Built For The New Era of Sports

Peak Scouts blends big-business infrastructure with family-first values to help teams, leaders, and organizations thrive in the modern Business of Sports.

We are Rooted in Relationships and Powered by Expertise

The sports industry is shifting faster than traditional career paths were built to handle.

Sports professionals are navigating a world where personal brands matter as much as résumés, where leaders think like entrepreneurs, and where guiding today’s modern professional requires a completely different playbook.

Peak Scouts emerged to solve this modern puzzle.

It’s the perfect combination of big-league resources and small-team trust.

The Peak Scouts Story

Peak Scouts didn’t start with a business plan. It began with an honest conversation about where the sports industry is headed and how sports organizations perform better when people are treated like people, not transactions.

Peak Scouts was born, merging three worlds:

Business, Family, and Sports

Family-owned and people-first by design, we operate with precision, trust, and long-term commitment, bringing a level of care and accountability that’s rare in modern talent search firms.

For us winning doesn’t start on the field.
It starts with people.

Our Mission: Turn Chaos Into Clarity

We help organizations move from the old linear Sports Business to the Business of Sports; a fast, entrepreneurial world where leadership, branding, analytics, and adaptability win games.

We place people. We build futures.

And we create lifelong relationships rooted in honesty and proven by results.

We Place People
We Build Futures

The Values that Help us Win

Radical Transparency

Honest conversations. Clear expectations without any tricks or plays.

Lifelong Relationships

Most firms chase the next transaction. We build your next decade.

Personalized Proven Systems

We regulate the chaos and bring order and clarity with a system you can trust.

A Team With Real Game Experience

We're not theorists. We're builders, coaches, recruiters, and operators who've lived it.

Dave Dagostino, Jr

Managing Director

Coach. Recruiter. Global evaluator. Podcaster. Problem-solver. Dave blends old-school discipline with new-school innovation: NIL, analytics, AI, leadership psychology, and talent architecture across 148 countries. He has built scholarship pipelines worth $400M+, NIL earnings exceeding $500M, and a global network through his top-3% podcast platform, The Real Voices of the Game. His coaching and recruiting career spans Union College, Saint Rose, Jacksonville State, Cincinnati, and West Virginia, turning underdogs into contenders and contenders into constants. Dave has served in advisory roles across health, policy, sports tech, AI, education, and player advocacy, including: NFL Legends, NBA Retired Players Association, Baylor University, U.S. state commissions, and more.

Most importantly: Dave understands what today’s modern sports professional needs, because he’s led generations of them.

Tim Fitzpatrick

Consultant
Veteran collegiate athletics executive with 30+ years leading Division I programs

Tim Fitzpatrick brings more than three decades of leadership experience in collegiate athletics, with a track record spanning Division I programs, service academies, and national-level athletic organizations.  

A respected leader in collegiate athletics, Tim brings deep expertise in athletic administration, fundraising, and program development. He offers a seasoned perspective on building high-performing organizations and driving long-term success. 

He most recently served as Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief Operating Officer at Brown University, overseeing facilities, capital projects, external relations, and revenue generation. He was part of the Executive Leadership Team and supervised women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, and men’s hockey.  

His prior leadership includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Diamond Sports Foundation and as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he led a comprehensive departmental rebrand, secured a major apparel partnership, and significantly elevated fundraising performance. 

Tim also served as Athletic Director at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Athletics, playing a key role in advancing the institution’s Division I profile. Earlier in his career, he held senior administrative positions at Indiana University Athletics, Army West Point Athletics, and University of Pittsburgh Athletics. 

Pat Hogan

Business Development Manager
MLS & collegiate operations background; fan engagement specialist.

Pat Hogan is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong foundation in sports management and communications. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Pat began his career with the Worcester Bravehearts, where he advanced to the role of Stadium Operations Manager, with hands-on experience utilizing analytics and tech to positively affect team operations and event execution.

He currently contributes to the New England Revolution as a Gameday Sales and Service Coordinator, where he supports fan engagement and game day experience initiatives. Pat is passionate about connecting emerging talent with meaningful opportunities and fostering a collaborative, team-oriented culture within sports organizations.

Pat has a proven track record in and around the game at both the collegiate and professional levels. His real-world experience puts him in a unique position to connect the right talent with the right organizations in a rapidly growing segment of sports and entertainment.

J.P. Ricciardi

Business Development Manager
MLB executive & talent evaluator with 40+ years shaping teams, rosters, and front offices.

J.P. Ricciardi brings more than four decades of experience in professional baseball, including over 25 years as a front-office executive. He currently serves as a baseball analyst for NESN and advises organizations on talent evaluation and team building.

His career includes five seasons as Senior Advisor to the President of Baseball Operations with the San Francisco Giants and nearly a decade as General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Prior to that, J.P. spent 16 years with the Oakland Athletics, rising from area scout to Director of Player Personnel under legendary executives Sandy Alderson and Billy Beane.

A respected voice in the game, J.P. has contributed at the highest levels of international competition, serving on the selection committees for the U.S. Olympic and Pan American baseball teams. His career reflects a deep understanding of scouting, player development, and long-term organizational success.

Mike Lynch

Consultant
Championship athletics leader building high-performing teams.

A proven leader with 30+ years in intercollegiate athletics and fundraising, Mike Lynch has built championship programs and sustainable athletic organizations at the highest levels.

Currently Associate Vice President for Athletics and Athletics Advancement at Babson College, Mike oversees 23 varsity teams and leads athletics fundraising, where donor support has more than quintupled under his leadership. Since 2016, Babson has achieved historic success, including a national championship and consistent top-10% Division III performance nationwide.

A two-time Athletics Director of the Year, Mike previously served as Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics at Boston University, guiding $300M+ in facilities growth and 50+ conference championships, including a Men’s Ice Hockey National Championship. Founder of ML Consulting, adjunct faculty at Boston College, and a former collegiate All-American and professional baseball player, Mike brings unmatched perspective on building winning teams—on and off the field.

Every team member is proof of Peak Scouts’ philosophy:
Hire character. Develop leaders. Build relationships that last.

Sports HaVE Changed And Organizations HavE TO KEEP UP.
That’s Why We’re Here.

Peak Scouts brings an understanding through:

We’re here to help you build a system because we anticipate the next move before anyone speaks it out loud.

The Game Doesn't Wait.
Neither Should You!

Whether you’re building teams, programs, or leadership pipelines or becoming part of one, the next decisive move is yours.

You need a partner. A truth-teller. A stabilizer.
A strategist who sees the whole court, not just the next pass.