Nili Doft, Vice President of Digital Products and Analytics for the NHL, talks about the lessons she's picked up in her career. Her number one tip is never to shy away from opportunities.

Her own career pivoted a few years back when she landed a new role in strategy and found herself facing a new and exciting challenge. Her advice to anyone looking to start a career in sports would be to cast a wide net and not to limit where they look to get a career off the ground. There are plenty of companies you might not think about that have sports opportunities. Many companies have departments and roles within them that work on relationships with sports organizations. Having a transferable skill set can help you make yourself more marketable when the right opportunity comes along.

This edition of the Forty Under 40 Spotlight Podcast, featuring interviews with winners of Sports Business Journal's prestigious Forty Under 40 Award, is brought to you by Turnkey Search.