Season 3, Episode 3 of the Locker Room Podcast features Matt Monroe, Associate AD for the annual giving and ticket operations with the Terrapin Club at the University of Maryland. Matt has been in the world of sports business for nearly 25 years, primarily working with ticket sales for the University of Pittsburgh, Marshall University, and now the University of Maryland for almost 15 years. Matt gives his backstory and shares his wonderful journey to where he is today. He detailedly pulls back the curtain, highlighting what it is truly like day-to-day in sports business.
0:00-0:28 Podcast intro
0:29-1:00 Matt Monroe intro
1:01-2:19 Why sports business?
2:20-5:42 The college sports business experience
5:43-7:21 Why college sports?
7:22-9:20 Matt’s “olden” days of ticketing at Pitt
9:21-12:15 Moving up in the ranks at Marshall
12:16-14:20 Finding your place at UMD
14:21-18:35 Matt’s growth alongside UMD
18:36-21:22 Gameday at UMD
21:23-22:34 No offseason in college athletics
22:35-24:46 Uncovering the realities in sports business
24:47-26:26 Sports management at UMD
26:27-28:02 What it takes to be successful in sports business
28:03-29:02 Maryland Minute
29:03-29:33 Outtro
