1. Mike Vaughn Brandon VanWormer Nate Kaib

2.  Manager of Inside Sales for the Pittsburgh Pirates  Has worked for the Pirates all of his professional career  Graduated from Ashland with a degree in Education

3.  Pittsburgh Pirates  Account Executive in New Business Department  Sport Management degree from St. John Fisher College

4.  Cleveland Indians Director of Premium Sales  Worked for NFL, MLS, MLB  Sport Management Degree, Masters in Business

5.  Sales Industry  MLB teams  Busy Schedules

6.  Schooling  Broke into sales differently

7.  Up and coming field  Allow for competitiveness to excel  Long lasting connections  Love selling something you love, sports  You love going to work everyday  You are able to create life long memories for fans

8.  Tough field to break into  Long, irregular hours  Being denied by customers  Working for an underperforming team  Working off commission  Plenty of variables

9.  Internships  Long lasting careers in Organizations  Become involved  Room For advancements  Room For bonuses and incentives  Largest employed department in Sports Industry

10.  Not meeting Sales goals  Losing Sales to other Teams  Rough Economy  Team not performing  Possibility of team relocation  Possibility of burning bridges

11.  Sees himself working in sales for the remainder of his career.  Wants to manage an entire sales team for the Pirates.  Sees Sales as a great field to break into and is one of the best entry level jobs.

12.  Wants to branch to Managerial Role ◦ Hopes to lead his own sales team  Great Field to break into  Encourages others to break into the field

13.  Plans to continue career in Sales  Wants to be in charge of sales for team  Encourages others to entire sales