Profiles

Sports Partnership Intern
Legacy Philanthropy

Marketing, Minor in Retail Studies
Hometown: San Jose, CA

What are you doing this summer? This summer, I am interning in sports partnerships at Legacy Philanthropy, connecting professional athletes, purpose-driven brands, and communities. My day-to-day focuses on securing brand sponsorships and product donations to support philanthropic athlete events, such as community wellness days with NFL players like Laremy Tunsil and Joseph Ossai. Through this work, I help turn athlete platforms into impactful, community-focused initiatives while fueling my passion for the sports industry.

Hopefully you’ve grown both professionally and personally from this summer experience. Name one or two “life” lessons you learned and will carry forward after graduation. 1. How to handle rejection and keep following up without feeling awkward, because hearing ten "no's" to get one "yes" is just part of pitching. 2. How much further you get when you treat people like actual humans instead of just trying to use them for a connection or a sponsor logo.

What has been the most memorable part of your experience? The highlight of my summer was seeing our work come to life at Laremy Tunsil’s Single Mothers Event in Washington, D.C. Securing partnerships and product donations from brands like eos, lululemon, and Love Wellness and seeing the genuine joy and relief it brought to hardworking moms showed me the real-world impact of sports philanthropy.

What advice would you give to younger students who are searching for summer opportunities?

Everyone knows sports is crazy hard to break into, and just dropping resumes on job boards honestly won't cut it. You have to be comfortable putting yourself out there, cold messaging people on LinkedIn, and taking a bunch of rejections before you finally get a "yes." Find the specific corner of the industry you actually care about and just start reaching out to people doing that work, initiative goes a lot further than experience early on.