General Manager/Senior Vice President of the New York Yankees

Nicholas Strellish

Brian Cashman

- Was born July 3, 1967 in Rockville Center, New York - Cashman was raised in Washingtonville, New York before moving to Lexington, Kentucky with his family - His father managed a farm in Kentucky that raise standardbreds for harness racing-He later moved to Washington D.C.

Early Life

- Cashman’s job as an intern was to help out in the minor league scouting department - He also made some extra money by working stadium security at night - He was employed by the Yankees full-time in 1992 - Cashman worked his way up through the ranks becoming Farm System Director, Assistant General Manager and finally in 1998 he was promoted to General Manager, a position he has held to this day - has won 4 World Series Championships with the Yankees

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- Cashman attended the Catholic University of America - Cashman played second base for the baseball team as a four year starter - Cashman set a record for most hits in a season during his time there - Cashman began interning for the Yankees in the summer of 1987

College and Early Career

- Brian Cashman has said “I never aspired to do this job, and I still don’t know if this is my lifetime career” - An MLB GM does all kinds of things such as signing free agents, talking to media, talking to other GM’s and scouts around league along with maintaining stadium operations, selling tickets making money etc.

The General Manager Position

- Travel is not necessary for the GM job and is decided upon whether to travel or not by the GM himselfWork hours depend on the day and game times but are usually around 12 to 13 hour days- The biggest challenge of the job is the stress of expectations and trying to deal with agents and players

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- Brian Cashman has been one of the most successful General Manager's in all of baseball since taking over in 1998 - His team has won 4 World Series Championships - His team has won 7 American League Pennants - His team has made the playoffs every year of his career but 3 - He was selected as MLB Executive of the Year in 2009 - He was named to Cramer’s New York Business 40 under 40 list in 1999

Career Successes

- Cashman lives in Darien, Connecticut with his family - Cashman is is married to Mary whom with, he has a son and a daughter named Grace and Teddy - Cashman was a Dodgers fan growing up

Personal Life

- Having humility and civility, be respectful - Have thick skin, don’t let people’s words bring you down - Don’t be too comfortable - Avoid individualism

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Advice from Cashman

Vice President of Integrated Sales for Fenway Sports Group

Jonathan Chin

- develop plans and strategies for advancing company sales - manage sales teams, operations and resources - manage budgets - monitor customer, market and competitor activity and provide feedback to company leadership team and other company functions

Job Description

- In 1999, Chin left a paid job to take an internship with the San Jose Sharks, at the end of the internship he took the Sponsorship Sales Manager with the San Jose Sharks - He left the Sharks for the Madison Square Garden as an Account Executive, Team Sponsorship where he worked for 2 years - He then became Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships - After 3 years there he left to become the Vice President of Integrated Sales of the Fenway Sports Group

Career Path

- Chin’s career advice is to “get your foot in your door anyway you can. Volunteer, intern, or do game-night staff.”

Advice

- He generated $1 million in sponsorship business revenue with Madison Square Garden, and brought in $5 million in new sponsorship revenue for the Boston Bruins and TD Garden. - Lived in New Jersey, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, and California - Has a master’s degree in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University

Interesting Facts