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Brian Monihan

● Senior VP & General Manager for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

● Comcast SportsNet is a chain of regional sports networks owned by cable tv provider Comcast: Operated through NBC sports

● http://www.nbcunicareers.com/our-career-paths/campus-2-career-internship-program

Job Description

● Provide clients with great marketing solutions by utilizing the high profile opportunities in advertising, television, promotions, and signage

● Does this for the Flyers, 76ers, Wings..basically all professional sport teams in Philadelphia

● In other words...sports coverage●

Career Path

● 48 years old but career path started 1983 (31 years ago)

● Account Executive for Seltel● He’s been a sales manager and vp for sales● Don’t be afraid start over and build new

relationships

Key Takeaways ● He’s in a saturated marketplace but plans

on using mobile platforms to extend his brand. (live stats and updates that interacts with the broadcast and enhances viewer’s experience)

● Sport Management is a saturated market so you really have to come up with ways to present yourself

Tim Grover

What does he do?

● Tim Grover is the owner and CEO of Attack Athletics since 1989

● 60,000 square foot training facility in Chicago, Illinois

● NBA players go here during the off season to train or rehab from injury

Career Path● Started training Michael Jordan 1989● (The results and success Michael had due

to his training really put Grover on the map)

● Since then he has trained the likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley

Career Path Continued..

● Served as the director of sports performance for the 2012 U.S Olympic basketball team

● Has gone on to publish two books: “Jump Attack” & “Relentless:From Good to Great to Unstoppable”

● Why did he choose this path? Make athletes better

Average Workday

● He’s at the mercy of his clients’ schedule● Travels the world training, consulting, and

speaking about the principles of athletic excellence, relentless drive, and mental toughness to athletes, coaches and business leaders.

● Trains and prepares workout regimens for athletes ..pretty much 24/7 job

Biggest Challenge?

● “You don’t have to be an elite athlete to train like one”

● Not so much the physical aspect or coming up with routines, not even the traveling, but getting his athletes to commit to being a “cleaner”

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDJNEzpppn8

Sources http://nba.si.com/2013/04/12/tim-grover-trainer-nba-michael-jordan-kobe-bryant-lebron-james-kevin-durant/

http://attackathletics.com/about/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relentless-tim-grover/1112409981?ean=9781476710938

http://www.sportscareers.com/sports-career-spotlight.asp?id=138