This has been an eventful week. Some of the things that I did, lined up perfectly with my chosen competencies, others did not. I will focus only on the tasks that lined up with my chosen core competencies. This week I worked mostly with Kelly and Gina the sales managers of the Renaissance. I was also given my first assignments to work on by myself.
The week started off on Monday (8/31) when I reported to Gina’s office. She is a Sales Manager who is in charge of Corporate Group Sales and Professional Sports Group Sales. During my sit down with her we reviewed the group requirements for the groups to come to her instead of the Catering and Convention Sales Manager Tegan, as well as the type of groups she usually gets under the Professional Sports
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I love sports and was really excited to hear that the Renaissance has rates with Professional Sports Groups. Gina said that sadly due to the overall lack of meeting space (roughly 4,000 sq. ft) they cannot host the National Football League (NFL) teams who need a large amount of meeting space so that they can hold press conferences. That being said the Renaissance does have contracts with Major League Baseball (MLB) and is working on contracts with the National Hockey League (NHL). Gina said that the Sales Manager for the NHL liked the Renaissance, but she has just been too busy to make another site visit. She says that a big part of her job is trying to get people to come back and visit the hotel. The visit is extremely important because once they are on site, they are usually sold. Another key point that Gina made was that when dealing in the Professional Sports Industry it is all about who you know; without connections it is almost impossible to get into that specific market. I believe that this shadowing experience lines up with the Sales Management: Group Sales, competency. From this experience I learned that …show more content…
On Friday (9/4) I was given my first real assignment. The Sales team is creating their annual Marketing and Sales Plan which will be presented on 28th of this month. On this report they must create projections about their meeting/ group amounts and the expected revenue for these meetings/ groups. Before they make these projections, they must first go through and check to make sure that the numbers that they have in their systems match the numbers in their physical files for each group that is on the books. This is process is called file auditing. On Friday Kelly and Gina gave me the task of file auditing and I spent my whole day going through each group’s file. I was thankful for my experience in Corporate Meetings and in Global Meetings, because it taught me how to properly read hotel contracts. During my file audits I would sometimes have to read into the contracts to find out how much the rate in the contract was, and how many rooms/ room nights they were expecting to use. I would also at times need to read the contract to find the cause of the rate in the system being different from the rate listed in the contract; it was usually due to comped rooms being given to event managers and VIPs. It was really interesting to see how seasonality and the size of the
When people talk about the impact of women in professional sports, they mention one huge concept: Marketing. Marketing to women is a tremendous source of profit for professional sports, but the impact of how women would respond recently became knowledge. However, now the marketing programs of the different professional sports, including the NFL, need to change their approach on marketing to women. Because the NFL still lacks sales to women compared to other professional sports in America, the NFL needs to change their viewpoints on the experience of women in the stadium and the variety of merchandise available for females.
The targeted customer for sports bar franchises are individuals who dine out, but also take pleasure in viewing a variety of spectator sports at the same time. There are many different sports that are able to be observed when an individual is dining at one of these types of businesses.
Sport specialization, means to practice and train for only one sport. Some people feel it is better to specialize rather than play multiple sports. There are good and bad that come from being a single sport athlete, but there are good and bad for being a multiple sport athlete.
Sports has been a passion of mines since I was a kid. It was not until the end of tenth grade that I realized how much basketball had influence my. Playing basketball is a way for me to escape from the real world. Playing basketball made everything feel better and made me happier. It also taught me valuable life lessons, such as never given up on my dreams whether it seems impossible. I can not imagine my life without sports and what a better way but to work in the sports industry. My personal goals for getting a degree in Sports Management is to go professional and give back to the community. The reason I want to give back to the community is to help kids find what they love young and let that be their inspiration to be better and to dream
They ranged from the length of the meeting to specific problems faced by some of the members. He told me not to be surprised if there were some members who were admitted to be alcoholics and narcotic addicts. As I questioned him further, he said that many of the people in that predicament were also former criminals. One person in particular was so involved with both drugs and alcohol that he nearly died in the emergency room from an alcohol overdose. Now that my questions were answered, I felt much more at ease and ready to go to the meeting.
As a child, Stephen Curry was raised like any other child, except he grew up playing multiple sports. “In an age of hyper-specialization, Curry has reached the pinnacle of his sport by doing the exact opposite. He played basketball, but he also played some baseball, football, soccer and basically everything else in a sports buffet” (Cohen). Now, Curry is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Is this because of his vast background of many sports? In today’s world, children should be introduced to a variety of different sports in order to promote discipline and hard work, prevent injury, and fulfill their college desires.
This week was very exciting in terms of my informational interviews and being able to work security at a music event. The informational interviews not only helped being the classroom to the real world but also provided me with real examples to better strengthen the connection. I also learned a lot in terms of dealing with the public in a busy environment and how to most successfully defuse a situation in which alcohol and attitudes are involved.
Sports can help many at- risk youths. In order to participate in sports you need to be committed and willing to work hard. You also have to learn to respect others and accept that winning isn’t the only measure of success. Losing can build character as well. When youth participate in a sports they enjoy, they are less likely to engage in behaviors that are harmful or dangerous to themselves and others. It is for these reasons schools should strive to maintain athletic programs for their students.
The organization I work for is Georgia Athletic Hospitality (GAH). The Colonnade Group, a sports production and event management company based in Birmingham, Alabama manages the GAH office. GAH handles the management and operation of the Sanford Stadium SkySuites, Champion’s Club, SkyClub, and Stegeman Coliseum’s courtside seating and hospitality for Men’s Basketball and Gymnastics. It relies on the help of student ambassadors, who are directly interacting with guests. The mission of GAH is to bring the best possible game experience to premium seat holders at the University of Georgia.
In short, I could say that my past week has been terribly wonderful. I was able to schedule 2 more interviews, one for last Thursday and the other for the next Tuesday. I had been preparing for the interview on Thursday in Richardson. It was a truly rewarding experience as the doctor was amicable and explained new concepts about internal medicine that could not be expressed over Google searches. Overall, the first research interview was nerve-wracking but well worth the preparation as I gained new insight into the field.
Vince Lombardi says, “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” A dedicated athlete puts forth their all by fully devoting themselves to their sport. They always try to give one hundred and ten percent before, during, and after practice. Athletes achieve their success knowing they worked hard to attain it and can truly say they accomplished something that makes them a better person.
The week was a chaotic and short week. Monday was a great day. My mentor was out for the first half of the day and I was in charge of the classroom. The students tried to push their limits but I explained that we are going to work. Tuesday was a crazy mess due to Valentine’s Day excitement. On Wednesday, it was much calmer and the first learning experience was implemented. The goals that were created last week are still in effect.
Sports psychology is the study of how psychology influences sports, athletic performance, exercise and physical activity. Some sports psychologists work with professional athletes and coaches to improve performance and increase motivation. Other professionals use exercise and sports to enhance people’s lives and well-being. While finding ways to help athletes is certainly an important part of sports psychology, the application of exercise and physical activity for improving the lives of non-athletes is also a major focus.
One of Melbourne’s draw cards as an events city is the close proximity of the sporting grounds and arenas to the city centre. “The particular location of a sports field will enhance or diminish its ...
Giving those tools that they could use in the future was a very rewarding experience and I believe that all of my sessions were successful, even though some of the situations were tough; I believe the students still received some benefit out of the sessions. The challenge of the week for me is finishing up all my work and making it through the last two weeks. I learned so much in my classes and they were very challenging, and it made me think how much work goes into working with students who has a high retention rate; there are so many intricate details that have to be taken care of when trying to get a student back on track and be successful. I am up for the challenge, however, I know that I will not be able to save all, but at least, I can try my best to help them alone their way and leave some avenues that they can use to help them in their