Atul Khosla Speaker Event

Atul Khosla Speaker Event: Watch It Here

Atul Khosla:

• Chief Operating Officer of LIV Golf Investments
• Previous Chief Corporate Development and Brand Officer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Previous Chief Operating Officer for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club

Key Takeaways:

• There is a lot of parallel paths outside of sport with many opportunities
• It's harder to break into sports recruiting, but you just have to look and network
  
• Getting your first job after graduation is a function of of at-bats
  
  • ​It's a math equation of getting chances and a lot of at-bats, but you'll eventually break through
    
  • A great at-bat is hitting 25% of the time
• Don't underestimate the amount of times that you'll put your resume out there
• Having resiliency to ride through rejection will help you immensely
• You have to have mental toughness because it's always harder before it gets easier
  
• People in sports are always willing to give you a chance because someone gave them a chance once
• Something that works for someone else may not work for you
• You have to be doing the job before someone asks you to do the job
• If you want that next job or opportunity, you have to be going beyond the scope of your current job already
• What employers look for in resumes:
  • Did they apply themselves in school? Outside of school? Have the done something self initiated?
• Can't stress enough the importance of the footsteps you leave behind
• At the end of the day, if you bet on yourself you'll be competitive and do just fine in the sports industry
• In order to have a competitive advantage, you have to find your point of differentiation and be brutally honest with yourself over whether or not that point is worthy enough
• The best investment you can make is in yourself and your mind
• Don't underestimate the power that simple reading has
• A lot can be achieved by being nimble
• Don't take the ride for granted, there is joy in both the ups and downs of the journey
• The downs along the way make the ups so much better and more joyful
• Leadership is very situational and dependent on who you are working with, but you must still have a base style that remains consistent
• "The standard is the standard"
• Intangible skills are hard to measure coming right out of school, so you have to rely on the hard facts and skills at first
• People tend to undervalue the importance of the hard skills necessary for the job you are applying to/interviewing for
• It's important to have the ability to absorb and listen to other cultures, be a sponge and take it all in
• Work-life balance is an output of your choices and you determine those
  • Have to be careful, present, and set your boundaries