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
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
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
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 …
Day 19: GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL: Our visit to MLS
Coming from Canada, I must admit, I’ve never been a fan of soccer. Maybe it’s because I broke my arm while playing it when I was a young one, or maybe it’s just because there is too much action in the middle of the field. Regardless, I think Ted Moseby has a chance of finding true love before I ever …