UMD Sports Business Society

Coach Willard: A certified SBS Fan! ?? ?? Thank you to our friends at Ledo Pizza & Maryland Sports Properties for letting us hold a fundraiser at the Maryland Basketball Coaches Show! Was a great way for our students to get the inside scoop in Maryland Basketball!

Get to know about the alum whose vision made this program a reality, Bradley Polkowitz! https://lnkd.in/gm7yC3u2

This past month in SBS has been a blast! We’re incredibly grateful to our amazing speakers who made October unforgettable! Thank you for sharing your time, insights, and inspiring stories with us. Your expertise and guidance have left a lasting impact on everyone who attended, and we couldn’t be more appreciative. ?? Featured Organizations & Speakers: -Baltimore Ravens – Yajaira Rivas, Sr. Marketing & Fan Development Coordinator - Tykoon Sports Agency – Peter Iwuh, Founder - University of Maryland Esports – Sergio Brack, Director of Esports - Washington Nationals & Major League Baseball – Tyrone Brooks, Sr. Director, Diversity Pipeline Program - Leveling the Playing Field – Kaitlin Brennan, COO - Washington Commanders – Chris Bailey, Lead, Military Outreach Program Thank you again to each of our speakers for generously sharing their expertise and inspiring the next generation of sports business leaders. We’re lucky to have had this opportunity to learn from the best, and we can’t wait for what’s next! ????

We started the 2024-2025 school year with a bang! This semester has been packed with incredible learning opportunities, and we are thankful to everyone who joined us! Special thanks to: - Gabrielle Chambers, Client Services Coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, for sharing her professional insights. - Rick Moreland, VP of Corporate Consulting at Genesco Sports Enterprises, for an engaging discussion on the corporate side of sports. - Matt Monroe, Matt Shapiro, and Tori R. Gray from Maryland Athletics for providing valuable perspectives on collegiate athletics. - Tish Carmona, Associate Marketing Manager for the WNBA, for kicking off our year with inspiration. We appreciate everyone who attended and can’t wait for future meetings!

"Most people don’t know exactly what they want to do at that age, but make sure that the narrative you create gives you the flexibility to pursue something you love." Managing Partner Josh Harris recently spoke at a CEO at Smith event organized by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business! Read more ?

Introducing our Globalization of Sports panel! John Ourand, a Sports Correspondent for Puck will talk to Sarah Cookingham-Hollis, Doron Tamari, Christian Henze, and Rich O'Reilly as they break down sports on the global scale. Buy your tickets now through the link below! https://lnkd.in/e7HaRKX6

??Speaker Spotlight?? Sarah Cookingham-Hollis from USA Track and Field is locked in as a speaker for MSBC ’24?? Sarah Hollis is the Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer at USA Track and Field. She specializes in performance-driven marketing and sales executive with success leading teams in integrated marketing, communications, sponsorship, sales strategy, and digital media across multiple industries and Fortune 500 clients. We are thrilled to have her at this year’s conference!

Introducing Cohort 2 of the Sports Management Program at UMD! After a competitive application and interview process, these 43 talented students were selected to be a part of the next chapter of SMP. We are so excited to welcome this incredible group of students to the program! Cohort 2 includes 18 Maryland Athletics interns, 5 Division I student managers, 6 Maryland Sports Business Conference/UMD Sports Business Society board members, and many other students involved in a variety of organizations both on and off campus. #cohort2 #smpatumd

Introducing Cohort 2 of the Sports Management Program at UMD! After a competitive application and interview process, these 43 talented students were selected to be a part of the next chapter of SMP. We are so excited to welcome this incredible group of students to the program! Cohort 2 includes 18 Maryland Athletics interns, 5 Division I student managers, 6 Maryland Sports Business Conference/UMD Sports Business Society board members, and many other students involved in a variety of organizations both on and off campus. #cohort2 #smpatumd