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The success of Sports Management Worldwide and its graduates grows every day. If you are passionate about finding a career in sports, then let SMWW be your ticket to the game.
Start Dates For Our Programs:
Sports Business Management - August 6th
Sports Administration - August 6th
Athlete Management Course - August 13th
Motor Sports Management - August 13th
Sports Broadcasting - August 13th
Hockey GM & Scouting Course - August 20th
Football GM & Scouting - August 27th
Basketball GM & Scouting - August 27th
Baseball GM & Scouting - August 27th
Rugby Management - August 27th
Cricket Management & Scouting - August 27th
Soccer Management - Sept 3rd
We are currently taking enrollments for these courses, so call today! Or select this text to register now...
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| SMWW Student Takes Position with Seattle Sonics |
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SMWW: Patrick, could you tell us about your new position with the Seattle Sonics?
Patrick: I am an Inside Sales Associate for the Sonics-Storm. The job is mainly focused on selling ticket packages for Sonics and Storms games to individuals. The inside sales staff is a team of about 15 recent college graduates who are looking to get their start in sports through ticket sales. The job lasts anywhere from 6 months to a year and if you are successful there are many advancement opportunities within the organization as well as elsewhere. My goal is to reach a high level in the sports world so I look at this as a tremendous place to start for my first job in sports.
Currently we are in the middle of the playoff push for the Seattle Storm and calling guests from previous games to get them out to the few games we have left in this season as well as the playoffs.
SMWW: How did SMWW and the SBM course help you secure this new position? How long did it take you to get this position once you joined the program?
Patrick: I was made aware of the job opening by Tom Leip and Bret Polvorosa who had previously worked with the Inside Sales Manager for the Sonics. I also benefited from a previous relationship that Chris Rounds, SMWW's Director, had with my boss. The week before I started here Bret Polvorosa, the instructor of the Sports Business Management Course, was in doing a training session for the Sonics' staff. The skills that Bret and Tom Leip teach in the course are truly the same skills that are used on a day to day basis at the Sonics. I have found my start much easier as a result of my taking the course. I'm very excited to have my foot in the door and I'm working on to advance my career and move up the Sonics corporate ladder.
SMWW: How aware were the Sonics of SMWW and its instructors?
Patrick: Very aware, as I said the inside sales manager has worked with both Tom and Bret in the past as well as a few other employees of SMWW. I am not the only SMWW graduate that has been hired by the Sonics this month.
SMWW: Would you recommend the course to others who want to get a career in sports? Why?
Patrick: I would most certainly recommend the Sports Business Management course to anyone interested in starting their career in sports. The training that you get will put you ahead of the game once you start your job and the connections that SMWW has with the sports world will put you in a position to land that first job.
The next course begins August 6th and there is still time to register!
If you are interested in taking the Sports Business Management Course, select this text to register now...
Or call us today at
1-877-SMWW-Now
or +1 503-445-7105
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| SMWW Launches New UK Website |
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Sports Management Worldwide recently announced that it has completed development of a new sports international website. The website, smww.co.uk, will provide our growing international market with more focus on soccer (futbol), rugby and cricket and allow SMWW to continue its focused advertising overseas.
To view SMWW's new web page, select this text...
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| SMWW Infomercial to Run on Fox Sports this Saturday |
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Several major markets will be running SMWW's Infomercial this Saturday, August 4th in the morning. If you are in the following areas, tune in to watch SMWW's ground breaking moment with is first ever appearance on TV!
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- Boston & New England Area: 11:00 AM
- Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas): 9:00 AM
- Southern California (LA & San Diego): 8:30 AM
- Northwest (Portland & Seattle): 10:30 AM
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| SMWW may be coming to your city! |
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The Sports Management Worldwide staff is always on the move and the opportunity to meet them in person could be coming your way. Since SMWW attends many major sporting events, organized "meet and greets" are happening all over the country.
Here is a list of upcoming SMWW events:
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- NFL game in London, England - October 28th
- Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee - December 2007
- Major League Soccer Superdraft & NSCAA convention, Baltimore, Maryland - January 2008
- NFL Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana - February 2008
Please RSVP to liz@sportsmanagementworldwide.com if you are interested in attending one of these events!
We look forward to meeting you!
Sincerely,
The SMWW Staff
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| Dr. Lashbrook hosts new session for interested students on Sundays |
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Are you interested in taking a course with SMWW but haven't gotten a chance to get all your questions answered? Would you like to speak to a sports management professor of 35 years and get free career advice? Well now you can.
Every Sunday at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (2:00 PM East Coast Time), Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President of Sports Management Worldwide, leads a live question and answer session for anyone interested in learning more about SMWW's programs and careers in sports. There is no registration required and you'll get to ask questions to a 35 year veteran who has spent his entire life in the business of sports!
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| New Agent Advisors join our firm |
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SMWW is proud to announce that 9 new agent advisors have joined our firm in the last month:
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- Gilbert Guidry III,Texas
- Rob Shield, United Kingdom
- Ronnie Young, Virginia
- James Fry, Arizona
- Ryan Bottoms, Canada
- Shareed Halliday, Texas
- Clint Haslerig, California
- Tytus Cousins,Illinois
- Janice Taylor, Illinois
We have high hopes for all of our graduates and we look forward to helping every new agent sign their first client or advance their current career!
If you are interested in becoming an agent advisor with SMWW, you will need to complete the Athlete Management Course. For more information, select this text...
For questions or to enroll in our course, call us today at 877-SMWW-Now
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| Earn Your Masters or Doctorate Degree! |
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Earn your Masters or Doctorate through Northcentral University online! M. ED, PH.D, ED.D and MBA are all available with a specialization in Sports Management. It is possible to get a masters degree in a little over a year.
There are no residency requirements, you work at your own pace, all online, and all from home. Courses are typically 16 weeks long; however you may take an eight-week accelerated course.
SMWW President and Founder Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, who is also a certified NFLPA agent, and Sally Sullivan, former sports attorney and agent of Venus and Serena Williams, teach many of the courses.
Call 1-877-SMWW-NOW to speak with one of them today or for more information, select this text...
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Student Gets Job with Cleveland Browns & Two Websites
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It has been an exciting couple months for former SMWW student Bill Jordan. He is now working for the Cleveland Browns and continues to write articles and work with Maury Brown on bizofbaseball.com and bizoffootball.com. After taking SMWW's Baseball GM & Scouting course, opportunities have continued to develop for Bill and we are excited to provide you his story below.
Bill, Tell us about your new position with the Cleveland Browns?
Jordan: I am working with the merchandising department. The job will involve distribution from their warehouse, working in their team shop or at a stand in the stadium. It is a great opportunity to meet more people in the organization. I also get to see a lot of football!
Bill, tell us about your involvement with bizofbaseball.com and biz of bizofootball.com.
Jordan: It started out just being involved with bizobaseball.com because bizoffootball was still in development. Maury Brown, SMWW's Baseball GM & Scouting instructor, had me transcribe an interview that he did with Mark Shapiro and I worked hard to get it back to him right away.
After working with Maury for a while, I had a good idea of what he was looking for and around that time, he launched the football website as well. This was when he let me write my first BizofBaseball.com exclusive on the restoration project for League Park in Cleveland and the possible restoration of Tiger Stadium. Then he really started having me focus on the football website because it was his new project. The more I do it, the better my articles are getting and the more successful I am becoming in being able to cover a story.
What was your experience like in the Baseball GM & Scouting Course?
Jordan: The course was amazing. It has already changed my life in ways that I didn't think were possible from an online course. To be honest, when I first saw the course I thought that it would be an easy thing that I could do during the summer to put on my resume. I had never taken an online class before, but I had heard that they were pretty much a joke. This course was anything but.
I learned something everyday, whether it was in class or from one of the assignments. I look at the game of baseball completely different because of those eight weeks.
If what the course costs is compared to how much students can get out of the course, it is a steal. If a student takes advantage of all of the opportunities given to them, they will learn more than they could ever imagine.
Tell us about the best project you have gotten to do with bizofbaseball.com or bizoffootball.com?
Jordan: Getting to interview Billy Beane was incredible and really opened things up for me. It also helped me learn a lot about the process of interviewing someone of his stature. I was very nervous going into the interview, but he was really easy to talk to and very personable. His answers basically made me decide not to go to graduate school and go straight into the job market. It ended up being a life altering interview for me in many ways. The Exclusive was a great project because Maury made me work for it. I had to write about five copies of it before it was ready for the website. It showed me how much work I would have to put in if I wanted to be successful in this business. It was an invaluable experience for me
Anything else that you would like to say?
Jordan: Taking a course with SMWW is worth at least ten times more than they are charging, if you go after what is in front of you. It's not hard; it just takes time and dedication. If you do the assignments and show up to class, you will know more than you ever thought possible. If anyone would like to contact me, feel free to email me at:
billjordaniv@yahoo.com
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