When the S3 program launched in 2004 we were—and are—the only academic program in a business school devoted to developing talent aimed specifically at generating revenue in the business of sports. After placing more than 270 professionals in sales and analytics positions we see even greater demand for Baylor S3 graduates. Notable S3 alumni in…Continue Reading The Sports Strategy & Sales (S3) Program Expands!
by Will Evans – November 2018 S3 Alumni Spotlight Vishal Nagarajan (S3 2018), KORE Software, Junior Associate Tell us about your experience at Data Strategy Day? “S3’s Data Strategy Day was a great experience. For the students there, being exposed to the information the various speakers provided is invaluable and will go a long way…Continue Reading November Newsletter
by Ian Young – October 2018 S3 Alumni Spotlight Blake Pallansch (S3 2015), Phoenix Suns, New Business Team Manager How did S3 prepare you for a sales management position? “S3 did a great job of preparing me for a management role. I felt very knowledgeable about the structure of an organization and the amount of time and…Continue Reading S3 September-October Newsletter
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2018 People. Purpose. Performance. (Pictures.) S3 2018 Board Meeting Paul Epstein challenged the room of executives, managers and students to truly put people first. With over a decade of managerial experience in pro sports, most recently as Director of Sales at the San Francisco 49ers, Paul shared how their sales organization…Continue Reading Do you have your P’s in order?
by Kirk Wakefield – May 2017 S3 Newsletter May marked the relaunch of the S3 Newsletter–and the next issue could be starring you! Sign-up here to receive each issue via email, as well as to share news, such as: Moving: From one sports/entertainment related position to another Shaking: Promotions, Awards, or Other stupendous feats of possible…Continue Reading Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) Newsletter: The Relaunch
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2017 After arranging & supervising hundreds of sports internships for the last dozen or so years, Dr. Darryl Lehnus and I devised a system that works well for us. Ideally, partners provide the internship with the same objective of developing and evaluating talent in view of future employment there or…Continue Reading An Internship Model for Sports Sales, Marketing, CRM & Analytics
by Drew Mitchell – January 2016 Who are you? What separates you from everyone else in your business? How is your brand perceived by others? “Branding you” was the topic of our panel discussion held at the new Foster Campus for Business and Innovation at Baylor University. The audience consisted of students from the Sports Sponsorship &…Continue Reading Branding You in the Business of Sports
by Rocky Harris – October 2015 Managing expectations I get asked all the time what it takes to get promoted in the sports industry. Over the last 15 years the industry has encountered rapid growth, which has provided more professional opportunities and raised expectations for getting promoted faster. When I got my first full-time job…Continue Reading 8 Tips to Getting Promoted in the Sports Industry
by Justin Pipes – July 2015 You graduated from college. Networked with all the right people. Beat out thousands of other candidates. You landed a job in sports! Now what? With all of the articles out there about what to do to get a job in sports, I thought it would be helpful to share some…Continue Reading You Got the Job in Sports; Now What?
by Jeff Eldersveld – June 2015 The most valuable thing any sports professional can give is time. It doesn’t matter what stage in the career – looking for a job, recent hire at a job, or a seasoned veteran – because how time is spent defines one’s self and, ultimately, one’s career advancement. Time management…Continue Reading 9 Ways to Best Use Time to Build Your Sports Career