Minorities in Sports Business Network: WK 9.12

Minorities in Sports Business weekly newsletter - WK: 9.12

THE NEWSLETTER

The Minorities in Sports Business Network is a digital hub for individuals in the sports industry to connect and collaborate. Every Monday a newsletter will be distributed featuring the latest news from the network, upcoming events, as well as business opportunities. 

"The

diverse

minds behind your favorite sports teams, brands, athletes, charities, and content."

CONGRATS to Our Members!

Mike McCray | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

on his new role as the

Engagement Editor

for the

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He'll be moving to Seattle for this role. Connect with him! 

Support our Members!

The Talented Tenth needs your help! 

Jeremy M | Octagon | Sports & Entertainment is hosting his annual Talented Tenth event (professional development event for male HS senior students) in NYC at Columbia University on Oct 1st. He is in need of assistance for two (2) items. First, he needs some mentors for those who work in some aspect of business. Second, donations for lightly used business attire or monetary donation for SAT books.For more information or if you feel the need to donate, please contact Jeremy M | Octagon | Sports & Entertainment in "The Chat". Ladies, if you would like to donate funds to help us buy twenty (20) SAT prep books to give as prizes please let him know.

"Hail to The Rednecks" by Cecelia Townes

Member Cecelia Townes | Writer | Speaker | Entrepreneur

discusses the moment she realized she could no longer join in singing the fight song, though she still has a love for her team. 

Not too long ago I found myself in my home state of South Carolina standing in an NFL gear shop with my brother. I was doing some shopping when I characteristically found myself engaged in football banter. The target of the Townes Trash Talk was a random, middle-aged white man. He was an avid Carolina Panthers fan, and my brother and I proudly pull for the burgundy and gold of the NFC East. When we mentioned that our team resided in the nation’s capital, this random man said, “Oh, you like the Washington Rednecks.”....READ MORE

"My Weekend At the 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" by Nicole Powell

Member Nicole Powell | Events Manager | Sports Writer

recapped the 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 

Y’all, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined its Class of 2016 over the weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts, and IT WAS EVERYTHING! As a die hard hoops fan, to be fortunate enough to occupy the same space where Sheryl Swoopes, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal, Yao Ming and many other legends were being honored, was truly a blessing.....READ MORE

Member Cecelia Townes | Writer | Speaker | Entrepreneur discusses the importance of Megan Rapinoe's support of the movement. Much of the sports world has been engaged in a fierce debate about NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his protest against America’s racism and historic patterns of institutional injustices against people of color.  While much of the media may be showing that the vast majority of football players and Americans are disgusted by Kaepernick’s refusal to stand in reverence for the National Anthem, conversations on social media and in-person show that many, many people support Kaepernick for peacefully exercising his First Amendment and human rights.... READ MORE

Upcoming Events

(Facebook Live) Winning Edge Leadership's Pep Talks 9.14

Cecelia Townes | Writer | Speaker | Entrepreneur

in the "

The Chat

"

(New York, Chicago, Sacramento, Seattle, and Various other Cities) Sports Business Week 2016 9.12 - 9.14

TheBusinessOfSports.com is an industry blog dedicated to discussing new ideas and current events in sports business. The posts cover a wide range of topics, including ticket sales, marketing, social media, corporate sponsorships, fan loyalty, brand management, sports media, finance and more. The goal is to provide a valuable resource that other sports business professionals can learn from and contribute to.

To help bring together sports business professionals, they launched a series of networking events in major cities across the US and abroad called #SBWeek. 

If you have any questions, please email Russell Scibetti at [email protected].

Purchase tickets

HERE

(Washington DC) Diversity in Sports Forum: Pathways into the industry 9.16

Hosted by Events DC, the Diversity in Sports Forum: Pathways into the Industry is a new ancillary event supporting the 2016 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® and will take place Sept. 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.

(New York, NY) MiM Connect - The Pregame 9.15

MiMConnect is bringing you some of the top players in the sports media industry for an intimate discussion on how media has changed the consumption of sports. With a starting lineup of panelists from Twitter to ESPN.