Industry Moves You Should Know

⚡College Sports NIL Growth: Reports show $1.2B projected NIL spend by 2026. A critical context point for readers following U.S. college sports.

⚡ Steph Curry x GoogleCurry signs on as a “performance advisor”. Helping Google integrate athlete insights into product development. Athlete-brand relationships are shifting from endorsement to actual innovation roles.

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📊 Poll Highlight 📊

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎?

The Sports Job Market of 2030

✅ Tech, Data & AI – 52%

✅ Sports Betting & Gaming – 30%

✅ Business Development – 15%

✅ Marketing – 3%

💡 Takeaway: Young professionals should get comfortable with the intersection of sports and tech. Betting will continue to be a big driver too, especially as states expand legalization.

The Skills That Pay the Bills

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬?

✅ Sales & Revenue Generation – 75%

✅ Media & Content Creation – 10%

✅ Operations & Event Management – 10%

✅ Data & Analytics – 5%

💡 Takeaway: Pairing sales skills with data or tech fluency will be the killer combo. The industry wants people who can close deals and prove ROI.

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