Starting a Career in Sports with an MBA
None of what I’ve written so far will come as a surprise to sports management students. They have been tracking the rise of these leagues and witnessing audiences expand along with their international reputations. The more pressing question is about how to get in on the action. In this article, we will shed some light on the various ways that MBA students can find a sports career supporting the game that they love.
Continue reading…San Diego State Sports MBA Program Discuss Baseball
Sports business can be complicated, particularly when discussing global growth. At least that’s what Chris Park, Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Senior Vice President for Growth, Strategy & International, had to say at a recent event hosted in San Diego and attended by SDSU Sports MBA students. In his talk, Park explained that doing business internationally means that “you are always the road team,” a challenging prospect. Continue reading…
MIT Sloan Students Heat Up Havana As US and Cuban Relations Cool
Coinciding with recent presidential efforts to stabilize U.S. and Cuban relations, MIT Sloan’s blog published a press release announcing two eight-day spring break study tours to Cuba. The school is mounting trips—one of which is entitled “The United States and Cuba: Evolving Economies”—for MIT Sloan students to “explore the business and cultural implications of renewed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.”
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