This is Dave Melcher with Entrepreneurs The Playbook and this week I am so excited because I have the

CEO of the Atlanta Hawks Thad Sheely to share with us how do you get a job in sports.

Most importantly number one he'll talk about not limiting your point of entry, and two, how

to get the skills, which is the actual hard skills for him, it was public finance to the knowledge understanding the situational

knowledge and experience from mentorship in order to get a job in sports and

finally how to maintain the inspiration when you're paid nothing and trying to get your dream job.

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the boardroom.

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

This Dave Melter, CEO of Sports One Marketing here with Entrepreneurs, the Playbook, and I have Thad Shealy, the

C.O. of Atlanta Hawks, and a buck guy like me.

There we go.

Thank you for taking the time early at Super Bowl to meet me.

Absolutely, thanks for coming in.

Now, what I wanted to talk about most entrepreneurs, they look and limit their point of entry.

They say, you know, I want to do this and they keep it very narrow

if I want to be the GM of the jets. Right. Right, right, right, right. Well, you and I both have

learned through our journey that sports is in industry and that we truly need three things skills

knowledge and desire in order to effectuate what we want to do. Where did you start

your journey as far as wanting to work in sports?

Good.

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