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NCSU Student

Mid level Job

ESPN: Event planning and negotiations manager

5 years after graduation!!

This upcoming summer/fall

ACC Football Internship

Entry level job

Grad School

• Work closely with production leaders
• Will assist senior director and work on contract negotiations.
• Serve as a liaison to talent, answering questions they have.
• Help with contract closing process.

• (Hopefully) receive sales training.
• Work ACC football championship game.
• Work directly with managers on ticket sales.
• Provide customer service for all clients.
• Assist in creation of new business ventures.

• Inside sales account manager
• Ticket sales
• Brooklyn Nets
• Get experience in face-to-face presentations and event selling.
• Gain experience demonstrating uncompromisable judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships.

• I will be a certified NBPA agent.
• Working as an agent with Relativity basketball.
• Business development & Client services.
• Mentoring players, assessing needs and providing personal services for athletes and their family needs.
• Helping and mentoring player carrier planning, and off-court opportunities and interest.

• Sign first client and begin the process of being an agent.
• Create good relationship's and contacts.
• Get a job for Relativity and start representing multiple NBA clients.
• (Ultimate Goal) eventually sign the number 1 overall pick in the NBA draft!!!!

• Cambell Law School
• Contracts I & II
• Client Counseling ect.
• Sports Law
• Law school will help me understand CBA's and contract negotiations.
• Law school will provide me with multiple skills and experiences that I will use as an agent.

• Majoring in Sport Management
• Volunteering with multiple organizations. Pack Play 180, Bridge 2 Sports, Raleigh Parks and Rec.
• Member of SM Club, attended Basketball Analytic s Summit.
• Reading books about how people have accomplished their dreams.
• Maintaining good relationships with professionals that have already offered carrier advice.
• Have set goals for myself & am working hard to accomplish them.

• Work on getting good analytical, problem solving, communication and multitasking skills.
• Research community events and reserve tabling locations
• Setup tables and distribute promotional items at community events
• Handout promotional materials to businesses, fans, etc. (Street Team)
• Coordinate New Student Orientation Team/ schedule and setup and work NC State New Student Orientation throughout Summer 2015

• Attend multiple Karrass Negotiation seminars.
• Learn how to properly negotiate and win deals.
• Learn how to handle internal negotiations.
• These seminars will give me first person negotiation experience and training to help prepare me for my future.