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How to Achieve Your Dream Job in Sports Thad Sheely had a long and winding journey to become COO of an NBA team.

By David Meltzer

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In this video, Thad Sheely, the Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta Hawks, discusses with David Meltzer the winding journey he took from the finance industry to working in the NBA. Sheely also shares his thoughts on the evolution of sports business and the social impact that teams have on the communities around them.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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