For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.
Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.
If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!
Program Summary:
Our Virtual Sales Academy is a 6-week course that is considered one of the most valued steppingstones in producing the best executives in the sports industry.
The program is designed to enable a clearer career path and create awareness for the expectations that sports industry leaders will treasure.
In this course, we will give insight on our sales process that our senior representatives find success in for their higher-revenue business deals. This will assist any participant in the virtual sales academy to continue growing in their career field through the course material.
By remaining focused on sales training and providing the most important intangible skills, our hope is that by the end of the program you will have achieved full autonomy and will be able to navigate to your next position in the sports industry. Having so many Inside Sales Representatives & Account Executives move forward to Major League level positions has allowed us to be recognized nationally as one of the top places to learn in all of sports.
Essential Functions:
- Attend Weekly 1 Hour Sessions
- Activities & Role Plays to Practice
- Group Breakout Sessions
- Elite Business Q&A’s
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum education level of: High School Diploma or its equivalent (BA/BS Degree Preferred)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Specific Objectives
- Familiarize yourself with the sales process
- Practice the sales process
- Acquire the best skills & traits of a successful salesperson
- Learn the business side of sales and which branch appeals to you most
- Understand leadership’s role in your career
- Prepare for opportunities to get your foot into the sports industry
Pay Scale: This is unpaid
PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY ENTITLED TO A JOB OR POSITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM.
