Sep 21, 2009 by Nick

Nick B. Joins The Sportsvite Team

It’s my pleasure to introduce myself to the Sportsvite Community as the new Senior Marketing Manager of Sportsvite. I have been a Sportsvite member since 2007, so I jumped at the opportunity to merge my career with my passion. I grew up in suburban New York City, but spent the last 6 years in Orlando, FL, before heading back up north earlier this month.

My path to 460 Park Avenue South began at Mount Saint Mary College, a small liberal arts college in Newburgh, NY, where I earned a B.A. in Public Relations. My undergraduate experience also included a very influential semester abroad at Middlesex University in London - the birthplace of my passion for the sport of soccer. I continued my education as part of the DeVos Sport Business Management program at the University of Central Florida, completing a dual Master’s degree that included a MBA and MSBM. My professional career has been a blend of sports marketing management and online marketing with organizations such as the Orlando Magic, MVP Sports Clubs and XOS Technologies.

I have had an affinity for playing and watching sports for as far back as I can remember. I grew up in a neighborhood filled with kids around my age (including a couple brothers) that shared my passion for athletics. From three-on-three basketball games to wiffle ball to tackle football, we played along with the seasons. I also spent my childhood on the baseball diamond, playing Little League baseball under the tutelage of my Dad from the time I was five years old. And when the weather didn’t cooperate with us, we relocated into the living room and created an indoor version of the sport in season (my Mom was never a huge fan of our ingenuity). We were also mimicking the swings of MLB players like Tim Teufel and Darryl Strawberry (yes, I’m a lifelong Mets fan) way before there was a Batting Stance Guy.

As an adult, I continue to play rec sports including pick-up basketball, college intramurals and soccer, volleyball and softball as part of the local sport and social club in Orlando. I’ve never been the best athlete on the field, but I take pride in my ability to play just about every sport respectably. I consider myself to be a fairly competitive guy (I’m not interested in playing if we’re not keeping score), but have also learned to have fun within the competitive climate. My definition of fun includes light trash talking, always rocking a headband and the occasional (well, incessant) use of the behind-the-back pass on the basketball court. I look forward to interacting with you online and, perhaps, you’ll be on the receiving end of one of those behind-the-back passes sometime in the future.

Drop me a note and say hey. You can find me on Sportsviteor twitter.