Getting the right experience early in your sports industry career is critical to establishing yourself to future employers, and minor league sports is one of the best places to do so. Minor league organizations run on lean staffs and budgets but are expected to put on a major-league quality sporting event regardless. Those expectations lead to staff members wearing many hats and fulfilling various roles (ticket sales, marketing, fan engagement, media relations, and broadcasting) throughout each season. That versatile experience is why minor league sports should be part of everyone’s sports internship strategy.

Today’s guest on the WorkInSports Podcast is Greg Kigar, Lansing Lugnuts’ Assistant General Manager for Stadium Events and Operations. Kigar has spent nearly three decades working in minor league and college sports and has also taught aspiring sports professionals as an adjunct professor. Throughout his career managing stadiums and facilities, he has supervised hundreds of workers at countless sporting events and observed the traits of those who reach their career goals and those who fizzle out of the industry early. He and VP of Content and Engaged Learning Brian Clapp discuss:

• What a typical game night looks like in Minor League Baseball stadium operations

• How Kigar identifies and develops talent for minor league sports jobs

• How MiLB helps MLB evolve, and how else baseball can modernize itself

Enjoy the full episode to learn more about Kigar’s experiences and who he looks for when hiring his staff each season. Also, subscribe to the WorkInSports Podcast for more sports career advice, and check out more content on our YouTube channel!