Florida State University All-American Courtney Beck's career advice for landing your next job

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙐𝙥: 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

When Courtney Beck was finishing undergrad at the University of Florida, she was lost.

She was an accomplished gymnast who became an NCAA All-American.

But she didn’t know how to network.

She didn’t even think she could approach her professors to ask for direction.

That shyness set her back.

And she felt the pressure to figure out what was next.

Sports broadcasting seemed like a dream.

But the competition was fierce.

She had no idea where she really fit in.

Then she attended a Sport Management Conference and a conversation with a professor would change everything.

During her Ph.D. Program, she approached the Chair of the Sport Management Department to launch a women in sports organization.

Professionals came to speak to students about their own journey in sport.

And she realized:

"Maybe I was not the only one feeling lost during those earlier years.

This organization could help other young women.

Hearing others' stories and experiences could provide direction and build community."

It pushed her to keep going.

Even when she didn’t have everything figured out.

Fast forward to today:

• She’s got an MBA and a PhD.

• Is teaching at Florida State University in the Sport Management program.

• And combining all the other things she loves like building a positive community, inspiring others to chase their dreams, and podcasting as a founder of Plenty of Positivity, LLC.

She didn’t start out with a 10-year plan.

But she did keep exploring what felt right at each stage of her development.

So what’s her advice for you?

1. Don’t panic if you don’t know exactly what’s next.

The path may change.

But you can still keep learning from it.

2. Network early.

Don’t wait until you’re “ready.”

Take a risk and talk to the people who inspire you.

3. Try new things.

Start that podcast you’ve been thinking about.

Attend that sports management conference that might change your life.

Because you really don’t have to have your life, sport or career all figured out yet.

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Think we can get where we want to go faster together? 

Then share this with one student or job seeker who’s looking to get into the industry.

They’ll be beyond excited to have your support.

And thank you Courtney for joining us for this series!

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