Don Costante is the Senior Director of Event Presentation & Production for the Kansas City Royals and doubles as the founder and CEO of Costante Group. Don Costante is a highly recognizable name in Event Presentation & Production circles across North American professional sports. In fact, two interviewees suggested we...
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Atlanta Braves ⚾ VP Of Fan Experience Scott Cunningham Aims To Make Home Games Feel Like A Theme Park For Fans
Scott Cunningham, Vice President of Fan Experience at the Atlanta Braves, is responsible for organizing presentations and entertainment for all of the team's home games and events! As a huge fan of the allure of a sport event myself, I was excited to have the chance to interview Scott to...
Clara Koeltzow Gets Football & Baseball Fans Hyped With Amazing Graphics
Clara Koeltzow is a Motion Graphics Artist working in the sport industry. Clara Koeltzow was drawn to the sport industry from a young age because nothing brings people together like sports! Clara Koeltzow is very passionate about her graphics work. She tells us how nothing is better than seeing the...
Christopher Flynn, Senior Manager Of Oakland Athletic “The CORE” On The Program, Mentorship & His Journey
Christopher Flynn is the Senior Manager of the Oakland Athletics sports business academy called "The CORE." Christopher has been with the A's for almost three years and has seen the start and development of The CORE program. The CORE is an innovative sports business development academy, built around the A's...
Zach Galia Directs Social Media For The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals From Instagram To Reddit & TikTok
Zachary Galia is the Director of Social Media for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, and today I had the pleasure of getting to know more about him and his position. I knew we had to get him on the SPort MAnagement (SPMA) Hub after seeing some of the unique posts across...
Co-Founder Of Bardown Hockey Apparel Jesse Kirshenbaum’s University Dream Come True
Jesse Kirshenbaum is a co-founder of Bardown Hockey Apparel. Bardown Hockey Apparel is a well-known hockey clothing brand. As you'll see below, Bardown Hockey Apparel has endorsements from some of the biggest names in hockey, nicknamed "celeb-beauties". Included names are not limited to Ron McLean, Jason Spezza and Alexander Ovechkin....
Clock Management Fuels William Mussack, RSL Fan Experience & Game Production Manager
William Mussack is the Fan Experience Manager & Game Production Manager for the Real Salt Lake (RSL) & Utah Royals FC. RSL is a professional soccer franchise competing in the Major League Soccer (MLS). As a soccer fan, I was introduced to William’s work with RSL seeing all the great...
What Does An Equipment Manager Do & How Do You Become One?
When you watch sports, in person or on TV, what do you see? You see the players and what they are doing but you also see the ball they are playing with, the uniforms they are wearing, the padding they have on underneath and even the sneakers or cleats they...
Memphis Grizzlies Motion Graphics Designer DaQuan Sims Makes HD Scoreboard At FedExForum Come To Life
DaQuan Sims is the Motion Graphics Designer for the Memphis Grizzlies. His work has been making the HD scoreboard at the FedExForum come to life since 2017. I had the opportunity to talk with DaQuan about a variety of topics including how he stays positive and overcomes creative blocks. Have...
Becoming an Entrepreneur in the Sport Industry: A Profile of Elite Sports Tours Owner Tim Macdonell
In order to gain insight into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in today’s sports industry landscape, we at SPMA were lucky enough to have the chance to learn from Tim Macdonell, owner of Elite Sports Tours. Tim started Elite Sports tours at the age of 23 in...
Golden State Warriors Use of Social Media
Social media and athletes have also been inseparable. And in the last 5-10 years the same can be said about professional sport teams. One of those teams is the Golden State Warriors. The Golden State Warriors have been by far the most dominant team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over...
Smart Marking: How Smart Marking Works to Save Sport Management Professionals ⌛
You really need to learn about smart marking if you teach (or even present anything) in the field of Sport Management. Smart marking is nothing more than being efficient and not wasting time when marking, which will in turn reduce anxiety for both the students and the professor! Knowing what...
Is Going To The Game A Good First Date?
Just because you love going to the game, doesn’t mean everyone else does too. That being said, many people enjoy the experience, which brings up the question of whether or not going to a basketball, baseball, hockey, or other game would be a good first date. The answer probably depends on...
Behind the Oilers Mascot “Hunter the Lynx” is a TV Star on US-Only Hulu, and We Got the Inside Scoop
Most people know what mascots are. They’re people who dress up in a costume, usually an animal, and dance around at sport events to cheer up home crowds. A mascot is much more than that, though. Mascots give sports teams and their fans a common identifier and a unique symbol....
Examples of Revenue and Expenses in Various Types of Sport Organizations
Understanding the difference between revenue and expenses is relatively easy. But thinking about revenues and expenses in terms of managing sport organizations is a bit tricky. Hoping for examples of revenues and expenses in sport? We're going to help you out. We'll break revenues and expenses down, giving you examples...
Work From Home Internships in the Sport Industry: The Right Fit?
Thinking about a work from home internship? Not sure if you'll be putting yourself in a good position for work afterwards? What are the best online internship from home scenarios? What are the pros and cons of undertaking a work from home internship? We've got you covered for all those...
What to Expect from an Interview with MLSE
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - for anyone who love sports, getting in for a position with MLSE is a huge break. But before you can get in with the team, you need to go through the interview process. But what is the interview process like for MLSE? What should...
Home Court Advantage: Raptors Face Milwaukee Bucks and Johnny Watson’s Game Day Crew in East Finals
From trying to make Kawhi Leonard hear his viral meme-ing laugh or playing Barney when the Raptors are introduced, the Bucks fan experience crew does as much as they can to affect the visiting team. The Toronto Raptors made it to the Eastern Conference, but they won't have home court...
Lebron James Instagram is More Than Basketball
Everybody knows Lebron James, the basketball player. In fact, the 34 year-old native of Akron, Ohio is one of the greatest professional basketball players of all-time. The 6’8” forward just completed his 16th NBA season, his first with the Los Angeles Lakers. When the 2019-20 season gets underway, James will...
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