@SJUSportsMkting Student Profile: Colleen Geary

Colleen Geary is a senior sports marketing major at SJU and she is also interning at the 97.5 The Fanatic. Here is Colleen’s blog post about her experience being a sports marketing student and her internships:

“My name is Colleen Geary and I am a senior Sports Marketing major. I have been a Sports Marketing major since I got to St. Joes because I knew I wanted to work in sports since high school. My experience with the major has been incredible. It provides students with the very best resources and education necessary for success in the sports industry. The professors are extremely knowledgeable; many whom have worked in the field for several years. They are able to extend their knowledge and experiences to the students in the classroom setting, which allows for a greater understanding of sports marketing. Over the past 4 years I have had 3 awesome internships in sports that have really extended my classroom knowledge into the working world.

My first internship was with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, a minor league baseball team in Delaware. I learned the day-to-day and game operations of a minor league baseball team and loved every minute of it! My second internship was with Comcast-Spectacor at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. I worked in the Complex Marketing department where I learned about pubic relations and marketing for family shows and concerts, as well as Philadelphia Wings lacrosse games. I loved working in office, where I got a different experience besides working game nights.

Currently, I am a sales intern with 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia. Although I have only been there a few weeks, so far I love learning the sales process and all about the radio industry. In the coming weeks I am looking forward to going out on sales calls with the Account Executives! My internships have been a huge help to me both in the classroom and in the working world. I would recommend any of my internships to other Sports Marketing majors.”