CSI 11 was successfully completed in November of 2011. The course mentored 2 graduates, allowing them to become comfortable and confident with their skills. They were given the opportunity to practice interview skills both in person and over the phone.
CSI 11 began its first week by introducing sports theory, followed by practical experience in the second week. Graduates were taught an in-depth view of the sales cycle, and had the opportunity to listen to many guest speakers who are experts in the field. Some guest speakers included Bill Makris (Senior Director of Ticket Sales for the Edmonton Oilers), Joe Lowes (Ticket Sales Manager for the Ottawa Senators), Jason Maglantay (Senior Executive, Corporate Sales of Tennis Canada), and Brandon Shaw (Corporate Sales Executive at Tennis Canada). All of these guest speakers provided insightful tips and information on how to be successful in the sports industry by recognizing the importance of ticket sales.
The second week of the course allowed the graduates to speak with representatives from the Toronto Argonauts, Toronto FC, the Toronto Marlies, and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors. They were given the opportunity to interview with top executives from Tennis Canada, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Over the course of 2 weeks, CSI provided the graduates with the skills and tools necessary to take their career in sports to the next level.
CSI 12 will take place in May, 2012 and applications
are now being accepted.
For more information on CSI, or to apply please contact Alana Davidson at 905-564-4660 ext 230 or email adavidson@cosmossports.com
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Tennis Canada Confirms Partnership with 2011November CSI!
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that Tennis Canada will have two senior executives trainers at CSI XI in November.
The trainers include:
Jason Maglantay Senior Executive, Corporate Sales
Brandon Shaw Corporate Sales Executive
Cosmos Sports Institute provides its students with the most innovative, creative, and results driven methods of marketing and sales in sports. This extensive two-week program focuses on the current trends in sports and prepares its graduates for immediate success in the field. Professional teams are looking for skilled and experienced Account Executives and for the average person looking to break into sports, those two qualities are hard to obtain. Cosmos Sports Institute gives you the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills required to break into the sports industry.
Since its conception in 2007, the Cosmos Sports Institute is now better connected than ever before. Our graduates are in high demand as they are generally better qualified than most other applicants that teams receive. Our graduates have been hired by the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Marlies, Abbotsford Heat, Hamilton Bulldogs, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Nationals, NFL on Location, Royal Canadian Golf Association, among others.
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Tennis Canada Confirms Partnetship with 2011November CSI!
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that Tennis Canada will have two senior executives trainers at CSI XI in November.
The trainers include:
Jason Maglantay Senior Executive, Corporate Sales
Brandon Shaw Corporate Sales Executive
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate Justin Renaud
Halifax Mooseheads Ticket Sales Executive and 2010 CSI graduate Justin Renaud has recently been promoted to Group Sales Manager.
Congratulations Justin!
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CSI Closes Another ChapterCSI 10 has
officially come to a close. The course mentored the graduates and
allowed them to become comfortable and confident with their skills
both in interviews and on the phone.
The course began with a week of sales theory,
and continued into the second week of practical experience.
Paul Fruitman
(Principal, Doing It As A Winning Group) spoke for two
days, taking the graduates through an in-depth view of the sales
cycle. He provided them with the knowledge of dealing with common
objections and how to leave effective voicemails. Guest speakers
also included the likes of:
Bill Makris Senior Director
of Ticket Sales, Edmonton Oilers), and
Chris Atack
(Manager of Sales, Ottawa Senators). All of which reiterated the
lessons learned from Cary
Kaplan(Owner of Cosmos Sports
and Former President of the Hamilton Bulldogs) recognizing ticket
sales as the lifeline to the sports industry.
The second week allowed the opportunity for
the graduates to speak and tour with
Lindsay Kennedy
(Sales and Service, Toronto FC),
Carlos Ferreira
(Directorof Marketing, Toronto Argonauts),
Jason Colero
(Manager of Community Relations, Toronto Argonauts),
John Santana
(Manager of Ticket Sales, Toronto Blue Jays), and
Trevor Johnson
(Ticket Sales, Toronto Blue Jays). The graduates also had a chance
to interview with the Director of Ticket Sales and Game Operations
of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats,
Gerry Fonzo . Over the course
of two weeks, the CSI training program provided the graduates with
the skills and tools to take their career in sports to the next
level.
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CSI 11 will take place in July and applications are now being accepted.For more information on CSI visit
www.cosmossports.com/csi.
To apply, please contact Alana Davidson at 905.564.4660 ex.230 or
e-mail
adavidson@cosmossports.com.
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CSI 10 Field Trip
Toronto FC
Lindsay
Kennedy – Sales and Service
Toronto Argonauts
Carlos
Ferreira – Director of Marketing
Jason Colero
– Manager, Community Relations
Toronto Blue Jays
John Santana
– Manager, Ticket Sales
Trevor
Johnson – Ticket Sales
Paul
Fruitman – Former Director of Ticket Sales, Toronto Argonauts
Bill Makris
– Senior Director of Ticket Sales, Edmonton Oilers
Chris Atack
– Manager of Sales, Ottawa Senators
Gerry Fonzo
– Director of Ticket Sales and Game Operations, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Edmonton Oilers back for CSI 10:Tuesday, April 19th, 2011: Bill Makris, Senior Director of Ticket Sales and Customer Relationships for the Edmonton Oilers, Oil Kings and Capitals has agreed to participate in CSI 10. Bill will provide a 90 minute presentation on ticket sales and his experience in the sports industry. Cosmos Sports is very excited to have Bill speak to our students again!
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CSI 10 Update:"CSI 10 will take place from Monday May 2nd to Friday, May 13th. Apply Now!"
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Congratulations to Kyle Warner:Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 9 graduate Kyle Warner has accepted a job offer with the Rexall Sports Corporation. Congratulations Kyle! Please click here to see Kyle's testimonial
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Congratulations to Dan Gaffney:Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 9 graduate Dan Gaffney has accepted a job offer with the Toronto Argonauts. Congratulations Dan! Please click here to see Dan’s testimonial
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Congratulations to Dan Troiani:Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 9 graduate Dan Troiani has accepted a job offer with the Edmonton Oilers. Congratulations Dan! Please click here to see Dan’s testimonial
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate John Moroney:Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 9 graduate John Moroney has accepted a job offer with the BC Lions. Congratulations John! Please click here to see John’s testimonial
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate Ali Malik:
Thursday, December 21, 2010:
Cosmos Sports is pleased to
announce that CSI 8 graduate Ali Malik has accepted a job offer with
the Saskatoon Blades. Congratulations Ali! Please click here to see
Ali’s testimonial
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Edmonton Oilers
confirm partnership with January CSI 9:
Tuesday, Dec ember 21, 2010:
Bill Makris, Senior Director of Ticket Sales and Customer Relationships for the Edmonton Oilers, Oil Kings and Capitals has agreed to participate in CSI 9. Bill will provide a 90 minute presentation on ticket sales and his experience in the sports industry. Cosmos Sports is confident that this partnership with Bill and the Edmonton Oilers is a great addition to the course and
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Tennis Canada
Confirms Partnership with 2011 January CSI 9:
Friday, November 5, 2010:
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that Tennis Canada will have two senior executives speak at our CSI 9 course in January. Brandon Shaw, Corporate Sales Executive, and Jason Maglantay, Senior Corporate Sales Executive, have confirmed they will be participating in our educational component as well as conducting interviews with each candidate. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will be held from August 6th to 14th, 2011 at Rexall Centre, York University.
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate Steve Benetti
Toronto Raptors Inside Sales Executive and 2010 CSI graduate Steve Benetti has recently been promoted to Game Day Operations and Special Events.
Congratulations Steve!
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate Justin Renaud
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 6 graduate Justin Renaud has accepted a job offer with the Halifax Mooseheads. Congratulations Justin! Please click here to see Justin's testimonial.
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Congratulations to CSI Graduate Scott Dolson
Ottawa 67's Inside Sales Consultant and 2010 CSI graduate Scott Dolson has recently been promoted to Corporate Sales Consultant. Congratulations Scott!
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June 8th 2010- CSI 7 dates confirmed for July 12th - 23th in Toronto
CSI is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to break into the sports industry as each graduates is guaranteed a job with a professional sports organization. Being the only program of its kind in Canada, demand for more sessions has increased so Cosmos Sports is happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for CSI 7 taking place in Toronto from July 12th - 23th. For more information on CSI 7 please contact Bryan McGahey at 905.564.4660 ext. 224 or email csi@cosmossports.com
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June 8th 2010 - CSI 6 graduate placed with MLSE
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 6 graduate Steve Benetti has accepted a job offer with the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Congratulations Steve! Please click here to see Steve's testimonial.
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May 18th 2010 - CSI 6 graduate placed with Toronto Nationals
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 6 graduate Greg Gosselin has accepted a job offer with the Toronto Nationals. Congratulations Greg!
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May 7th, 2010 - CSI 6 in the Books
Cosmos Sports has officially wrapped up its sixth Cosmos Sports Institute (CSI) training course, which was held over the last two weeks in Toronto, Ontario. Graduates received comprehensive sports sales training from highly experienced industry executives and heard from guest speakers including: Gerry Fonzo (Director of Ticket Sales for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Rick Radovski (VP of Sales & Marketing for the Mississauga St. Michaels Majors) and Paul Fruitman (Director of Sales and Marketing for the Toronto Nationals and former Manager of Consumer Sales for the Toronto Blue Jays) The course also included site visits with the Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Rapters, Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts where graduates were able to see the facilities and learn first hand how the sports business operates. By the end of the course, CSI participants were getting practical experience as they were selling actual tickets for professional teams.
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February 11, 2010 - CSI 6 date confirmed for April 26th - May 7th in Toronto
CSI is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to make it in the sports industry as each graduates is guaranteed a job with a professional sports organization. Being the only program of its kind in Canada, demand for more sessions has increased so Cosmos Sports is happy to announce that registration is now open for CSI 6 taking place in Toronto from April 26th -May 7th. For more information on CSI 6 please contact Bryan McGahey at 905.564.4660 ext. 224 or email csi@cosmossports.com
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February 11, 2010 - CSI 5 graduate placed with the Ottawa 67's
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 5 graduate Scott Dolson has accepted a job offer with the OHL's Ottawa 67's. Congratulations Scott! Please click here to see
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February 10, 2010 - CSI 5 graduate placed with Toronto Nationals
Cosmos Sports is pleased to announce that CSI 5 graduate Mike McGhee has accepted a job offer with the Toronto Nationals. Congratulations Mike! Please click here to see Mike's testimonial.
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January 29th, 2010 - CSI 5 in the Books
Cosmos Sports has officially wrapped up its fifth Cosmos Sports Institute (CSI) training course, which was held over the last two weeks in Mississauga, Ontario. Graduates received comprehensive sports sales training from highly experienced industry executives and heard from guest speakers including: Gerry Fonzo (Director of Ticket Sales for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Shaun Guest (Director of Ticketing for the Toronto Rock) and Paul Fruitman (Director of Sales and Marketing for the Toronto Nationals and former Manager of Consumer Sales for the Toronto Blue Jays). The course also included site visits with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, Toronto Marlies, Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts where graduates were able to see the facilities and learn first hand how the sports business operates. By the end of the course, CSI participants were getting practical experience as they were selling actual tickets for professional teams.
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For more information or to apply contact Bryan McGahey at 905.564.4660 ext. 224
Email: csi@cosmossports.com