Alex Greven arrived at Emory University as an undergraduate unsure of whether he wanted to pursue medicine or business. Now he’s a year away from a joint MD/MBA with stopovers playing professional basketball in Europe and working at different health care start-ups that lets him do both.
For his scholastic, athletic and community achievements, the national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) recently named Greven one of 35 graduate scholarship recipients nationwide.
Greven is applying the $1,000 award toward completing his MBA this spring from Goizueta Business School. He returns next fall for his fourth year at Emory School of Medicine.
Leicester Riders want to seize the opportunity to claim silverware this evening.
Not because the threat of Covid hangs over the WBBL like a dark cloud with so many postponements already and a backlog of unplayed fixtures that may eventually make completion of the Women’s British Basketball League campaign an impossibility.
Simply, declares Ella Clark, because the rearranged Cup final, against Sevenoaks Suns in Manchester, represents just one quarter of a four-slice pie.
“We want to add a trophy to the trophy cabinet because hopefully we want to do a clean sweep this year,” the forward declares.
“That’s the goal for any team. We definitely want to win. But I’m not going to talk about the season possibly ending because I hope it doesn’t.”
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Misfits Gaming Group has signed a multi-year deal with the British premium headwear brand, Tokyo Time, to become the official headwear provider of Misfits Gaming. Under the partnership, Tokyo Time will produce licensed Misfits Gaming headwear, as well as collaborate on co-branded items.
A creator of Japanese-inspired headwear, Tokyo Time launched digitally in 2018 and has continued to expand its reach through traditional sports partnerships, including with the British Basketball League, 24h Le Mans, and Prema. The latest partnership will be the company’s first collaboration on the esports industry.
“We’re excited to partner with an exciting new brand to create new products for our fans and players,” said Vas Roberts, VP, partnerships at Misfits Gaming Group. “Tokyo Time have partnered with exciting traditional sports leagues and we’re proud to be their first partner in esports.”
STARTING his career as a stand-up comedian, finishing as a runner-up at the BBC Comedy Awards and starring in a short film with Judi Dench, Nat Coombs decided to follow his heart and make the switch to broadcast.
A career that has spanned over 15 years, covering mainly US sports and football, Coombs is one of the most recognisable faces across the industry. But his mindset is still very much the same as it was when he first started.
His secret to success comes from being resilient, a willingness to learn, and loving what he does. I spoke with Nat about his career and the advice he would give to anyone that is looking to pursue a career in media.