Category: S3

How to leave a job without burning bridges

By Kirk Wakefield and Chris Morales In the middle of the Great Resignation–the Big Quit or the Great Reshuffle–no better time exists than now to emphasize the best way to go about resigning without looking like a quitter. Let’s start from the time you first take a job until the time comes to move on….Continue Reading How to leave a job without burning bridges

What does it take to get to the c-suite of Major League Baseball?

Note: This data was collected in 2018. How long does it take to get to top of the business side in sports? We researched how many years from graduation to making it as CEOs or Presidents, and CIOs (or equivalent), among MLB teams. Quarter of a Century The average time from leaving school to first…Continue Reading What does it take to get to the c-suite of Major League Baseball?

The students POV on interviews for internships & careers

After the first round of the Baylor S3 Pro Day of virtual recruiting with 30 interviewers, 54 of the students rated each of the interviewers, selected their favorite two interviewers, and commented on one that didn’t go as well as hoped. After the second round of S3 Pro Days on March 5 (click here for…Continue Reading The students POV on interviews for internships & careers

Baylor S3 Welcomes New Director | Kicks-off S3 Zoom Class Reunions

Welcome to the new S3 Director S3 Alumni + Business Professionals: Would you like to be involved in S3 this coming school year? Dr. Lane Wakefield invites you to let us know how! Click here. With co-founder of the S3 program, Dr. Darryl Lehnus, retiring close of Fall 2020, Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business…Continue Reading Baylor S3 Welcomes New Director | Kicks-off S3 Zoom Class Reunions

S3 News Fall 2019

New S3 Center Space The new Center for Sports Strategy & Sales (S3) on the second floor of the business school offers great opportunities to engage with students on a daily basis. With three offices and visiting area, we can readily welcome students, guests, and families. Come by to visit us anytime! S3 Free Fridays…Continue Reading S3 News Fall 2019

How Sales Management in Pro Sports Can Catch Up to Corporate America

Why do parents, teachers, politicians, managers and salespeople continue bad practices? Four reasons and the ways we express them are: We do what was done to us and assume it was best practice. “Look at me, I turned out OK didn’t I?” We lack the depth and breadth of relevant education to recognize bad practices….Continue Reading How Sales Management in Pro Sports Can Catch Up to Corporate America

November Newsletter

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