Luke Mohamed: From Good to Great - a podcast by TBX Digital Inc.

Luke Mohamed is the Director, Partnership Sales for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Vandergrift, PA native joined the team in February 2020 and is responsible for generating new corporate partnerships. He also self-appointed himself somewhere on the emergency goalie depth chart.  

Prior to the Penguins, Luke spent five years with Major League Soccer’s D.C. United. At D.C. United, he managed a sales team responsible for the Club’s non-ticket revenue streams, including the 2018 opening of their new stadium, Audi Field. During his tenure, the team grew from last in MLS partnership revenue to a Top 5 club.   

Luke spent the remainder of his time in the nation’s capital as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown, a member of DC SCORES’ Advisory Council, and reminding locals that the Penguins had won four more Stanley Cups than the Capitals.   

Before D.C. United, Luke had partnership roles with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and IRONMAN Triathlon, and the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon.     

Luke earned an MBA/MS in Sport & Entertainment Management from the University of South Florida in 2015 and his Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and Accounting from The Robert Morris University in 2010.   

In this episode, we discuss:  

- The amazing story behind Luke's career in sports management 

- What he learned from Wayne Rooney at D.C. United 

- How putting in the work and taking on tough roles allowed Luke to land his dream job 

- What it's like to be in the same organization as Sidney Crosby 

- The amazing work that Luke and the Penguins are doing for the community 

- Why we need to strive for greatness, and why that's different than being good enough

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