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Fall 2012 General Body Meeting September 13, 2012

Fall 2012 General Body Meeting September 13, 2012. Agenda. Sports Business: an Overview About the USBC Semester Outlook Spring 2013 Outlook Involvement Opportunities Board introductions Q&A / Meet and Greet . Sports Business: an Overview. Sports Business – Careers. Agencies Brands

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Fall 2012 General Body Meeting September 13, 2012

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  1. Fall 2012 General Body Meeting September 13, 2012

  2. Agenda • Sports Business: an Overview • About the USBC • Semester Outlook • Spring 2013 Outlook • Involvement Opportunities • Board introductions • Q&A / Meet and Greet

  3. Sports Business: an Overview

  4. Sports Business – Careers • Agencies • Brands • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Law • Media • Properties • Public Relations • Social Impact • Sports Analytics • Team Operations

  5. Sports Business – Culture • Small, tight-knit industry • Traditionally informal, but decreasingly so • Increasingly quantitative • Big personalities

  6. Launching Your Career • Irregular hiring practices • Entry jobs != dream jobs • “Hockey stick theory” • Make lasting connections, make yourself invaluable • Be innovative, driven

  7. About the USBC

  8. About Us • Founded in March 2005 after the creation of WSBI (Apartnership among top level business leaders, Wharton faculty and students that generates and disseminates knowledge about the sports industry through educational programs, strategic corporate partnerships, high-level student consulting assignments, global forums, and research.) • More than 800 listserv members, including 13 active board members

  9. About Us (cont.) • Two primary objectives: • Help interested students learn about the sports industry • Help interested students find sports business internships and jobs • The USBC maintains no formalized membership – all Penn students are welcome to attend all events as they please • True involvement, however, has many benefits…

  10. Semester Outlook

  11. Sports Quizzo Night – 9/27, 7:00pm • Meet, greet, socialize • Food, drink, etc… • Prove your sports trivia knowledge • Prizes

  12. Executive Speaking Series

  13. Field Trip: PHL Sports Complex – Late October • Team offices tour • Executive discussion • Facilities tour • Game

  14. Hoopin 4’ Hope 3-on-3 Charity Basketball

  15. Ivy Sports Symposium – 11/16, NYC • 17 Panels, ~100 speakers, ~ 500 attendees • USBC will subsidize transportation for interested students

  16. Spring 2013 Outlook

  17. Spring 2013 Semester • 2013 Sports Business Career Fair • Executive Speaking Series, continued • NYC / MSG Trip • March Madness Social Event • “Building Your Career in Sports”

  18. Involvement Opportunities

  19. Involvement Opportunities • Committee Applications (soon) • Board Applications (December) • Social Events • Event Suggestion / Creation / Participation • We’re here for YOU.

  20. Meet the Board

  21. 2012 USBC Executive Board • President – Rob Dearborn • Executive Vice President – Brian Zakarin • VP Alumni Relations – Mitch Sauers • VP Career Services – Cole Grubman (Abroad) • VP Communications – Bilan Haji-Mohamed • VP Community Relations – Gabe Avins • VP Corporate Relations – Zack Weiner • VP Creative Design – Erica Dixon • VP Events – Aaron Prince • VP Finance – Chris Lau • VP Internal Affairs – Alex Pietrogallo (Abroad) • VP Marketing – Dan Sumner • VP New Media – Angela Qian

  22. Questions? Thanks for coming! Visit our website atugsportsbusiness.com for more info and updates

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