold
medals on a big screen at Cineplex Odeon Theatres.
Email:
pkim@cosmossports.com
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COSMOS SPORTS
1690 BONHILL ROAD
MISSISSAUGA , ONTARIO - L5T 1C8
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