Day 25: Approaching the Halfway Point

Matthew Mascolo 2012 Leave a Comment

We are almost four weeks into the MSBA program and this post will serve as a reflection on our time so far, as well as looking forward to the next month in New York. Thursday, we had a much needed night off from the knowledgeable and accomplished speakers that Ben and his team have set up for us this summer. …

Day 24: Interview with DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA

Joshua Lagan 2012 899 Comments

One of the speakers for the MSBA program was Lewis Howes, CEO and Founder of sportsnetworker.com. He challenged us to reach out to three c-level sports business professionals, and try to obtain video interviews. To add to the challenge, he informed us that he’s spoken at numerous conferences giving this same challenge, but has never had a student been able to …

Day 23: Interviews with Leigh Steinberg, Patrick Bellanca, and Sean Flynn

Lucas Biebelberg 2012 1 Comment

As Josh Lagan’s post below states, Lewis Howes, founder of SportsNetworker.com, challenged the Manhattan Sports Business Academy students to interview top sports executives via web chat. Not only were Josh and I the first two MSBA students to complete this task, but we were also the first two to complete it in the two years that Lewis has been offering …

Day 22: Lewis Howes – Prepping for the World Football Challenge

Marcelo Alzamora 2012 6 Comments

Today was a very interesting day at Major League Soccer. I got to listen in on many different meetings regarding the planning of the different matches for the World Football Challenge, which is going to take place in July and August. Watching it all come together has been very exciting, especially due to the fact that once the planning stage …

Day 20: Randall’s Island with HSSM Mentees

Athena Liao 2012 3321 Comments

At noon we all arrived at Randall’s Island, ready to spend time with the High School of Sports Management (HSSM) students we would be paired with.  Today was significant for us because it was the first time we would be able to talk to and hang out with our mentees.  As one of the pillars of the MSBA program, mentorship …