Episode 2: Michael Beale, Assistant Athletic Director - Marketing, UNC - Chapel Hill

Front Office Exchange

This is episode 2 of the Front Office Exchange podcast. In this episode I speak with Michael Beale, Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I met Michael in 2001 as a Junior at UNC when he was already well on his way to becoming the rising star within the athletic department that he's become today. Somehow I made enough of an impression on him that he let me run the scoreboard for baseball games and invited me to play pick up hoops with him and some co-workers. Later, he provided me with invaluable advice as I was trying to figure out what direction to choose in sports after graduating. We have stayed in close contact since. We talked about how the word "mentor" is thrown around and how those just entering the workforce are encouraged to go out and find them. He explained that really, mentors are built through long-lasting relationships, and that it's important to start building those early so that they can continue to grow over time. I've been fortunate enough to build such a relationship with Michael over the years, and I was thrilled to have him on to help kickoff this podcast. Big thanks both to Michael and to you for listening. For show notes, past episodes and more, please visit us at www.frontofficeexchange.com, on Facebook at Front Office Exchange and on Twitter at @frontofficeexch. Please also feel free to reach out to me directly at [e-mail] and on Twitter at @jakefehling. This and past episodes of Front Office Exchange are available on iTunes and SoundCloud, among other places, and I encourage you to share them, rate them, add comments, and suggest ideas for future guests.