My Story

​I fell in love with sports at a very young age and have grown a larger love for it as they years have passed. I have experienced everything from soccer to ping pong. When I went to apply to the University of South Carolina, I was amazed and excited to see that they offered a sports-related business field. I instantly jumped on applying for Sport and Entertainment Management because of all of the opportunities to work outside the classroom for all of these different sports events. I was also interested in all the different courses they offered. South Carolina uses a list serv through our school email to share all of these opportunities. I was nervous at first that I would not make any friends, and it would be the opposite of how life was in high school. However, that was not the case, and I made lifelong friends instantly in my freshman year dorm, Columbia Hall, and when I joined my fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma. The friends I made in my dorm all had the same interests as me in sports, which helped a lot. The opportunities outside of the classroom were even more fun because I could do them with my friends. I believe that these opportunities and work experiences have helped me improve my skills and expand my knowledge in the sports world to help me find better job opportunities post-graduation. For instance, instead of learning marketing, I was able to apply what I learned in my internship with the Norwich Sea Unicorns, where I was a Marketing and In-Game Promotions Intern. I also didn't just learn about how the operations of a sports organization work in my event management class. I put what I learned to work at the 2024 and 2025 Masters Tournaments, where I was in Merchandise Operations. What I learn in the classroom is so transferable to the real world, and as a hands-on person, this really helped my learning experience. I also worked at the Players Championship in security and the Wells Fargo Championship doing serving. Besides some of these experiences, I was required to do two internships at South Carolina. My first internship was mentioned before with the Norwich Sea Unicorns, which is a Collegiate Summer Baseball team in the FCBL as a Marketing and In-Game Promotions Intern. My second Internship was with Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort, where I was a Recreation Intern. As this final internship comes to an end, I can't help but look back and see all that I accomplished when I was at the University of South Carolina. I truly utilized all the time I had to better find myself. At the top of my e-portfolio, there will be two other tabs with one having my "Key Insights" and "Leadership".