BSP and RISE recently announced the mentor and mentee participants in the inaugural cohort of the Sports Business Executive Accelerator. During NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis in February, BSP and RISE hosted the inaugural cohort of mentees for a half-day seminar, hosted at the NCAA National Office.
The national COVID-19 pandemic severely diminishes the sports industry, with BSP members impacted with layoffs and furloughs. The mandate to remain indoors creates an opportunity for past leaders to start hosting weekly, virtual happy hours for what becomes increasingly larger groups of members and contacts.
The momentum from the national leadership retreat fuels growth in the chapter development process as BSP has 10+ cities that are active or in development.
In 2005, after a Turnkey Sports leadership event in Cleveland moderated by Dr. Kenneth Shropshire with local pro sports senior leadership, team members from the Cavaliers
