Lee De Leon: The Business of College Sports – Work in Sports Podcast e152 - a podcast by Brian Clapp - Work in Sports

Lee De Leon, Purdue University Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Assistant Vice President of Development joins the Work in Sports to discuss working in the big business of college sports!For more information on the the Master in Sport Business Leadership program at Seattle University email them to receive more information at MSBL@seattleu.edu or call 206-398-4610 to learn more about how they can help you work in sport and follow your passion. Now on with the show...Hi everybody I’m Brian Clapp, Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast…Big thanks to Seattle University – our first sponsor for the work in sports podcast and a really great program.But let’s jump into today.So who do you want to be?Some of you listening may have that figured out, you have a vision for yourself and can see how your future in the sports industry will develop. Others the picture may be a little foggy you have some rough ideas and are working toward clarity, or maybe you have no clue, you just know your future is connected to sports.And then after all that work figuring our your goal – you still have to figure out how to get there!Sounds daunting right? Well, it doesn’t have to be.You have tools at your disposal, free tools, that you probably aren’t using to their fullest.Let’s run through an example – let’s say I had it in my head that I wanted to be a sports reporter on TV. Awesome, I have my goal – that’s often the hardest part.Now, I can, with ease, go through the LinkedIn profiles of 20 sports anchors. I can see where they went to school, what they studied, where they found their first job, how long they took before their next job, where the went next, what awards they’ve won and how they grew.I can go on YouTube and watch videos of them doing their job, maybe even find their demo reel.I can do a simple google search on their name and read their professional bio and learn even more.From this FREE information, I can create a step by step plan for myself to achieve my goal.And this isn’t just for sports reporters. If you wanted to work in analytics, or player development, or public relations, or become an athletic director – the information is out there, if you are curious and creative in the way you search and discover.This isn’t just theory – this is something highly successful people do every single day.This week’s guest is living proof. Lee De Leon is Purdue University – hold tight this is a long title – Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Assistant Vice President of Development.Lee decided long ago that he wanted to be a big 5 athletic director, so he studied the path of those who came before him.He looked right at the career arc of the big 5 athletic directors and identified the steps he needed to take to reach his end goal…and it’s worked. Lee has earned his masters, and worked within the athletic department at LSU, University of Houston, University of Arizona, University of New Mexico, Abilene Christion and now, Purdue. He’s closer now that ever to reaching his goal, and after this conversation I’m convinced we’ll be reading a press release announcing him as a major college AD soon.There is a lot to take away from this interview, so let’s get to it – here’s Lee De Leon, Purdue Universities Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Assistant Vice President of Development phew I did it.Questions for Lee De Leon, Purdue University1: Before we get into your roles in major college athletics, let’s go back to your days in college -- you completed your undergrad in business with an emphasis in marketing at Notre Dame and went right into you masters in sports management at Texas...

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