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From College Baseball to Sports Agent, President and CEO with Orlando Arnold
On this episode of Alumni Direct's show "ATHLETES TO ENTREPRENEURS: The Alumni Journey," we talk to Orlando Arnold, former baseball player at Alabama State University, Sports Agent, Public Speaker, and President and CEO of Pyramid Sports Group.
When you were growing up, did you dream about being a professional athlete?
"Oh yeah. Yeah yeah yeah. If you go look in my senior memory book, I wrote in there that I would be an MLB player. That's what I thought I was going to do. I wrote in there that I would be playing in major league baseball. There was no doubt in my mind. I didn't know how I was going to get there. I knew I was going to have to work hard. I had an opportunity that only 2% of my peers got, which was to play college athletics. That was a blessing and a rarity in itself. I was a senior amongst all my peers. You know, all these guys with these football interests and basketball interests, and I was one of the few that was going on to play Division 1 athletics at Alabama State. So, I knew then that this is what I wanted to do. And so I forged out to do it."
What would be the best advice you'd give to athletes preparing for a transition out?
"The first piece of advice is, be real with yourself. Be open and honest with yourself about whether there is still opportunity for you to keep playing. Have a plan B ready to go. Secondarily, while you're still playing in school, get a mentor who can help you walk through life experiences, who can help you see things from a very high level, that because you haven't lived those experiences, you don't see it. And the third thing I would say is, don't be afraid to ask questions; pick up the phone and call anybody. Those are the three takeaways I would give on that."
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By Rob Finkelstein | Founder of Alumni DirectOn this episode of Alumni Direct's show "ATHLETES TO ENTREPRENEURS: The Alumni Journey," we talk to Orlando Arnold, former baseball player at Alabama State University, Sports Agent, Public Speaker, and President and CEO of Pyramid Sports Group.
When you were growing up, did you dream about being a professional athlete?
"Oh yeah. Yeah yeah yeah. If you go look in my senior memory book, I wrote in there that I would be an MLB player. That's what I thought I was going to do. I wrote in there that I would be playing in major league baseball. There was no doubt in my mind. I didn't know how I was going to get there. I knew I was going to have to work hard. I had an opportunity that only 2% of my peers got, which was to play college athletics. That was a blessing and a rarity in itself. I was a senior amongst all my peers. You know, all these guys with these football interests and basketball interests, and I was one of the few that was going on to play Division 1 athletics at Alabama State. So, I knew then that this is what I wanted to do. And so I forged out to do it."
What would be the best advice you'd give to athletes preparing for a transition out?
"The first piece of advice is, be real with yourself. Be open and honest with yourself about whether there is still opportunity for you to keep playing. Have a plan B ready to go. Secondarily, while you're still playing in school, get a mentor who can help you walk through life experiences, who can help you see things from a very high level, that because you haven't lived those experiences, you don't see it. And the third thing I would say is, don't be afraid to ask questions; pick up the phone and call anybody. Those are the three takeaways I would give on that."
Don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode! Spotify.com/athletes-to-entrepreneurs
Check out Orlando's website: www.pyramidsportsgroup.com
Connect with Orlando on LinkedIn
Follow Orlando on Instagram
CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Tweet with us: https://twitter.com/AlumniDirectLLC
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlumniDirect
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alumnidirect/
Like us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alumnidirect/