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Panel Members –

 

Jason Belzer Founder of Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc. (GAME, Inc.)

Bio:

Jason is founder of Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc. (GAME, Inc.), an agency that specializes in the career management and marketing of coaches. GAME, Inc. handles contract negotiations, marketing, press relations, shoe and apparel deals and broadcasting opportunities for over two-dozen college basketball and football coaches. In addition, his firm runs the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), a 24-team mid-major postseason college basketball tournament. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Jewish Coaches Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports Jewish basketball coaches and athletic administrators of all levels around the world. Jason is a graduate of Rutgers University and Rutgers School of Law.

Kyle Stack Journalist

E-mail: [email protected]; Twitter: @KyleStack Website: http://kylestack.com/

Bio:

Hi there, I work as a writer/reporter in New York City covering business, health, technology and media in professional sports. I also spend my work time reporting for a market research publication.

I moved to New York a few years ago from Montana (via Los Angeles) and decided to switch careers from Landscape Design to Journalism. Since then, I’ve worked for MLB.com as a fantasy writer and have written for ESPN the Magazine, SI.com, AOL Fanhouse and WeightWatchers.com, among other print and digital publications.

Erica Schietinger VP of corporate communications for Chelsea Piers

Contact Number 212.336.6870; Email: [email protected]

Bio:

Erica Schietinger, is Vice President of Corporate Communications and Neighborhood Relations at Chelsea Piers Management. In this capacity, she is responsible for complex-wide management of all media and neighborhood relations for Chelsea Piers. Her responsibilities with the media include working with the individual venues and the marketing department to determine how best to promote new programs and events at Chelsea Piers to the general public. Additionally, Ms. Schietinger maintains day-to-day relationships with the top national and local news outlets in New York City. In order to foster neighborhood relations, maintain an active role in the community and respond to its changing needs, Ms. Schietinger attends monthly community board meetings, is a member of the Hudson River Park Trust Advisory Council, the Bayview Correctional Facility Community Advisory Board, the Hudson Guild Beacon Advisory Council, the Greenwich Village Chamber of Commerce Strategic Planning Committee and works with local not-for-profit community groups and elected officials to keep the community informed about free public events and activities.

 

Preliminary Questions:

 

1. Can you please tell us a little about yourself and what you do?
2. How did you choose the field you currently work in?
3. We know that being motivated is a significant trait in order to be successful. Can you tell us how you maintain motivated?
4. What advice would you give to students who would like to break into your industry?
5. What were some of the hardest obstacles you had to overcome?