Right before graduating from the Sports Business MBA i started my internship at Zalgiris Kaunas, and as Lithuanian this was a dream come true and from there, the rest is history. I worked for Zalgiris, worked for Basketnews and for FIBA and worked for the Euroleague Final Four, but it has been a truly amazing experiences for my career!
This program will help me in many ways in my day to day activity. I took a research project for improving the area of the company in which i’m working at the moment. Also learning how to do research, methodology and discuss your ideas is a crucial improvement i bring with me.
I believe there’s a possibility of still playing in a professional team and studying at the same time. I did it ! For future professionals basketball players my advice is to keep a double career that can bring you more opportunities during the future in both areas.
I can feel the energy of the people who want to learn from each other, sharing emotions, experiences and insights. The chemistry pomped up from the first moment we met each other in Barcelona.
For me it was very important to understand the basic ecosystem of the sports business and that’s what I learned in the Sports Business MBA program.
I decided to fully invest in myself because I knew that it would give me the opportunity and the resources to learn what I needed to know and to build the relationships that I needed.
It was a great opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes insight in European Basketball, especially with the internship at Euroleague Basketball where I had the chance to gain experience.
We learned a lot, not only in terms of management good practices they were doing but also in terms of cultural exchange. Definitely something that I will never forget.
During the program what I realized was that I really wanted to focus on mental health in sports. Actually, the program helped me find my path and helped me make very specific.
The transfer of knowledge that caught my eye completely was all the practical knowledge they gave us within the program and then the access you have to industry experts.
