NIL Opportunities for College Athletes: Advice from Mckenna Haz of SEAAV

In this episode, we’re talking about NIL opportunities and athlete branding with recent college graduate and now business owner, McKenna Haz. Mckenna had great rugby career at Quinnipiac and used her athlete brand to build her company SEAAV.

Mckenna has always considered the ocean her home. At the age of just 12, she noticed the damaging effects of plastic and trash and knew she wanted to make a difference. In college, her combined love of fitness, fashion, and (of course) the ocean came together to make SEAAV.

Mckenna knew she wanted to take the route of transparency and thoughtful production to create clothing you can feel good about every step of the way. SEAAV treats workers fairly, utilizes eco-friendly packaging and materials made from recycled plastics, and plants a tree for each shipment. In fact, each purchase you make removes 1 pound of plastic from the ocean!

With more responsibly made products to come and constant innovation, SEAAV strives to make waves — in our oceans and the fashion industry 

In this episode:

• Mckenna’s experience at Quinnipiac University, including playing women’s rugby
• Why Mckenna thought she might go into sports broadcasting
• How an entrepreneurship class led to her starting her company
• Mckenna talks about how being an athlete helped her travel the world
• Name, image and likeness opportunities for athletes and why Mckenna started her LinkedIn page when she was in 9th grade
• McKenna talks about her company’s mission and brand differentiators in the sustainable clothing industry
• The latest types of clothing from SEAAV and what’s next, including swimwear
• The impact of the mission driven ambassadors and the importance of protesting the outdoors
• Mckenna talks about her mentors, including from the Quinnipiac Business School
• Mckenna talks about being a college student during COVID-19
• Greg and Mckenna talk about NIL opportunities for college athletes and the SEAAV ambassador program, including how athletes can build their brand and make commission on SEAAV clothing sales
• Advice from Mckenna for today’s athlete, including building brand relationships
• How to become a SEAAV brand ambassador

Show links:

SEAAV Athletics

https://seaavathletics.com/

Quinnipiac Business School

https://www.qu.edu/schools/business/

Pliable Athlete Branding 

https://www.pliablemarketing.com/athlete

 

Connect with Mckenna

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckennahaz/

Instagram and Facebook: @seaavision