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Life-Changing Switch from a Professional NFL Athlete to Sports Marketing - Derek Cox ('21) Ep. #71

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Peer-nominated, Derek Cox ('21), shares his career journey from the NFL to an MBA. 1:28 "This experience for me has been life-changing." 2:00 There's no recipe for Anderson: We give you a chef's kitchen and amazing ingredients 3:40 Growing up in North Carolina, youngest of five, being in tune, socially aware 6:00 51 years of marriage and still going: my parents! 8:15 All five of us [siblings] graduated college 9:50 What's the good and bad of having a twin (Derek's sister Shannon)? 14:08 Life Before the MBA 17:30 Older brother Travis has an MBA too, and showed Derek football 18:48 Peers and how they help us aim high and have goals 22:10 Seven years as a professional football player in the NFL: Dealing with pressure made me into a different person 25:45 My son Asa. Learning. Teaching. Patience. 29:20 Dylan riffs: Management is a contact sport. You don't manage people from a book. Dylan's a sucker for athletes, missionaries, student body president …...more
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This experience for me has been life-changing.

1:28

There's no recipe for Anderson: We give you a chef's kitchen and amazing ingredients

2:00

Growing up in North Carolina, youngest of five, being in tune, socially aware

3:40

51 years of marriage and still going: my parents!

6:00

All five of us [siblings] graduated college

8:15

What's the good and bad of having a twin (Derek's sister Shannon)?

9:50

Life Before the MBA

14:08

Older brother Travis has an MBA too, and showed Derek football

17:30

Peers and how they help us aim high and have goals

18:48

Seven years as a professional football player in the NFL

22:10

My son Asa. Learning. Teaching. Patience.

25:45

Dylan riffs: Management is a contact sport. You don't manage people from a book. Dylan's a sucker for athletes, missionaries, student body presidents, academy grads, sorority presidents. Everyone adds to the learning community.

29:20

Intercepting Peyton Manning (as a ROOKIE!)

35:30

Intercepting Tom Brady in year four of my career

37:15

The highs and lows of a career. The magic of management. We don't always pick our team.

39:10

Captain for two years at William & Mary before the NFL. Peers nominated me. Nominated to the Hall of Fame. We demanded that our program could be better.

41:00

It was never my goal to be in the NFL. William & Mary was about academics.

44:19

Collaborating with others. Putting a team together

47:20

Life During the MBA. Your Class Becomes Your Family.

48:40

Leadership Foundations: Lessons from the Ropes Course. Self-discovery.

53:20

First person you have to manage is yourself

1:04:40

My first Anderson study group. My intercultural moment. Nicknames. It's OK to fall in love with your friends on campus. Navy lingo and vocab.

1:05:19

FEMBA Olympics

1:11:25

Surrounding yourself with excellence. In sports, being a "Dog," and at Anderson, you are surrounded by "Dogs."

1:12:30

Dylan riffs

1:15:59

Life After the MBA. Vision as a Sports Agent / Athlete Marketer. CAA

1:20:50

Classmate Ted Lee Shout Out. Sports Business Association zoom moment that leads to a career-changing internship for Derek with Paradigm Sports (Connor McGregor's representation). Audie Attar: UCLA Anderson connection

1:22:55

Bragging on UCLA, Sharing Success. Special Topics in Sports, UCLA Anderson Course "The Agony and Ecstasy of Sports Management and Entertainment: Winning, both On and Off the Field" with Peter Guber, owner of the Golden State Warriors, LA Dodgers, Team Liquid, Mandalay Sports, The Color Purple, the first Batman. Classmate Vivian Wang. Lesson from Ted Lee. Vivian shares an opportunity with Derek and CAA.

1:33:10

You're family here at Anderson. Thank you Anderson.

1:39:48

A Richie Chang story

1:43:35

Dylan appreciates the friendships Derek's shared about: Ted Lee, Vivian Wang, Richie Chang, and Derek's positioning for a new take on Sports Agency and athlete representation. Sharing Success.

1:46:48

Listening to Ed Moses '16 Gold Medalist podcast before Anderson

1:50:00

LIGHTNING ROUND QUESTIONS

1:52:32

What was the ROI of your MBA?

1:53:00

Most proud of with your Class of 2021?

1:56:17

Looking forward to most post-COVID?

1:58:15

Post COVID goal?

1:59:45

Favorite productivity hack?

2:01:38

Words of wisdom to entering new students?

2:04:45

Your class manager Teri Szabo, upon her retirement

2:07:30

Harry Potter, any character, who would you be and why?

2:09:50

What Harry Potter house was your section most like?

2:11:05

Bruin Bear Hug: favorite faculty

2:11:52

Bruin Bear Hug: friend

2:13:15

Bruin Bear Hug: family

2:14:00

Last words

2:14:45
Life-Changing Switch from a Professional NFL Athlete to Sports Marketing - Derek Cox ('21) Ep. #71
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2021Jun 24
Peer-nominated, Derek Cox ('21), shares his career journey from the NFL to an MBA. 1:28 "This experience for me has been life-changing." 2:00 There's no recipe for Anderson: We give you a chef's kitchen and amazing ingredients 3:40 Growing up in North Carolina, youngest of five, being in tune, socially aware 6:00 51 years of marriage and still going: my parents! 8:15 All five of us [siblings] graduated college 9:50 What's the good and bad of having a twin (Derek's sister Shannon)? 14:08 Life Before the MBA 17:30 Older brother Travis has an MBA too, and showed Derek football 18:48 Peers and how they help us aim high and have goals 22:10 Seven years as a professional football player in the NFL: Dealing with pressure made me into a different person 25:45 My son Asa. Learning. Teaching. Patience. 29:20 Dylan riffs: Management is a contact sport. You don't manage people from a book. Dylan's a sucker for athletes, missionaries, student body presidents, academy grads, sorority presidents. Everyone adds to the learning community. 35:30 Intercepting Peyton Manning (as a ROOKIE!) 37:15 Intercepting Tom Brady in year four of my career 39:10 The highs and lows of a career. The magic of management. We don't always pick our team. 41:00 Captain for two years at William & Mary before the NFL. Peers nominated me. Nominated to the Hall of Fame. We demanded that our program could be better. 44:19 It was never my goal to be in the NFL. William & Mary was about academics. If I can make the other players better, we're going to have a better team. 47:20 Collaborating with others. Putting a team together, 48:40 Life During the MBA. Your Class Becomes Your Family. Developing the goal to better represent players. Business school instead of Law school. 53:20 Leadership Foundations: Lessons from the Ropes Course. Self-discovery. Don't ever forget the people who helped you get here. Clarity. Altitude is Everything. Attitude takes you to Altitude. See roadblocks you can avoid. 1:04:40 First person you have to manage is yourself 1:05:19 My first Anderson study group. My intercultural moment. Nicknames. It's OK to fall in love with your friends on campus. Navy lingo and vocab. 1:11:25 FEMBA Olympics 1:12:30 Surrounding yourself with excellence. In sports, being a "Dog," and at Anderson, you are surrounded by "Dogs." 1:15:59 Dylan riffs 1:20:50 Life After the MBA. Vision as a Sports Agent / Athlete Marketer. CAA 1:22:55 Classmate Ted Lee Shout Out. Sports Business Association zoom moment that leads to a career-changing internship for Derek with Paradigm Sports (Connor McGregor's representation). Audie Attar: UCLA Anderson connection 1:33:10 Bragging on UCLA, Sharing Success. Special Topics in Sports, UCLA Anderson Course "The Agony and Ecstasy of Sports Management and Entertainment: Winning, both On and Off the Field" with Peter Guber, owner of the Golden State Warriors, LA Dodgers, Team Liquid, Mandalay Sports, The Color Purple, the first Batman. Classmate Vivian Wang. Lesson from Ted Lee. Vivian shares an opportunity with Derek and CAA. 1:39:48 You're family here at Anderson. Thank you Anderson. 1:43:35 A Richie Chang story 1:46:48 Dylan appreciates the friendships Derek's shared about: Ted Lee, Vivian Wang, Richie Chang, and Derek's positioning for a new take on Sports Agency and athlete representation. Sharing Success. 1:50:00 Listening to Ed Moses '16 Gold Medalist podcast before Anderson   / ep-6-ed-moses-femba-2016-co-founder-ceo-of...   1:52:32 LIGHTNING ROUND QUESTIONS 1:53:00 What was the ROI of your MBA? "The return was when I decided Yes. When Chris Thompson called me." 1:56:17 Most proud of with your Class of 2021? 1:58:15 Looking forward to most post-COVID? 1:59:45 Post COVID goal? Meet 12 new people per month 2:01:38 Favorite productivity hack? 2:04:45 Words of wisdom to entering new students? 2:07:30 Your class manager Teri Szabo, upon her retirement 2:09:50 Harry Potter, any character, who would you be and why? 2:11:05 What Harry Potter house was your section most like? 2:11:52 Bruin Bear Hug: favorite faculty Gregory Pollack: Brand Management 2:13:15 Bruin Bear Hug: friend Richie Chang! 2:14:00 Bruin Bear Hug: family Always my brother Travis Cox! 2:14:45 Last words "When you're in the classroom, know that you belong there." Hosted by Dylan Stafford, assistant dean and director of admissions of UCLA Anderson’s Fully Employed MBA program (FEMBA), the Drive Time podcast features interviews with FEMBA alumni, current students, faculty and administrators who discuss leadership, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career development and more. Follow Derek Cox' Career Journey   / derek-s-cox   More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast #UCLAAnderson #Podcast #careerdevelopment
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