Reel Athlete is a campaign we launched on Instagram to highlight what it’s like to be a collegiate athlete through a first person point of view.
Get to know the Reel Athletes
Munzy used his Podium to secure an NIL Deal
Munzer “Munzy” Kabbarra became a believer in Podium X when it helped him land an NIL deal with Adidas. He had sent his recently created Podium (an online profile designed to highlight athletes’ accomplishments to attract businesses) to the Adidas rep. He was offered an influencer assignment the next day.
Reel-athletes are student-athletes that share moments in their daily lives and interesting events through video clips on Podium X.
The purpose of Reel-Athletes is to help tell the story of the experiences of student-athletes in a way that is fun, exciting and makes people want to follow their journey.
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Olivia Candelino
Olivia is a junior forward for the Auburn University women’s soccer team. She won multiple state championships with her high school team, The Bolles School. Olivia is the older sister of our other reel-athlete, Ross. All of the Candelino siblings play different Division I sports.
Ross Candelino
Ross is a freshman walk-on basketball player at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He took his high school team, The Ponte Vedra High School Sharks, to the state championship his senior year for the first time in the history of the school. Ross’s older sister, Olivia, is also a Reel-athlete and their younger sister is committed to run at a Division I school.
Ershod Jasey
Ershod is a freshman football player at Butler University. He was the captain of his high school football team, the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles, and was awarded an academic scholarship to Butler for his leadership in the community. Ershod redshirted his freshman season and is looking forward to next fall.
Kennedy Muff
Kennedy was the senior setter on the Flagler College volleyball team, where she was named captain for all 4 years. Kennedy started and played every game for Flagler, where she racked up an impressive number of awards and accolades. She is using her fifth and final year of eligibility to play volleyball at the University of Florida.
Kaloyan Bratanov
Kaloyan is a captain of the men’s swimming and diving team at Texas A&M University. He has been named an All-American six times and been crowned an SEC Champion. Kaloyan is also a member of the Bulgarian National team.
Munzer "Munzy" Kabbarra
Munzer (Munzy) is on the Swimming & Diving team at Texas A&M University. Munzy won the 6A State Championship in high school where he also helped break the record for the 200 Freestyle Relay. He is a member of the Lebanese Olympic/ National team. He has won over 100 National Titles and broken dozens of National Records, as well as been named Lebanon’s Best male Swimmer in History.
"Podium X is a company that is aimed toward helping student-athletes reach their full potential, not only in the pool but outside as well. I'm really excited about this because Podium X is a company that wants athletes to succeed in life."
Kaloyan Bratanov
Texas A&M Men's Swimming and Diving, Bulgarian National Team
"Podium X allows athletes to highlight their achievements in their respective sports, allowing for future opportunities and deals. With the help of Podium X, I was able to portray my image in a fun and appealing way to grasp the attention of different companies, brands, businesses, you name it, which in the end gave me that little power-up to seal my first NIL deal with Adidas. I think my favorite part about making my podium was creating the athletic achievements portion. I got to talk about swimming in the 2020 Olympics representing Lebanon. I got to talk about winning six state championships. It was really like kind of a reminiscence of all the stuff that I've accomplished over the years."
Munzer "Munzy" Kabbara
Texas A&M's Men's Swimming and Diving, Lebanese Olympic/ National Team