Day 54: Family

Lorne Segall 2014 3514 Comments

“Being a part of MSBA is not just a summer experience – it’s a lifelong membership.” Family. It’s a strong word we all tend to throw around loosely these days, particularly in sports. You hear it in locker rooms all the time; the notion of respect, the emphasis on teamwork and unconditional support for the man/woman next to you is …

Day 53: The End of the Beginning

Ryan Nowack 2014 2133 Comments

Connect with Ryan on Twitter and LinkedIn. Wow. One day left. We made it. The next few days, and the weekend that follow, are going to be one hell of a celebration. Everyone’s focus was on the commencement ceremony on Thursday and what exactly it represented: the culmination of 8 weeks of hard work, countless lessons learned, and a lot of …

Day 52: If You Can Play, You Can Play

Matthew Lee 2014 3321 Comments

Connect with Matt on Facebook. To wrap up the speaker series for the summer, the MSBA class heard from the Executive Director, Wade Davis, and the President, Patrick Burke, of the non-profit You Can Play Project. Having followed the organization from before its inception, when Patrick’s brother Brendan had bravely come out publicly on ESPN, and watched YCP accomplish seemingly …

Day 51: The Business of (REAL) Football

Ryan Whelan 2014 991 Comments

Connect with Ryan on Twitter and LinkedIn. Today’s visit to Major League Soccer could not have come at a more relevant time. The world’s favorite sport reached new heights in the US as millions of fans got behind a US team who delivered a performance full of pride and teamwork. Just several weeks after 21 million television viewers watched Belgium end the US …

Day 49: The Last Saturday

Matthew Seidmon 2014 2319 Comments

Connect with Matt on Twitter and LinkedIn. As I wake up on this Saturday morning, I have only one thought in mind: what a summer it’s been. I know I speak for many people in the program when I say that I can’t believe we’re approaching our last week of MSBA 2014. We have all grown so much in these …