Playing Rugby & Football at USC, Leveraging Athletics into a Sports Marketing Career, and Career Advice for Athletes with Joey Krassenstein

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews sports marketing executive and former USC football and rugby player Joey Krassenstein. 

During this episode, Joey talks about his family’s back story, growing up in different countries, and his early days playing sports (2:44). 

He discusses how he landed at the University of Southern California for college (8:48), walking on to USC’s football team (12:29), and what it was like to be a USC football player (19:59). 

He also gives us an inside look at his rugby career (25:33) and his experience as the Director of Rugby at USC (28:58).

He shares how he leveraged his athletic experiences into his sports marketing and business career (31:17), career advice for Asian American athletes (36:19), and much more. 

Joey Krassenstein - USC Football Bio Page

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