Podcast Episode 27 - Staffing a Billion Dollar Industry


Darin White and Kirk Wakefield talk about preparing college students to work in the professional world of sports.

 
 

Sports is a billion dollar industry. And while we all watch our favorite team on TV, few of us really know all the work that is going on behind-the-scenes to make that happen. 

Today, we’re talking to two professors who are preparing students for jobs in the professional sports world. Darin White is the Executive Director of the Center for Sports Analytics and Samford University and Kirk Wakefield is the Executive Director of the Sports, Strategy, and Sales program at Baylor University. 

Together, they’re going to walk about the money behind the game and the future men and women who are about to enter this profession…

Useful Links:

Darin White Twitter

S3 Major at Baylor

Samford Center for Sports Analytics

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