Eric Platte is the Vice President of Ticket Sales for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. He has been with the Hawks since 2010 when he graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Supply Chain Management. Eric is highly regarded for his innovative ideas for workplace culture and leadership training. Eric believes that leaders drive culture, culture drives people, and people drives business.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
- His journey and career advice for others looking to get into professional sports
- Creative ways to motivate employees and team members
- On-boarding and training of employees
- How leadership is important in the sales business
Alan Stein, Jr. is a world-class performance coach that has trained some of the top stars in the NBA. He is now turning his attention to working with top CEO’s as an executive business coach. His popular Pure Sweat Basketball podcast has had such guests as Coach K, Tom Izzo, Kevin Durant, Jay Bilas, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Mark Cuban.