2. - 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.
3. - 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 theYankees 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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4. - 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
5. - 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
6. -Travel is not necessary for the GM job and is
decided upon whether to travel or not by the GM
himself
Work 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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7. - 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 theYear in 2009
- He was named to Cramer’s NewYork Business 40
under 40 list in 1999
Career Successes
8. - 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 andTeddy
- Cashman was a Dodgers fan growing up
Personal Life
9. - 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69bIoX_n6nw
Advice from Cashman
10. Vice President of Integrated Sales for Fenway
Sports Group
Jonathan Chin
11. - 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
12. - 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
13. - Chin’s career advice is to “get your
foot in your door anyway you can.
Volunteer, intern, or do game-night
staff.”
Advice
14. - 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 andTD Garden.
- Lived in New Jersey, Hong-Kong,Taiwan, and
California
- Has a master’s degree in Sports Leadership from
Northeastern University
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