Day 7: Saturday in the City

Kristin Kawecki 2017

After a fast paced work week with MSBA programing following our nine-to-five schedules each day, the weekend was long awaited. Waking up Saturday morning with a full New York day ahead of me, it began to set in that this would be my home for the next seven weeks. Being the youngest in the program this summer, I coined the …

Day 6: Just a Kid From North Dakota

Devon Grenier 2017

I remember the exact moment I got the call from Bailey and Lorne letting me know I had been accepted into the Manhattan Sports Business Academy. My emotions were running so high that I was speechless to say the least. I was so eager to learn more about this incredible industry while making new friends and lifelong connections that I …

Day 5: Stay Curious

Kiley Burns 2017

They say curiosity killed the cat, but it might just be my lifeline. On Monday night, we were asked what about this summer most excited us. I received a lot of flack for saying that I just can’t wait to meet people­–on the street, in sports business, wherever (apparently New York is not the best place to go around meeting …

Day 4: The Kickoff

Sawyer Opalich 2017

There was something special in the air at the Kickoff Celebration. It was hard to tell who was more excited, my MSBA classmates, who all showed up fifteen minutes prior to the start of the event talking about their days and smiling from cheek to cheek about meeting their Mentorship Collectives tonight, or the Mentors, who all slowly arrived to the …

Day 3: Be Normal

Kaitlin Gascoyne 2017

“Be normal. You just want more friends, and no one can ever have too many friends.” Making friends? I love making friends! Growing up I was never described as shy; I was always talking – sometimes too much. Until now, I had not really equated making friends with building my professional network. Building a “professional network” seemed so formal, so …