Dec 21, 2022 2 min read

Cassandra Wangler ’22

Job: Inside Sales Representative, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.

High school: Upper St. Clair High School

Now living in: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Describe your job and what you enjoy about it.

I currently work as an Inside Sales Representative for the Pittsburgh Penguins. I typically spend my day making calls and sending emails to different leads, as well as giving tours to people who might be interested in purchasing some sort of ticket package. My favorite part of the job is that I get to talk to people who are just as passionate about the Penguins as I am.

How did your participation in the SAEM program’s sports sales teams prepare you for your current role?

I felt a lot more confident getting on the phones for the first time than I would have had I not participated on the sales teams or the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship. Although it is cliché, the saying “practice makes perfect” is true!

Why would you recommend Point Park’s SAEM program to a prospective student?

To me, what stands out the most about the SAEM program are the professors. I don’t know of any other school or program where the professors are as invested in their students as the professors in the SAEM program. The sales competition was something I never would have known about had Professor Derda not signed the school up to participate. The professors want to see their students succeed and do what they can to make sure that happens.