D-Leaguev Professional Development Experience

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“By athletes…for athletes.”

Applications open on January 3, 2021 and close on February 21, 2021. 2 3 FIRST YEAR SUCCESS – D-LEAGUE FELLOWS

Cameren Carter Jayla Thornton Marquis Hubbard Jordan Hill Senior, Columbia Football (Captain) Senior, Howard Basketball (Captain) Junior, Columbia Football Senior, Harvard Football (Captain) Wealth Management Intern, Morgan Stanley Business Development Extern, NFL Securities Intern, J.P. Morgan Player Personnel Intern, NFL

Nyla Pollard Ryan Glover Tyler Milliner Zuri Godfrey Senior, William & Mary Basketball (Captain) Senior, U. Penn Football Sophomore, Howard Football Senior, Howard Football Player Personnel Intern, NFL Wealth Management Intern, Morgan Stanley Risk & Discovery Intern, Deloitte Brand Strategy Intern, Google FIRST YEAR SUCCESS – D-LEAGUE FELLOWS

Alex Washington Antaures Jackson Christen Conley Daniella Banda Sophomore, Harvard Football Sophomore, U. Penn Track & Field Junior, Northwestern Field Hockey Senior, Byran Golf (Captain) Player Intern, A-List Sports & Entertainment Investment Banking Intern, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Intern, Goldman Sachs Club & Development Extern, NFL

Isaiah Rice Jordan Beverina Miles Grayson Sydney Wood Senior, Vanderbilt Basketball (Captain) Sophomore, Columbia Soccer Junior, Morehouse Baseball Junior, Northwestern Basketball Full-Time Consultant, Deloitte Investment Banking Intern, Bank of America Sales & Trading Intern, UBS Bank Player Intern, Capture Sports Agency FIRST YEAR SUCCESS – ASSISTANT COACHES

Alex Jackson Batouly Camara, MS Grant Bennett Jordan Jefferson Recent Graduate, Morehouse Basketball Recent Graduate, UCONN Basketball Recent Graduate, Morehouse Baseball Recent Graduate, Jackson State Football Strategy Consulting, Deloitte Founder, W.A.K.E. People Analytics Analyst, Google 1st Year Student, Harvard Law School

LinDon Harris Micah Holmes Taheeb Sonekan Taylor McGlashan Recent Graduate, Columbia Football Recent Graduate, Morehouse Football Recent Graduate, U. Penn Football Recent Graduate, High Point Basketball Capital Markets Analyst, Morgan Stanley Events Strategy (JRP), NFL Account Manager, Google 1st Year Student, Ohio St. Law School FIRST YEAR SUCCESS – ASSISTANT COACHES

Briana Guzman Bryce Barnes Donaven Tennyson Julien Turner Recent Graduate, St. John’s Volleyball Recent Graduate, William & Mary Basketball Recent Graduate, Vanderbilt Football Recent Graduate, Morehouse Football Volleyball Coach, St. Francis College MBA Student, William & Mary Business School Account Executive, Amazon (AWS) 1st Year Student, USC Film School

Michelle Staggers Terry Thomas, Jr. Wesley Ogsbury Xavier Holston-Sims Recent Graduate, Duke Lacrosse Recent Graduate, Georgia St. Football Recent Graduate, Harvard Football Recent Graduate, Morehouse Basketball Educator, Virginia Episcopal School Medical Scribe, Cancer Treatment Center Account Manager, Google Corporate Paralegal, Paul Weiss THE DISPARITY GAP: WHAT WE’RE CHANGING

94% 66% 5% of Fortune 500 of NCAA athletes of Fortune 500 Executives played come from CEOs come from competitive sports in underrepresented underrepresented high school or above communities communities

8 What is the D-League?

1. The D-League is a highly competitive 12-month professional development experience for high performing student-athletes of color.

2. Students must be in good academic standing at an accredited college or university, identify as a person of color, and be serious about succeeding in competitive industries.

3. MAP’s 2020 D-League Fellowship Class carried a 3.54 cumulative GPA. We encourage candidates with below a 3.0 to address their academic history in our optional essay.

4. Students must be second-semester freshmen or above to apply (graduating in 2022, 2023 or 2024).

9 Amal Yamusah Founder

The process of developing skills that you won’t explicitly learn in the classroom, but that employers will require of you, WHAT IS nonetheless. These skills include, but are not limited to: “PROFESSIONAL 1. Learning the necessary language and behaviors for competitive industries 2. Preparing for competitive interviews 3. Developing technical skills DEVELOPMENT” 4. Practicing professional etiquette and decorum 5. Networking and building intentional relationships 6. Working on real-world business problems 7. Learning about new developments in competitive industries

10 “We don’t train our Fellows to make impressions, we train them to make

impact.” Chris Gooding, Director of Student Support

11 CURRICULUM COACHING

AREER CTRAINING

OHORT HOW DO WE PREPARE C OUR FELLOWS TO MAKE LEARNING IMPACT? CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Month #1: Month #2: Month #3: Problem-Solving Management Communication

Month #4: Month #5: Month #6: Leadership Sales Personal Growth We focus on developing six in-demand skills that will help Innovation Marketing Personal Wellness you drive impact in any industry you choose. COACHING DEANDRE JONES, MBA ISIS FREEMAN, ESQ. MICAH PELLERIN, MBA Alex Jackson BusinessHEAD Analyst, COACH Deloitte HEAD COACH HEAD COACH

(1) (1) (1) $10,000 donation to MAP + $20,000 donation to MAP + $30,000 donation to MAP + reserving up to four paid reserving up to six paid internship reserving up to eight paid internship spaces or two full-time spaces or three full-time positions internship spaces or four full-time positions for a MAP student for a MAP student positions for a MAP student

“Hey, I’m DeAndre. Professionally, I work as a Senior “Hey, y’all! I’m Isis and I’m the Head Coach of Team “I’m Micah. I played in the NFL for 4 years before Consultant at Deloitte. I’m also the Head Coach of West Coast Offense. For my 9-5, I work as an transitioning to Business School. Today, I work as a Team Curveball here in the D-League. I played attorney for the LA Clippers in their Business Senior Corporate Strategist at 3M in Minneapolis. college football at Vanderbilt, so I know exactly and Legal Affairs Department. I also went to I coach Team No Huddle, and we accomplished a what you all are going through! As Head Coach, I’m Vandy for undergrad and Harvard for Law School. lot of great things in year one! I’m excited to see here to help you navigate the curriculum and land As Head Coach, I’m here to hold you up and hold what next year brings, and I’ll be here to guide you your dream role! Let’s get it.” you down at the same time. Together, we’re going through it all." to ‘make a play’ in the D-League and beyond.” 14 CAREER TRAINING 1 OVERVIEW

ASSIGNED MENTORS We pair each D-League Fellow with a MAP Mentor that has expertise in their desired industry to ensure that they have the knowledge to help you navigate the career exploration process successfully.

COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIPS We work throughout the year to prepare you for interviews with partner-companies and 3 others and to ensure that you identify companies that align with your skills, interests, and experiences. PROGRAMS Each D-League Fellow co-moderates a panel discussion or workshop during the year to network with professionals from the MAP family and learn 15 more about specific industries. COHORT LEARNING

We had eight teams in year one and will have 16 next year. Teams compete each month for the #1 ranking in our standings.

TEAM 1: 4th & Goal TEAM 2: Blitz TEAM 3: Box-and-One

TEAM 4: Buzzer Beater TEAM 5: Curveball TEAM 6: Franchise Tag TEAM 7: Full Court Press TEAM 8: Hat-Trick TEAM 9: No Huddle TEAM 10: Overtime TEAM 11: Pick and Roll TEAM 12: Pound-for-Pound

We place our Fellows into teams of six. Fellows then work with their TEAM 13: Power Play teammates and coaches to complete monthly group projects that they TEAM 14: Strike Zone present via Microsoft Suite to a panel of judges at the end of each month for immediate on-the-job skills training. TEAM 15: West Coast Offense TEAM 16: Wild Card D-LEAGUE TIMELINE MARCH 2021 Welcome We welcome a new class of diverse student-athletes into the D-League each MAP’s Development League (”D-League”) serves as our premier Spring. 1 program for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in good academic standing. The D-League is a highly competitive APRIL – JUNE 2021 professional development experience that develops six in-demand skills for competitive industries in 12 months. MAP Rookie Mini-Camp As a D-League Fellow, you will participate in our 12-week Rookie Mini-Camp Our D-League Fellows work in cohorts of six to analyze monthly case designed to prepare you for behavioral and technical interviews and studies through strategic leadership frameworks VUCA and VUCA 2 strengthen your resume and LinkedIn. 2.0. Each cohort presents their findings to a panel of expert coaches each month for immediate on-the-job skills training. SEPTEMBER 2021* Problem-Solving During Month 1, you will work with your team 3 to analyze a case study. Together, you will MARCH 2022 JULY-AUG 2021 create a transformational strategy and Personal Growth & Wellness MAP Summer perform a series of gap analyses. JANUARY 2022 Students learn dispute resolution League Leadership & Innovation tools, techniques and strategies by 4 During Month 4, you will co-design a (Optional) conducting a negotiation simulation multi-year business plan for a 501(c)(3) where they negotiate an entry-level We provide on-going non-profit organization. technical skills training salary, and advocate for better benefit for students that are 5 packages. interested in the OCTOBER 2021 Consulting, Finance 6 Management and Tech industries for 7 six-weeks during the During Month 2, you will use the 8 9 summer. Agile Project Management NOVEMBER 2021 approach to create a five-stage Communications project management plan for a During Month 3, you will perform a FEBRUARY 2022 start-up company looking to SWOT analysis to determine Sales & Marketing expand sales into new whether a start-up Venture Capital In Month 5, you will create brand guidelines and geographical markets. firm should dissolve the company a logo, and formally pitch your non-profit 17to a due to financial challenges. panel of judges. * September 2021 = the first month of substantive coursework in the D-League MAP ROOKIE MINI-CAMP

MARCH – APRIL • Professional Communications • Interview Etiquette 22 19 • Behavioral Interview Preparation I • Behavioral Interview Preparation II

APRIL – MAY • Resume Development 19 17 • LinkedIn Optimization

MAY – MAY • Beginning Technical Interview Preparation • Problem-Solving Interview Preparation 17 31 • Super Day Simulations

JUNE – JUNE 1 14 • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group Project 18 SUMMER LEAGUE SUMMER LEAGUE Finance + Consulting Tech

Intermediate Current Events in the Market Technical Beginning Java Interview Future Trends in the Market Preparation Beginning Java Script

Stock Pitch Advanced Beginning Pyton Technical Case Study Interview Group Project Preparation

19 * Summer League will take place from June 27 – August 22 and is optional. CALENDAR Congrats on getting started! You’re one step closer to reaching your professional goals. D-LEAGUE SCHEDULE Thank you, I’m excited! Do I follow this schedule? BEGINNING OF THE MONTH MIDDLE OF THE MONTH END OF THE MONTH JORDAN WATTERS Director of Intake

Meet w/ Discuss w/ Complete Prepare for Virtual Lecture group Teams Coaches deliverables Group Presentation presentation It’s up to you! Although we give you a week to complete COVID-19 each Play, we give you the SEPTEMBER 1.5 hours Self-guided Self-guided Self-guided 1.5 hours (w/ feedback) CASE STUDY autonomy to navigate each week at your own pace. If you feel like doubling or tripling up “” “” “” 5-STAGE “” “” on a given day—or having a OCTOBER PROJECT PLAN free day—feel free!

“” “” “” HARLEM “” “” NOVEMBER CAPITAL CASE STUDY Sounds good. Can I reach out to you if I have any questions? I’m about to start now. “” “” “” 501(C)(3) “” “” JANUARY BUSINESS PLAN

Of course. I’m here to help. Reach MAP SHARK FEBRUARY TANK out to me or any of our coaches at [email protected]. Good luck!

SIMULATED MARCH NEGOTIATIONS

20 D-LEAGUE ALUMNI NETWORK (MAPPA)

• Teachery • We post assignments to https://mapd- leaguetrainingcamp.teachery.co/ every Sunday night at 7pm EST. • You must use your school verified e-mail address to create an account. • Our Bloc • You can utilize our resume building software to personalize your resume at https://www.bloc.work/bresumes/build/? MAP is a family, and our 2020-21 D-League Class will organization=MapTest&account_id=3. return next year as Assistant Coaches to help you navigate your journey and reach your professional development goals.

#BUILDASWECLIMB “As the Director of the D-League, I couldn’t be prouder of our 2020 Fellowship Class. In Year 1, we placed 100% of our Fellows into internships or full-time roles with bulge-bracket investment banks, Big 4 consulting firms, Pre-Law Chris Evans Education: Harvard University Fellowships, and more. We’re Sport: Football Occupation: Senior Associate excited to help even more Organization: Bank of America student-athletes next year. Let’s #MAKEAPLAY!