Friday I attended the Homecoming Symposium where I listened to a lecture by Nate Janoso. First I would just like to say that the Homecoming Symposium is a great event put on by BGSU that not only is very beneficial to Sport Management students but also many other majors. Students can benefit greatly by attending.
Nate's lecture was titled Capitalizing on Opportunities. He works for the Cleveland Indians where he is the coordinator of charity events. He talked about the different sides to working in the sports industry, specifically baseball at the Cleveland Indians. There are two different sides to working there, the business side and of course baseball operations. The business side is much more broad and has many more departments.
Nate told us what most guess speakers tell us about the sports industry. He touched on the long hours, low starting pay, competitive, and paying your dues at the beginning. But he also put together something he calls S.P.O.R.T. This stands for Skills, Preparation, Opportunities, Relentlessness, and Traits. He said this is what we all need in order to be successful in the sports industry.
I am glad that you were able to see Nate's presentation. He has been a regular speaker and is always willing to come back for Homecoming Symposium. This year, I could not even get in the door because it was so crowded. It has been rewarding to see how his perseverance (I guess you could say relentlessness) has paid off in the advances he has made with the organization. And it all started with an internship that he got through another former BGSU grad (Curtis Danburg).
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