It stinks that people have to be born with a disability. Why does this happen? Why can’t everyone be equal, but different ? I am blessed to not have any physical or mental disabilities. The story I would like to talk about is about a young man who caught everyone’s attention just three years ago. His name is Jason McElwain or “J- MAC” and he has autism and that enabled him to play sports at a high level. As at very young age J-MAC had trouble interacting with other kids, but was able to develop social skills by his teen years. J-MAC loved basketball, and became the manager of his high school’s team in New York. He accepted the fact that he was unable to compete, but being around the game very helpful to J-MAC. It was not till February 15, 2006, the last home game of the year, that J-MAC got to show off his basketball skills. J-MAC played in the last four minutes of his high school’s division title game. He made a total of six three pointers and one two pointer for a total of 20 points a game.
When I first heard this story I probably watched it ten times on ESPN and then on Youtube. It was just an amazing story with a truly sweet ending. This just shows nothing is impossible, reach for the stars no matter what stands in your way. A few weeks after the game J-MAC met former President George Bush. There is also a book that has been written by J-MAC called The Game of My Life. There is also a movie in the works, which will be produced by Magic Johnson. The time line for the movie is still in the works as contracts and scripts still have to be finalized.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Homecoming Symposium
For the Homecoming Symposium I attended two events, Michael McClave of IMG and Jordan Strack of WTOL/BCSN. I went to see Michael McClave because he works in the golf division at IMG and the golf business is what I am looking to go into. Going to see Jordan Strack was just for fun and to see how he got his career started at such a young age at 24. I will be telling you about my experience with Mr. McClave of IMG.
Michael McClave got his undergrad in Accounting from Bowling Green State University and continued his schooling at BG earning his MBA.M.ED in Sport Administration. During college Mr. McClave was very pro-active in getting experience. He worked for the Cleveland Browns and also interned with IMG. He later was hired by IMG after posting his resume on Monster.com and had an inside connection at IMG.
At IMG his main job is to invoice all clients and their agreements, which means who sponsors his clients. He has to analyze the contracts of his athletes and collected funds from customers and his clients. Mr. McClave is responsible for making payments to his clients, projecting revenues on a quarterly basis, understand tax laws and treaties of other countries and communicate with managers regarding clients and they upcoming obligations.
I learned that IMG was formed with a hand shake with golfer Arnold Palmer and founder Mark McCormack, which started a contract. I also learned that IMG got rid of their football, baseball and hockey divisions. They then picked up college sports to replace those three divisions. Another fact that I learned was IMG represents 1,200 athletes, models and celebrities. I liked the fact that I was able to learn about another job in the golf business and this opens up my horizons. Also he was able to give us advice on finding a job and to dream big. I would have liked to hear more about other jobs at IMG that are in the golf business, but other than that it was a great time.
Michael McClave got his undergrad in Accounting from Bowling Green State University and continued his schooling at BG earning his MBA.M.ED in Sport Administration. During college Mr. McClave was very pro-active in getting experience. He worked for the Cleveland Browns and also interned with IMG. He later was hired by IMG after posting his resume on Monster.com and had an inside connection at IMG.
At IMG his main job is to invoice all clients and their agreements, which means who sponsors his clients. He has to analyze the contracts of his athletes and collected funds from customers and his clients. Mr. McClave is responsible for making payments to his clients, projecting revenues on a quarterly basis, understand tax laws and treaties of other countries and communicate with managers regarding clients and they upcoming obligations.
I learned that IMG was formed with a hand shake with golfer Arnold Palmer and founder Mark McCormack, which started a contract. I also learned that IMG got rid of their football, baseball and hockey divisions. They then picked up college sports to replace those three divisions. Another fact that I learned was IMG represents 1,200 athletes, models and celebrities. I liked the fact that I was able to learn about another job in the golf business and this opens up my horizons. Also he was able to give us advice on finding a job and to dream big. I would have liked to hear more about other jobs at IMG that are in the golf business, but other than that it was a great time.
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