Raza Malik

Raza Malik

I have been around baseball and sports since I can remember, as a player, as an umpire and now taking that passion now into writing for Baseball Essential. My passion for sports not just baseball is for the entire industry. I value and appreciate the game, every aspect, and every angle, not just from a fans point of view. What intrigues me most is the behind the scenes work.

Since I was a child I started to learn, read, study, breathe baseball and working in this industry is the goal I am trying to achieve. I studied sport industry leaders career paths that guided me to study Economics at Queens University to strengthen my foundation for the sports industry.

I made sure my summer internships working at KUBRA Data Transfer Limited Summer 2014, as a Dashboard Reporting Analyst, inputting data from a series of databases, excel to graph and chart findings would also help me in my future industry. I worked sales, to improve sales, modes of payments used and several other statistics to pitch to clients of the organization.

Time should never be wasted and the summer of 2015, I worked 3 jobs. I was an Intern of Game day/Operations for the Burlington Bandits Baseball Team, of the Inter-County Baseball League (IBL). From promotions, ticket sales, marketing, sponsorships, in-game work at games, 50/50 sales and concessions I was doing it all and it was exhilarating. My second job I took on baseball coaching 12 year olds which was the most gratifying experience and the happy hugs at the end of the season winning the Championship are invaluable. My third job at Baroque Inc. I gained networking experience on logistics, export/import of goods gaining insight into the workings of a business house. The vast spectrum of experiences has taught me patience, flexibility, knowledge and humbleness. My love for people and working as a team led me to become the Brand Ambassador for Cruel Collective in Kingston, which promotes, e-markets events for students around the locale. Interactions with people in the sport off the sport are crucial and good interpersonal skills are essential to achieving success with harmony. I believe it is necessary to be a people person likeable and a team player. I plan, I study, I work hard, I love people, I am committed, I have a dream