{"id":112,"date":"2012-03-12T13:54:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T18:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.maryville.edu\/bu\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:15:39","slug":"what-sport-business-professionals-are-saying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/bu\/sport-business-management\/what-sport-business-professionals-are-saying","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings Sport Business Management &#8211; What Industry Professionals Say Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Our Program:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1413\" alt=\"RawlingsSportsBusinessManagement_c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/bu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/01\/RawlingsSportsBusinessManagement_c.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"272\" \/><br \/>\nThe Rawlings Sport Business Management students have the opportunity to volunteer, intern and obtain permanent positions with a variety of sports organizations. The professionalism students exhibit and the quality of work they produce has professionals raving about the high caliber of students being trained for careers in the sports industry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:20px;\"><em>\u201cOur longstanding partnership with Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ continues to evolve in positive ways to coincide with the exciting growth seen in the sports industry in recent years. Our involvement with the Rawlings Sports Business Management program is mutually beneficial amongst our many employees who serve as mentors to the next generation of sports business professionals and the students who obtain invaluable, real-world experience through their classes, projects and volunteer opportunities.\u201d<\/em><strong> \u2014 Ron Ostrowski, President and CEO of Rawlings Sporting Goods<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:20px;\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of our partnership with the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Rawlings Sport Business Management Program. Collaborating with such a dedicated and talented group of students and faculty has been invaluable \u2013 their passion for the sports industry perfectly aligns with Peak Events\u2019 mission to create meaningful experiences through sport. In particular, they help make our tournaments the first class events that they are. The partnership continues to strengthen the bridge between education and real-world sports management.\u201d<\/em> <strong>\u2014 Ryan Holloway, President and Founder, Peak Events<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cÄ¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s Selling in the Business of Sport class is a game changer for students. The hands-on experience is something they will take with them throughout their career, and the Cardinals love to be part of the process. We share with the students the sales approach that we teach every member of our sales staff and give them firsthand training from our leadership team. We have hired many graduates from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ because we know they will be well prepared for a sales role after taking this class.\u201d<\/em><strong> \u2014 Andrew Dean, Director of Ticket Sales, St. Louis Cardinals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-default-minimal post-bottom\"><div class=\"nectar-social default\" data-position=\"\" data-rm-love=\"0\" data-color-override=\"override\"><div class=\"nectar-social-inner\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"nectar-love\" id=\"nectar-love-112\" title=\"Love this\"> <i class=\"icon-salient-heart-2\"><\/i><span class=\"love-text\">Love<\/span><span class=\"total_loves\"><span class=\"nectar-love-count\">0<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class='facebook-share nectar-sharing' href="#" title='Share this'> <i class='fa fa-facebook'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><a class='twitter-share nectar-sharing' href="#" title='Share this'> <i class='fa icon-salient-x-twitter'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><a class='linkedin-share nectar-sharing' href="#" title='Share this'> <i class='fa fa-linkedin'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><a class='pinterest-share nectar-sharing' href="#" title='Pin this'> <i class='fa fa-pinterest'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Pin<\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rawlings Sport Business Management students have the opportunity to volunteer, intern and obtain permanent positions with a variety of sports organizations. 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