Eric Mangini, Ron Shapiro, and Mark Shapiro all found their own unique way into the Sports Industry, but no one direction is the correct route for breaking into the sports world. How badly do you want to work in the Sports Industry? What if I told you taking a six week long class may…
Archive | December, 2008
Top 10 Sports Industry Sites of the Year!
Everyone loves a top 10 list so I decided to take a poll and generate a list with the top sites to help you in your quest of being the best sports executive possible. There are many great sports industry websites out there in a variety of niches. Some are fan related, team related, blogs,…
13 Ways To Generate Massive Success On LinkedIn
Your personal brand is your most valuable asset. Generating success on LinkedIn has everything to do with enhancing your personal brand. In fact, Gary Vaynerchuck talks about the importance of building your “Me 2.0” equity within the social media landscape during this motivational video below: If that video doesn’t charge you up and teach you…
LinkedIn Power Networking Secrets
Hey guys, I recently had Marc Cuban, Curt Schilling, Jerry Rice, along with many others top Sports Executives connect with me online. Pretty cool stuff right? Well a friend of mine said he thought some of you may want to know how I did this, so he is going to conduct a tele-seminar with me…
Need A Sports Sponsor? Find Success With SponsorPitch.com
Are you looking for a sponsor but are finding it harder to get funding because sponsors are cutting budgets and “spending smarter”? If so, SponsorPitch.com is your answer. Properties are fighting harder for sponsorships and looking for every edge they can get in reaching decision-makers. Luckily for us SponsorPitch is a company that provides a…
Fans Are Talking Online: Can You Hear Them Now?
Image by leonard.beckman This is a guest post by Ryan Stephens The last post I did for Sports Networker was a very applicable, step-by-step approach to utilizing social media with respect to sports. It is a formula I will typically use when Lewis gives me the opportunity to share with you all. However, this week…
Video Interview With Bill Rasmussen: Founder of ESPN!
The Princeton Sports Symposium is one of those sports industry events that you just don’t want to miss out on. For those of you who did, its my goal to give you the best highlights from the event. Although I was not able to cover everything, I did get a number of video interviews with…
The Huddle: Why Giving May Be Your Greatest Victory
Do you want to have a strong, productive network? I am talking about a network where opportunities, information and energy seem to continually flow to you. Is that what you want? If you do, the secret is to give to those around you. Your response (even if only in your mind) might be, “What? Give!…