Advisory Board

Anthony Uva

Chairman and Advisory Board Member

Anthony started his professional career at a broadcasting company. He then took that business experience to work at a college recruiting services organization that became the #1 recruiting service in the USA during the 1990’s. He has over 30 years in the college media and recruiting field.

In 2013, Anthony created a college information talk show, which he called Secrets of College Planning. Now after many years and over 200 shows later, and building a following that has grown to over 1 million around the world.

In 2016, Anthony started developing University Seekers which helps high school students navigate their way through the college process in both admissions and athletics. University Seekers have begun to rank in the college recruiting field.

In 2023, Anthony wrote a book called Secrets of College Planning for student athletes, How to play your sport at the school of your dreams. It sells on Amazon today.

Thomas Hennessy

Advisory Board Member

Tom is a seasoned finance executive with decades of experience in the sports media industry. After a 27+ year career with The Walt Disney Company, Tom retired in March 2024 from his role as Senior Vice President of Finance, ESPN. In this role, Tom oversaw all financial operations of ESPN's $17 billion global sports segment, including all networks and streaming services. Over his career, Tom established a track record of driving financial results, leading teams, and delivering cost efficiencies. Tom began his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen, where he served several clients in the media industry. Tom holds a B.S. in Accounting from SUNY Buffalo (magna cum laude), and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Sean Hanrahan

Advisory Board Member

Sean is an entrepreneurial senior executive with over 20 years of success at ESPN. Innovative change agent and creative marketer with a successful history of new product and service launches. Created and launched ESPN Creative Works, the first ever creative agency within a media company while also negotiating Marketing, Sales, and Sponsorship agreements of major media rights deals including the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and F1. Valued c-suite advisor adept at collaborating on long-term business planning, developing high-performance teams and delivering results that meet enterprise needs.