S3E6 - Samir Bhatla: Sport, Relationship Building, and How To Provide Feedback

Published: June 4, 2021, 12:38 p.m.

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"I think you should take me out for dinner so we can discuss this further"- Samir Bhatla

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About Samir Bhatla

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Samir is a first-year MBA student in the sport business stream at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. He completed his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology at the University of Toronto and has played basketball at the provincial level. After specializing in areas such as injury prevention and assessment, sport psychology, and human anatomy, Samir made his transition into the sports industry through roles with the CEBL\'s Hamilton Honey Badgers, the Toronto Raptors, and the Toronto Blue Jays. In the Fall semester, Samir interned with the Global Experiential Sport Lab (GXSLab) at Ryerson University as a Business Strategy and Development Consultant and currently works in the Global Management Studies department as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for two undergraduate courses. Within the MBA program, Samir has taken on a prominent leadership role as the Vice President of Events for the newly-formed Sport Leadership Association, an MBA representative on the Graduate Programs Council, and a Delegate for the Ryerson University MBA Games team, where he also competed on one of the case competition teams. Samir prides himself on his ability to lead individuals in pursuit of a common goal, efficiently solve complex problems with a strategic mindset, and build meaningful relationships with others; he hopes to leverage these traits throughout his career. When he\'s not working or studying, you can find Samir playing basketball, watching Marvel movies, listening to the latest Drake release, or figuring out which sneaker he\'s going to buy next.

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Connect with Samir

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-bhatla/

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Charity of The Month

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Y&D donates all of its revenue to charity. The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research. Their vision is to build on our position as the preeminent organization for supporting people who stutter. You can make your donation here: https://westutter.org/donate/

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Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team

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Roshan Sahu (Host): roshansahu@protonmail.com

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Nadia Barbosa (Executive Producer): nadia.barbosa@ryerson.ca

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