A First-Hand View of New York Careers
Darren Rich, MBA2
Issue date: 11/15/04 Section: News
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Chatting with ESPN staff members at a Manhattan bar on the evening of Oct. 26, I had a chance to think back on the past several days. The Entertainment, Media & Sports (EM&S) Club had just finished its annual New York Forum, and what an experience it was! After two full days visiting so many well-known and exciting companies, our group was exhausted but exhilarated. Wish you had spent Fall Break doing more than just rewriting your resume for the hundredth time? Read on!
The Forum unofficially got started Saturday night at Zanzibar restaurant and bar near Times Square. Students in EM&S clubs from Michigan, Stern, and Columbia held a joint happy hour, giving us all the opportunity to network with students with similar career interests and compare business school experiences.
After we had a chance to enjoy New York for the weekend, the Forum began in earnest Monday morning. Our first visit was with Scott O'Neil, senior vice president of marketing and team business operations at the NBA. Though O'Neil was busy preparing for the Board of Governors meetings that week, he was gracious enough to meet with our group to answer questions about life at one of the world's premier professional sports leagues.
Next, we had lunch with several members of the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition (UMEC), an organization for Michigan alumni in the entertainment, media and sports industries. Candace Tenbrink, UMEC president, was instrumental in organizing this lunch and inviting other alumni to join us, including business school graduates Ken Todd from Showtime and Brooke Eisenstat from CBS.
Incidentally, several years ago, after the Wall Street Journal ranked Tenbrink as one of the top analysts on Wall Street, she changed paths and is now managing partner of her own film company - there's hope for you bankers yet!
After lunch, the club split into a sports group and an entertainment/media group to visit separate companies.
The entertainment/media group went to the Time-Life building to visit with two business school grads -- Maria Wen, a marketing manager for Time Inc.'s magazines, and Alvin Bowles, a corporate development manager for Time Warner. This was a great visit to learn about both marketing and strategy across several divisions within Time Warner.
The Forum unofficially got started Saturday night at Zanzibar restaurant and bar near Times Square. Students in EM&S clubs from Michigan, Stern, and Columbia held a joint happy hour, giving us all the opportunity to network with students with similar career interests and compare business school experiences.
After we had a chance to enjoy New York for the weekend, the Forum began in earnest Monday morning. Our first visit was with Scott O'Neil, senior vice president of marketing and team business operations at the NBA. Though O'Neil was busy preparing for the Board of Governors meetings that week, he was gracious enough to meet with our group to answer questions about life at one of the world's premier professional sports leagues.
Next, we had lunch with several members of the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition (UMEC), an organization for Michigan alumni in the entertainment, media and sports industries. Candace Tenbrink, UMEC president, was instrumental in organizing this lunch and inviting other alumni to join us, including business school graduates Ken Todd from Showtime and Brooke Eisenstat from CBS.
Incidentally, several years ago, after the Wall Street Journal ranked Tenbrink as one of the top analysts on Wall Street, she changed paths and is now managing partner of her own film company - there's hope for you bankers yet!
After lunch, the club split into a sports group and an entertainment/media group to visit separate companies.
The entertainment/media group went to the Time-Life building to visit with two business school grads -- Maria Wen, a marketing manager for Time Inc.'s magazines, and Alvin Bowles, a corporate development manager for Time Warner. This was a great visit to learn about both marketing and strategy across several divisions within Time Warner.
