To properly celebrate the 300th podcast episode, there is a little bit of history between the origins of the Tao of Sports and Kevin Miller, who was an original listener back with the first episode was released. Far be it from any podcast not to honor an early adopter. Miller talks about his own personal and professional goals, stemming from his time at Central Florida, Georgia State and his alma mater West Virginia, and tries to answer the pressing question of whether one can truly separate their emotional ties to a school that they now work at. Miller discusses his first fundraising calls, a remarkable 0-for-26 streak which helped him grow as a development officer into the person that he is today. The 300th episode also marks several new beginnings for the podcast, including completely original composed music and a new intro, because the worst thing anyone can ever do in the sports industry is stand still and not continue to change for improvement. Twitter: @KMillionaire

Marketing and fan experience are discussed with Tim George, who has spent several years in the Big 12 with Texas Christian University and Oklahoma. Now at University of North Carolina Greensboro, George talks about the stark difference between a brand that has been created over several years and in UNCG’s case, a brand which has been initiated only twenty years prior. George details some of the challenges of drawing attendance in ACC country, as well as with smaller resources. George discusses the balancing act of life and work while also serving as a member of a senior athletic administration role. Twitter: @TBGBoro

The complex world of major gifts, fundraising and overall annual giving to university athletics is broken down by David Sabolcik, who has spent several years at different departments across the country building better revenue streams. Sabolcik has spent time at the University of Minnesota Moorhead, the University of New Mexico, San Jose State, Georgia State and University of Nevada-Reno, and talks about how to ensure proper care of each donor gift is delivered by a development officer. Sabolcik discusses the idea of presenting good mentoring to young development officers and some of the misconceptions of where money goes and why in college athletics. Twitter: @Davidsabolcik

Sr. Associate Athletic Director of External Relations Paul Ladwig oversees one of the more dynamic university athletic department revenue streams in the country at Fresno State. Ladwig talks about how the 1990s model of FBS before others made it cool. Ladwig talks about his philosophy on sales, especially reducing the amount of papering the city and how success means team work, thus it starts at hiring the right people.

Preston Shytle comes from the third party ticket sales model at the Aspire Group into his current position as director of development at the University of Maryland. Shytle talks about the current annual giving model, and developing a sales mentality of customer service.