In our inaugural episode, we spoke to Sean Wallis. Sean left his first job in the financial sector to move into sports and has never looked back. He is now VP Corporate Sponsorships at Notre Dame.
Guest Bio:
Based in Chicago, Sean oversees all partnership development and new business as a member of the Notre Dame Global Partnerships team.
Prior to joining Notre Dame Global Partnerships Sean was with W Partners, a boutique sales and marketing agency that secured over $500M in partnership revenue on behalf of the Cubs and Ricketts family as part of the restoration of historic Wrigley Field and its mixed retail and entertainment district development. In addition, Sean helped lead work securing large-scale corporate partnerships on behalf of other client properties across the sports, entertainment, and culinary industries. Previously Sean spent time at The Marketing Arm in its sponsorship consulting group and at The Cambridge Group in strategy consulting. Sean earned both his Masters in Finance and Bachelors in Business Administration degrees from Washington University in St. Louis where he won two NCAA Division III basketball national championships.
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