Kai Young
About
Former Division I volleyball player with experience in sports media, NIL, athlete branding, digital storytelling, community engagement, and sports business operations. I bring athlete perspective, graduate training in sports administration, and hands-on experience helping athletes and organizations grow visibility and connection.
Education
Sports Administration
- Masters
Apr 2025 - Jun 2026
Graduate study in sports administration focused on the business, legal, ethical, and strategic operations of the sports industry. Coursework emphasized sports leadership, college athletics, compliance, NIL, external affairs, athlete representation, contract negotiation, sports marketing, revenue strategy, and organizational decision making.
Multimedia Journalism with a concentration in Sports Media and Analytics
- Bachelors
Jul 2017 - Dec 2020
Virginia Tech’s Multimedia Journalism program emphasized media history, law, ethics, interviewing, writing, photography, and digital video production, while the Sports Media and Analytics concentration added training in sports journalism, broadcast production, public relations in sports, and social media analytics.
