Meet Our Career Coaches
Brian Phillips
Brian graduated California State University Northridge where he was an All American soccer player. After graduating Brian went on to play professionally until an injury ended his career. He began building his business career starting as a sales representative in the financial services industry. There he achieved tremendous success being among the top representative in the company. Brian joined Athletes to Business about 18 months ago bringing a passion and desire to help student-athletes prepare and navigate a smooth transition from the playing field to the “real world”. Brian works with student-athletes and schools in the Orange County area.
Dennis Taylor
Dennis graduated from UCLA, and was a top flight diver. He later went on to become the diving coach at the school. Dennis has been helping recent college graduates find meaningful careers for many years. His wisdom and expertise of the staffing industry is unequalled and his unique ability to connect with young athletes and get his message across makes working with him extremely valuable and productive. Dennis has been coaching for Athletes to Business for two years and works in the San Diego area.
Jeff Groeger
Jeff personally made the transition from athlete to business executive just a year ago. After a stellar college career pitching for Sacramento State he went on to play 5 years of minor league baseball in the Cincinatti Reds organization. Wanting to stay close to college athletics after finishing , Jeff joined Athletes to Business as our Arizona Career Coach last January. He now spends his time coaching and mentoring athletes who, like himself, will soon be taking of their uniforms for the last time.