Company/Organization: Athletes Performance

Description:

Athletes’ Performance is the global leader in integrated performance training for the top athletes in the world. From our world-class facilities in Arizona, Southern California, North Carolina, Florida and Texas, Athletes’ Performance trains the top Champions in Sport, including 14 2012 NFL first round picks, 87 MLB players in 2012 alone, and 3 of the final 16 teams in the 2010 World Cup, as well as elite military operators and leading teams globally. Our work at AP takes us to China, Germany, Argentina, the UK, and many places in between, as we are helping to power the performance of athletes around the world.

In addition to supporting top athletes and teams, we leverage our proprietary methodology and systems to help high school and college athletes, military personnel, and leading executives redefine what’s possible, delivering unmatched results with a world-class experience. Athletes’ Performance was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Sports in 2011, and is a fixture in top media outlets including the NFL Network, ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and Men’s Health.

Founded in 1999 by industry visionary Mark Verstegen, Athletes’ Performance is a thought leader in the human performance space. In addition to athlete, military, and executive programming, AP is home to a Performance Innovation Team, a cross-functional team of experts that is constantly evaluating all programming and associated technology that the company delivers while driving innovation forward internally and with our team of leading partners. AP also has a dedicated Education team that conducts our industry-acclaimed Mentorship programs both at our U.S. facilities and around the world.

Athletes’ Performance created the Core Performance brand to help people live healthier, higher-performing lives. Today, Core Performance is the leader in proactive wellness, delivering measurable results through integrated, data-driven programs that are rooted in advanced science and research for employees and corporations. CP solutions are engaging, personalized, and sustainable, yielding meaningful results for employees and a competitive advantage for employers.

Athletes’ Performance Inc. is backed by Polaris Ventures, Walgreens Corporation, and ABS Capital. Along with our world-class investment team, AP is proud to have a team of leading partners committed to supporting human performance, including adidas, SKLZ, EAS, Sheraton, Keiser, Intel, Tignum, Axon Potential, and Zeo.

We are seeking dynamic individuals that bring exceptional skills and abilities to our team, and have a passion for providing outstanding service to our elite clientele.

Hours

This is an unpaid academic internship. The estimated education hours for this position are Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM with flexibility based on course schedule. Hours are subject to change based on time of year and population of athletes and clients in-house.

Overview

Our goal is to educate and expose you to the day to day business and operations of our world-class facilities coast to coast. The primary responsibility of the Performance Consultant Intern, is to assist in the development, implementation and execution of all business operations and sales strategies. This internship allows you to build and service our Sport, Education, Core Performance and Mentorship programs.

As a Performance Consultant intern you will spend time and interact daily with facility leadership and performance teams. With the industry’s leaders as mentors, you will grow a deeper outside the classroom understanding on how to establish and strengthen revenue streams, generate brand awareness, increase brand equity, lead business projects and first-class customer service systems.

This internship is offered within the following Athletes Performance facilities:
•Carlsbad, CA
•Carson, CA
•Frisco, TX
•Gulf Breeze, FL
•Phoenix, AZ

Qualifications:

Intern Candidates must be:
•Strong and passionate communicators
•Computer literate in Microsoft Office programs – Excel, Word and Power Point
•Possess entrepreneurial spirit and competitive drive
•Sports Business Administration and/or Business Administration academic background preferred
•Collegiate Student-Athlete and/or military background preferred
•Fulfilling a curriculum/graduation requirement for course credit
•Must be willing to travel to local events such as combines, camps and clinics

Perks
•Resume value
•Opportunity to earn a prestigious part-time and/or full-time position within one of our world-class training facilities
•Workout within our facilities
•Special discounts on food and merchandise
•Work apparel provided
•Mentorship from professionals with decades of experience within the human performance, athlete, military and executive programming spaces

Housing
•Housing is provided for our out of state students

Term Dates
•August 19th – December 20th of 2013
•All applications must be received by August 2nd of 2013

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sales    business    sports    athlete 

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