Jay Vickers | Chief Operating Officer for Sports Innovation at UNLV | Always Being Present (EP 92)
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Jay Vickers | Chief Operating Officer for Sports Innovation at UNLV | Always Being Present (EP 92)
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On this episode of the https://www.sportsbusinessclassroom.com/ Audio Experience “Alumni Takeover” series, host Arthur McKibben is joined by Chief Operating Officer for UNLV’s Sports Innovation Initiative, Jay Vickers. Vickers, is a...
show moreIn this episode, Arthur and Jay discuss:
- What Jay’s current role as Chief Operating Officer entails
- Advice for listeners looking to gain exposure to elite athletes, sports teams, and front-office opportunities
- What having awareness of good leadership looks like
- The biggest challenges a person could face trying to have a career in sports
Before working in intercollegiate athletics, Vickers gained several years of experience as a marketing manager with an extensive background in customer service, sales, marketing, and management at numerous major corporations including Pfizer and Hershey’s. He is a founding member of Game Changers United, the U.S. Soccer Federation Board for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and leads the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee internship program partnership with UNLV. As a results-oriented leader, Vickers has had success at two Mountain West programs, Fresno State and UNLV, in the PAC-12 at Arizona, in the BIG 10 at Wisconsin, and in the MAC at Northern Illinois University. He has a comprehensive understanding of the role of higher education external divisions aligning with institutional priorities while increasing private philanthropy. We are thrilled to feature him on the podcast and can’t wait for you to hear the valuable insights he has to offer.
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