George Stieren was kind enough to come by our class today and speak to us about his position as the Director of Business Public Relations with the San Diego Padres. As you might guess, George has a job that has gone through some serious transformations during recent history. I learned today (from George) that MLB teams did not even have PR departments until the mid-1970’s. I cannot fathom how Mickey Mantle survived through his entire career without someone like George frequently doing some major damage control. In today’s MLB, considering the popularity explosions of blogs, Twitter, and camera-phones, George is a VERY busy guy.
In addition to touching on how the technology boom has impacted his job, George shared stories about his experiences while working in Minor League Baseball with the Lake Elsinore Storm, his role in the production of Tony Gwynn’s retirement ceremony at Qualcomm Stadium in 2001, and his headaches caused by some very recent (but minor) Padres PR hiccups that he has had to address.
Needless to say, George has a job that many of us students in SMBA '10 (myself included) would love to have in the future. A big thanks to him for taking the time to talk with us!
Tyler Griggs, SMBA ‘10
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