Empowering the experts of today to better prepare the experts of tomorrow.
10K represents the 10,000 hours of practice it takes to become an expert.
"The key to achieving true expertise in any skill is simply a matter of practicing, albeit in the correct way, for at least 10,000 hours." - Malcolm Gladwell
Front Office.
Reid McNeill
Director of Hockey Operations, Professional Defenceman.
Reid is a seasoned professional defenseman with over 12 years of playing experience. Currently serving as the captain of Löwen Frankfurt in the DEL, he has played over 300 games in the AHL and was previously a prospect with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Before turning professional, Reid played in the OHL with the London Knights and Barrie Colts. Outside of his playing career, he has a strong passion for coaching, player development, personal growth, business and economics, all of which played a key role in the foundation of 10K.
Amanda Wolterbeek
General Manager, Digital Education Specialist.
Amanda holds an Honors degree in Digital Technologies and Education from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She played a key role in developing undergraduate-level courses for a new specialization at Ontario Tech University, leveraging her expertise in virtual education, assessment tools and instructional design. She’s passionate about exploring new innovations in digital technology and inquiry-based learning and how they can enhance coaching and player development, both on and off the ice.
Our goal:
Make greater hockey knowledge and information more accessible to all. We believe that adopting a digital approach is essential for unlocking and empowering more individuals to share their expertise, overcoming location barriers, and reducing the ever-growing costs of playing our great game.
Our game plan:
Provide current and former professional players, coaches, trainers, and other specialists, a free platform to offer products and services that better meet current game demands. Through this free-market approach we hope to discover new and innovative ways of enhancing performance.
Our prospects:
10K is for every player, team, organization and business engaged in high performance hockey. Whether you're an athlete, coach, trainer, nutritionist, therapist, psychologist, scout, agent, or anyone else, make 10K your go-to place for hockey expertise.
Why.
For current and former professionals players:
As players near retirement, they face a pivotal question: what's next? This transition period can be challenging, with athletes grappling with uncertainties about their future paths and how to sustain their lifestyles post-hockey. Often, players are left with limited options, either starting a hockey-related business, transitioning to coaching, scouting, or management roles within the sport or leaving the game entirely. However, all paths present significant obstacles, from the demands of entrepreneurship to relocating homes to walking away from the sport entirely.
Unfortunately, this limited spectrum of choices results in fewer professionals contributing their expertise back into the hockey community, leading to suboptimal development and higher costs for products and services.
Enter 10K, a solution offering current and former professionals opportunities to generate income without risk or overhead costs, while maintaining flexibility and autonomy over their lifestyles. By empowering more professionals to share their expertise, 10K aims to enhance hockey development while overcoming location barriers and reducing costs associated with the sport.
For hockey and sport related businesses:
Growing a business online is hard, requiring significant time, energy, and resources, often with disappointing conversion rates. The need for continuous content creation and engagement across numerous social platforms can divert attention from your business's core mission.
Enter 10K. We leverage network effects to expand your reach. Unlike social media giants where algorithms dictate your success, 10K is designed to keep your product or service visible in our directory which allows users to easily search and filter results, ensuring they find exactly what you offer.
Ready to showcase your products and services to athletes, coaches, teams, and organizations worldwide?
Make 10K your business's digital home today.
More information.
Become a Provider.
A step-by-step guide to making a Provider profile and creating listings.