John Orkis SPI Senior Business Consultant

John has a unique ability to identify an individual or organizational needs, and then define and deliver the best ideas to solve their problems in a timely and cost-effective manner. John’s extensive business experience has positioned him to lead several major company divisions through turnaround situations while developing and earning formal Operational Excellence Awards and acknowledgements. He offers transitioning professional athletes an extensive network of business contacts and a thorough knowledge of how things get done in today’s highly complex organization.

John has been a team member and business consultant for Sports Professionals Founder, Kirk Dixon for over 22 years. John has helped the SPI business develop winning strategies in the area of sports transition, alumni communications and development. He has also served in numerous sports leadership roles including, but not limited to:

· Florida Citrus Sports, Inc. (Florida Citrus Bowl & Tangerine Bowl), Orlando, Florida
· Corporate sponsorship deals with MicronPC.com Bowl, The Orange Bowl, Florida Panthers NHL Hockey,
· Miami Heat NBA Basketball
· PGA Seniors Tour Event Key Biscayne, Florida.
· Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Falcons, June Jones All American Golf and Tennis Classic & the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
· The Orlando Business Journal
· Junior Achievement of Central Florida & South Florida.

John earned an Executive M.B.A. in Domestic and International Marketing from The Goizueta Business School at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. John has a B.S.B.A. degree in Finance from The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio.

John was a football and baseball stand-out in high school earning all-state honors and numerous MVP awards and batting crowns. He earned college athletic scholarships to Seminal Community College in Florida, and The Ohio State University his junior and senior year. While at Ohio State, John was selected a Division I All American, earned All Big Ten 1st Team honors, was the 1982 Big Ten Batting Champion, and was recognized as the 1982 Big Ten All Tournament Team MVP. Many of his batting records at OSU, still stand today.

John is the father of 3 children: Kristen 16, Kenny 14, and Kevin 12, that are all involved in sports and academic scholar activities. He resides in Winter Springs, Florida

SPI CLIENT LIST

SPI career coaches and consultants have supported hundreds of active and former professional athletes to make the move from sports - to new and exciting "off the field" careers. Players that SPI has coached or trained have transitioned “out of - or into” the following organizations with our career or alumni network support:

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Orioles
Buffalo Bills
Boston College Athletics
Bath & Body Works
Cincinatti Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Carolina Panthers
Columbus Crew
Creative Training Resources
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Champs Sports
Cincinatti Reds
Cleveland Indians
Corporate Express
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Bronco's
Detroit Lions
Dallas Stars
The Eaton Corporation
Florida State University Athletics
FootAction
Footlocker
Green Bay Packers
Grambling State Athletics
Greg Norman Collection
Houston Texans
University of Houston Athletics
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Royals
KLD Properties
LSU Athletics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
University of Michigan Athletics
Michigan State Uiversity Athletics
Missouri (Mizzou) Athletics
Montreal Expos
Montreal Canadians
Minnesota Vikings
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
New York Mets
New York Yankees
New York Giants
New Orlean Saints
University of Nebraska Athletics
North Carolina Athletics
New England Revolution
The National Football League
Nabisco Foods Company
Nabisco Biscuit Company
National Hockey League Players Association
Notre Dame Athletics
Oakland Raiders
Ohio State University Athletics
The Ohio State Diamond Club
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Planters Lifesaver Company
Pier One Imports
Reebok International, Ltd.
Ralph Lauren Footwear
The Rockport Company
Sarah Lee
Sprint
St. Louis Rams
San Fransisco 49er's
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Syracuse Athletics
Tampa Bay Bucs
Toronto Blue Jays
Victoria Secrets
Victoria Secrets Catalogue
The Washington Redskins
University of Southern California Athletics
UCLA Athletics