I found SMWW on the internet and gave Dr. Lashbrook a call," says Bannister, now in his third month with the Lynx. "I thought I wanted to be a sports agent, but after talking at length with Dr. Lashbrook, we both realized that working in a front office environment is what I really wanted to do and where I belonged." Bannister says the weekly audio chats were "extremely valuable" because of the expertise of with Sports Business Management instructors Bret Polvorosa and Tom Leip. "The audio chats were amazing. Bret and Tom were able to teach and explain the material better than any book could. I would recommend to every student taking or thinking of taking a SMWW course to take advantage of the audio chats. So much is learned there," said Bannister. Prior to finding SMWW, Josh had worked in sales and was employed at the Carolina Ice Palace, a South Carolina based recreational skating and hockey entertainment complex. He knew he wanted to work in sports, and credits SMWW President Dr. Lynn Lashbrook with helping him figure out exactly what part of the business he really belonged in.