Jarrod Barnes

With the sports industry’s market size growing to just over $73 billion in 2019, there is no lack of opportunity to create and innovate within the business of sports. The question is, where does one start? A quick Google search of “how to start a business” will yield approximately 11.6 million results. The traditional path of attending a top business school seems to be the road less traveled for many entrepreneurs today.

With more than $8 billion in revenue sharing distributed in the 2017 season, working for an NFL franchise or the NFL corporate offices may be one of the most celebrated and highly coveted positions in the sports business industry. With hundreds of applicants going for each position within the league, young professionals need every advantage they can possibly gain.

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