We continue to connect with Wharton alumni to share their inspiring career stories in the sports industry. This week, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) had the opportunity to speak with Jeffrey Seltzer, Managing Partner at Pierce Yates Ventures and W’78. Jeff was the 2019 recipient of the Penn…Read More
This week, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) had the opportunity to connect with Joanna Levy, Director of Strategy and Analytics at Philadelphia Flyers and WG’18. Joanna shared her story of building a career in the sports industry, advice to current students and lessons learned throughout her career. Please…Read More 
PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI). WSABI represents an expansion of school-wide sports business activities by building on the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), founded in 2008. The addition of sports analytics…Read More
The article below by Stephen Diorio, Forbes, features Professor Adi Wyner, faculty co-Lead for WSABI on Four Lessons for Building High Performance Revenue Enablement Teams Growing revenue has emerged as the ultimate team sport. Selling to a digitally empowered customer across many channels requires a wider variety of functional roles,…Read More
The SportsBusiness Journal introduced their Inaugural New Voices Under 30 recipients. These individuals have been selected as the up and coming leaders and innovators in the sports field who’ve made significant impacts before the age of 30. 2019 We are proud to have five alumni, Hilary Ash W’13, Kevin Esteves C’12, Kerry…Read More
Check out this article in Bleacher Report on four of the different sessions at the Wharton Sports Business Summit, including those by Annie Duke, Michael Lombardi, a group of Eric Eager, Josh Hermsmeyer Sean O’Leary, and Aaron Schatz, and Andrew Brandt. Gridiron Digest took a field trip to the Wharton…Read More
Check out this article by Isa Skibeli in The Daily Pennsylvanian about a preview of the Wharton Sports Business Summit. This week, the Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club and the Wharton Sports Business Initiative will host the third annual Wharton Sports Business Summit, an all-day conference featuring industry leaders in…Read More
Check out this article by Erin Arvelund in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Michael Rubin and his speech at the Wharton Sports Business Summit. When Michael Rubin was still in high school, he opened a ski shop near where he grew up in Lafayette Hill. And within two years, the now-billionaire…Read More
Check out this article by John George in Philadelphia Business Journal quoting entrepreneur and 76ers minority owner Michael Rubin at the Wharton Sports Business Summit. An entrepreneur since before he was a teenager, Michael Rubin went on to launch several multibillion-dollar e-commerce companies including GSI Commerce — a King of…Read More
Check out this article by John George in Philadelphia Business Journal quoting professor emeritus with Wharton Ken Shropshire and looking at five retired Philadelphia athletes who have stayed in the region at a variety of businesses where they work out of the public spotlight. Brian Propp in his office. When…Read More
