Episode 63: The Business School Perspective

This week we have Columbia Business School students TJ Winfrey, Joaquin Berral and Tunde Oguntimein  joining Tom and Joe to talk give their perspectives on the changing landscape of the sports industry.

T.J. Winfrey is a current first-year MBA student at Columbia Business School in New York, NY. He is also a graduate intern at Madison Square Garden. Prior to business school, T.J. was a strategic retail planner at Nike in Atlanta, GA and Indianapolis, IN. At Nike, T.J. collaborated with buyers to develop strategic initiatives and create footwear assortments for top Nike retail partners. T.J. also worked at Target Corporation in Minneapolis, MN where he received the Senior Vice President award in 2012. Tunde Oguntimein is a first-year MBA student at Columbia Business School. Prior to Business School, Tunde was an Associate Research Analyst at Independent Project Analysis (IPA), a consulting company that focuses on capital project improvement. He is currently a Strategy and Analytics intern at the New Jersey Devils/Prudential Center and at Global Sports Analytics. This summer he will be interning at the NBA League Office within their Team Marketing and Business Operations Group. Joaquin Berrall is a first-year MBA student who has worked for a successful startup company in Vietnam and for McKinsey and Deloitte in Spain.

Joaquin, T.J. and Tunde talk about the biggest opportunities in the sports industry. They also share some tips for people attending trying to learn more about the sports industry and touch on the learning environment at Columbia. You can find T.J. on Twitter @TJ_WINNING, Tunde @ tdoto728 and Joaquin @ J_Berral

The Facts

The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR).