Old Dominion University and Podium X Announce Partnership

Technology platform helps student-athletes gain notice for careers, internships, grad school, and NIL opportunities. 

Norfolk, Va. – Old Dominion University athletics uses Podium X to offer the career development and personal marketing tool to its student-athletes. Podium X changes the way athletes prepare and apply for jobs and internships, as well as market themselves for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) opportunities. Old Dominion University will roll out Podium X to their athletes through a workshop next month.

“ODU Athletics is thrilled to announce our partnership with Podium X, aimed at offering comprehensive career development and NIL (Name,
Image, Likeness) education to our valued student-athletes.”, says Ron Moses, Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Old Dominion University. “Through this cutting-edge software, we are empowered to expand our initiatives in job placements, internships, and fostering exposure for various NIL prospects. Our overarching objective is to empower every student-athlete to take charge of their career journey, and Podium X stands as the initial stride in this transformative endeavor.”

The Podium X platform allows creation of an online profile specially designed for athletes to highlight their unique journey and valuable soft skills often developed through athletics. The profile serves as an enhanced resume listing business and athletic experience, leadership and educational experience, and even media clips about their sports careers. Students can create traditional resume PDFs with one click and be matched to job openings. Employers post job openings and can view student profiles that match the skills they need. It also creates an NIL Pitch Profile that can be sent to prospective employers and business partners.  

“We are looking forward to getting Podium X on campus and sharing our personal marketing tools for NIL and career readiness tools,” says Rich Thompson, Founder & CEO of Podium X.  “As a former collegiate athlete and HR executive, I know the value athletic experience brings to the workplace. We want to help student-athletes showcase themselves in the best possible way to highlight those lessons learned and position themselves for career success upon graduation.”

Podium X was developed by experts in career services with extensive experience in staffing and recruiting, training/development, talent management, and human resources. It is backed by the power of XPG Recruit Athlete, a Jacksonville, Florida-based XPG Recruit division, with an experienced team specializing in placing graduated athletes into career opportunities.