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A Team With Real Game Experience

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

Managing Director
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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.

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

Tim Fitzpatrick

Former Deputy AD & COO, Brown
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J.P. Ricciardi

Former GM, Toronto Blue Jays
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Mike Lynch

2x Athletics Director of the Year

Tom Burnett

30+ years, D-I conference leadership

Tim Fitzpatrick

Former Deputy AD & COO, Brown

Tim spent 30+ years inside Division I athletics, most recently as Deputy Director of Athletics and COO at Brown University. He’s sat on the other side of the table — building the department, managing the budget, living with the hires he approved. He brings that operator’s perspective to every search.

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J.P. Ricciardi

Former GM, Toronto Blue Jays

J.P. spent 40+ years in professional baseball, including as General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and Senior Advisor with the San Francisco Giants. He’s built rosters and front offices under real pressure, and knows what separates a hire who performs from one who just interviews well.

Business professional supporting talent solutions

Mike Lynch

AVP Athletics, Babson

Mike has spent 30+ years in intercollegiate athletics and fundraising, and currently serves as AVP Athletics at Babson College. A two-time Athletics Director of the Year, he understands the day-to-day realities of the roles Peak Scouts fills.

Tom Burnett

30+ years, D-I conference leadership

Tom served as Commissioner of the Southland Conference from 2003–2022 and later chaired the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. He brings more than 30 years of experience in conference leadership, NCAA governance, and the evolving business of college athletics.

Consultants — subject matter specialists, brought in on engagements

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Pat Hogan

Business development

Pat has built his career across professional sports with experience at the Worcester Bravehearts and New England Revolution. His background in business development, operations, and talent acquisition helps sports organizations connect with the right people and opportunities.

Joseph Negri

Business operations

Joe has worked with organizations including the New York Jets, the USGA, and ESPN. His experience in business operations, revenue generation, and data-driven decision-making helps Peak Scouts deliver scalable solutions for sports organizations and talent.

Operations — internal team running the day to day

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.

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Our mission: turn chaos into clarity

Peak Scouts began with an honest conversation about where sports was headed, merging three worlds: business, family, and sports. Family-owned and people-first by design, we bring precision, trust, and long-term commitment to an industry built for transactions — helping organizations move from the old, linear Sports Business to the fast, entrepreneurial Business of Sports.
For us, winning doesn't start on the field. It starts with people.
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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.

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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.

What we bring to the table

Peak Scouts brings an understanding through:
  • Cultural evaluation
  • Organizational helix mapping
  • Role scope & expectations
  • Succession planning
  • Talent cost strategy (NIL included)
  • Performance analytics & AI integration
  • Long-term retention strategy
  • Policy & compliance insights

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

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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.
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