The Alignment Engagement
Most athletic departments focus on hiring. Peak Scouts helps solve the organizational challenges behind it. We stay in the seat, auditing structure, spend, and culture, then lining all three up around what your leaders actually need to win.
90-day retainer
Renewed quarterly, so alignment is maintained.
Search Included
Executive search at no additional cost during active consulting engagements.
Retained & Exclusive
Relationship-driven, always.
Is This You?
Signs your department needs alignment
If two or more of these sound familiar, it's worth a conversation.
Your AD, your CFO, and your leadership are each solving a different problem.
NIL, transfer portal decisions feel reactive, not strategic.
Revenue has grown, but the org chart hasn't caught up with it.
Succession planning is an afterthought instead of a plan.
Why It Exists
Turning chaos into clarity
This isn't just an NIL problem. It's a vertical-and-horizontal problem. The AD's structure and direct reports, the vertical, rarely line up with NIL, the portal, boosters and collectives, the horizontal.
When they don't, leadership, coaches, and staff end up solving different problems instead of the same one.
We put the right people in the right seats, then align the vertical with the horizontal until everyone is pulling toward the same goal.
The Process
How the engagement runs
Five steps, then the cycle repeats every quarter.
Discover
We map the org chart, every dollar, and where NIL, the portal, and boosters are pulling from. Full transparency, no empty assumptions.
Diagnose
We find where structure, spend, and culture are working against each other, not just where a seat is empty.
Align
We line up the vertical with the horizontal, so revenue, experience, and development point the same direction.
Execute
Internal development comes first. Any hire needed during the engagement is included at no additional cost.
Sustain
Renewed quarterly, so alignment is maintained.
What's included and how it runs
Using a Moneyball approach, we align:
Revenue maximization & resource allocation
The first, and largest, part of every engagement. We find where money is being left on the table and redirect spend to what actually wins.
Organizational structure & role alignment
We map every seat and reporting line so the right people own the right decisions.
NIL strategy, compliance & cost management
A clear NIL plan that stays compliant and keeps costs under control, instead of reacting deal by deal.
Transfer portal & culture
Portal decisions that fit your culture and roster plan, not just the next open spot.
Booster, collective & agent alignment
Everyone outside the building pulling in the same direction as the people inside it.
Succession planning & internal development
We develop your people first, so the next leader is often already in the building.
Leadership & coaching culture
Shared standards and communication across leadership, coaches, and staff.
How It Runs
Retainer
Renewed quarterly, so alignment is maintained.
Hires included
Executive search is included at no additional cost during active consulting engagements.
Retained & exclusive
Retained and exclusive, built for the long term.
The goal
Outside hiring becomes the exception, not the rule.
Who's in the Room
Dave leads every engagement personally
Dave Dagostino
Managing Director, Host, The Real Voices of the Game
Coach, global recruiter, podcaster, and talent architect. Dave built scholarship pipelines worth $400M+ and NIL earnings exceeding $500M across Union College, Saint Rose, Jacksonville State, Cincinnati, and West Virginia.
Tim Fitzpatrick
Former Deputy AD & COO, Brown.
Mike Lynch
30+ years in athletics and fundraising. 2x AD of the Year.
J.P. Ricciardi
Former GM, Toronto Blue Jays.
Tom Burnett
Former Commissioner, Southland Conference.
“Dave Dagostino and the Peak Scouts team bring a unique, data-driven approach to the evolving world of college athletics.”
J.P. RICCIARDI · Former GM, Toronto Blue Jays
Common Questions
Before you call
How long is an engagement?
We find where structure, spend, and culture are working against each other, not just where a seat is empty.
Is executive search included?
Yes. Any hire needed during an active engagement is included at no additional cost. Executive search is also available on its own.
Do you take contingency work?
No. Every engagement is retained and exclusive, so we're invested in the outcome, not the volume.
Is this only about NIL?
No. NIL is one piece. We look at structure, spend, culture, the portal, boosters, and succession together.
Let's align your department around what matters.
Tell us where it hurts most. Dave will follow up personally to set up a discovery call.
Dave personally reviews every inquiry within 24 hours.