Last week Wednesday, I attended a lecture at Marquette University that was hosted by Jeff Sherman, Co-founder of On Milwaukee. This lecture included three local sports executives: Gord Ash, John Hammond, and John Steinmiller.
John Hammond, general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, Gord Ash, assistant general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, and John Steinmiller, Media Relations manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, all gave us significant insight on ways in which we could succeed in the sports field.
One valuable piece of information that I took from the lecture was the quote to "do what you love, but know that your probably not able to do it right away." This stuck out to me because I often imagine myself going right into my dream career choice without realizing that I first have to take baby steps and work my way to the top.
I personally know of many examples where this is true. John Hammond mentioned that before he received the position of the general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, he was a high school coach, then an assistant college coach. Many of the panelist started off in entry level positions and worked their way up from there. This encourages me even more to be patient being that am so excited and anxious to do what I ultimately want to do.
The panelists' biggest pieces of advice also came in handy, one was to get your foot in the door. I feel as though I have mastered this technique but still helps to hear it from a professional in the industry. I previously interned with the television news station WTMJ4 as a promotions and sales intern and was able to alternate between the promotions and news department. This gave me an opportunity to get my foot in the door even if it was not originally a news internship. Even if a job may be below my capabilities, it is all about proving yourself and becoming better.
Another piece of advice was to always have a backup. "Every opportunity I've had, has been presented to me" said John Hammond. This was somewhat hard for me to understand because I've always had a go-getter type of mentality. Meaning that if I want something, I will do whatever it takes to get it. With that being said, he also explained that one should be able to take "no" for an answer.
I learned a lot during this lecture and received a lot of valuable information that I will definitely put to use in the future. It was a pleasure to meet such high standing figures in the sports industry and I very much look foreword to seeing more of the comical
John Hammond as I intern with the Milwaukee Bucks for the basketball season.
John Hammond, general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, Gord Ash, assistant general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, and John Steinmiller, Media Relations manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, all gave us significant insight on ways in which we could succeed in the sports field.
One valuable piece of information that I took from the lecture was the quote to "do what you love, but know that your probably not able to do it right away." This stuck out to me because I often imagine myself going right into my dream career choice without realizing that I first have to take baby steps and work my way to the top.
I personally know of many examples where this is true. John Hammond mentioned that before he received the position of the general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, he was a high school coach, then an assistant college coach. Many of the panelist started off in entry level positions and worked their way up from there. This encourages me even more to be patient being that am so excited and anxious to do what I ultimately want to do.
The panelists' biggest pieces of advice also came in handy, one was to get your foot in the door. I feel as though I have mastered this technique but still helps to hear it from a professional in the industry. I previously interned with the television news station WTMJ4 as a promotions and sales intern and was able to alternate between the promotions and news department. This gave me an opportunity to get my foot in the door even if it was not originally a news internship. Even if a job may be below my capabilities, it is all about proving yourself and becoming better.
Another piece of advice was to always have a backup. "Every opportunity I've had, has been presented to me" said John Hammond. This was somewhat hard for me to understand because I've always had a go-getter type of mentality. Meaning that if I want something, I will do whatever it takes to get it. With that being said, he also explained that one should be able to take "no" for an answer.
I learned a lot during this lecture and received a lot of valuable information that I will definitely put to use in the future. It was a pleasure to meet such high standing figures in the sports industry and I very much look foreword to seeing more of the comical
John Hammond as I intern with the Milwaukee Bucks for the basketball season.
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