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I think the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center and the sports marketing track is creating a supply for this demand that's out there...
...for really highly trained sports business professionals.
>>I think people see sports and they think you are going to be on the sidelines--and you can get them tickets is the big thing.
I try to give them the scope of what sports business is.
It's not just game day. It's the operations, the marketing, the forecasting, the sales that goes behind it.
>>I think what surprised me most about the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center was the impact of the namesake--
...or I guess the background of the namesake--in Jim Warsaw.
>>As we go into the industry and say the name "Warsaw," people are more prone to listen to us--and share their stories with us and help us along the way.
>>The legacy that Jim Warsaw imputed into the program was one of selflessness, one of giving back...
...and one of helping students try to get a leg up and try and do the best they can in the sports marketing industry.
>>To me, it's unparalleled as far as, first off, academics. You are able to focus specifically in sports business--
...not just tag one or two sports business classes onto a regular MBA and say that you are specialized in sports.
>>It can offer you insights and avenues into apparel, into working for a sports team or for a sports league, into media--
...something like an ESPN or a CBS. There are many different branches that Warsaw gives you a strong foothold in.
And that was really appealing when I was looking at the different centers.
>>It challenges you to define your path, and then it gives you the tools to go out into the industry...
...and take advantage of what opportunities are out there.
>>And then the industry immersion that you are afforded as being a part of the Warsaw Center--the reputation--
...brings with it the ability to rub elbows with--and have conversations (not just listen to presentations, have conversations) with--instructors...
...and other industry professionals that are top executives in sports.
>>When I'm coming home from one of those Warsaw trips--whether it was to San Francisco or New York--a sense of validation...
...kind of spreads over me. I know I made the right decision in coming to the Oregon MBA because it's experiences like that I signed up for.
And the ability to have those conversations and meet with those people...
...when I'm coming home from those trips, it makes me realize that I made the right decision and that I'm definitely on the right path.