WEBVTT 00:11.920 --> 00:13.599 We're here at the home of the Atlanta 00:13.599 --> 00:16.000 Braves truest park. From the people who 00:16.000 --> 00:17.600 keep the field looking major league 00:17.600 --> 00:20.000 ready to the creative minds designing 00:20.000 --> 00:22.240 what players wear to the planners 00:22.240 --> 00:24.720 bringing that ballpark energy and 00:24.720 --> 00:26.480 leaders making a difference in the 00:26.480 --> 00:28.560 community. Today we are stepping behind 00:28.560 --> 00:30.560 the plate with the team behind the team. 00:30.560 --> 00:32.640 Let's go. 00:32.640 --> 00:34.559 >> Turns out a path to a career in 00:34.559 --> 00:36.320 professional sports doesn't have to 00:36.320 --> 00:38.480 include scoring goals or hitting homers. 00:38.480 --> 00:41.920 It can go through science, art, music, 00:41.920 --> 00:44.960 community work, food, and more. Pro 00:44.960 --> 00:47.680 sports teams create a micro economy full 00:47.680 --> 00:49.760 of hundreds of amazing people working 00:49.760 --> 00:51.600 amazing careers. And today we're 00:51.600 --> 00:53.680 rounding the bases with some of them in 00:53.680 --> 00:56.719 this 10-minute special. Meet Insung Kim, 00:56.719 --> 00:58.640 vice president and creative director of 00:58.640 --> 01:00.960 the Atlanta Braves. Some careers in 01:00.960 --> 01:03.440 sports start with a sketch and end up in 01:03.440 --> 01:05.680 the hands of fans around the world. 01:05.680 --> 01:07.200 >> I have one of the coolest jobs in the 01:07.200 --> 01:09.280 world because I get to design things. 01:09.280 --> 01:11.920 And the players and fans in one of my 01:11.920 --> 01:13.360 favorite sports, they get to wear it and 01:13.360 --> 01:14.799 they get to keep it. So, it's really 01:14.799 --> 01:15.439 fun. 01:15.439 --> 01:18.400 >> From jerseys to bobbleheads, creativity 01:18.400 --> 01:19.200 is key. 01:19.200 --> 01:21.200 >> This is the Outcast bobblehead. So, we 01:21.200 --> 01:24.720 got Big Boy and Andre 3000 over here. 01:24.720 --> 01:27.840 and play your lipstick Cadillac funky 01:27.840 --> 01:28.640 music. 01:28.640 --> 01:31.040 >> And for Mr. Kim, a little nostalgia from 01:31.040 --> 01:34.079 his childhood inspired some big ideas. 01:34.079 --> 01:35.759 >> So, this is a new game used store here 01:35.759 --> 01:37.520 at Truce Park called South End Trading 01:37.520 --> 01:39.360 Company. We wanted to remind you of kind 01:39.360 --> 01:41.280 of the baseball card shops that you and 01:41.280 --> 01:42.960 I went to growing up. We you can 01:42.960 --> 01:45.280 actually come here and buy a baseball 01:45.280 --> 01:47.280 from the game that you watch today. So, 01:47.280 --> 01:49.280 we have a neon light outside the store. 01:49.280 --> 01:51.759 So once all the uh baseballs from uh 01:51.759 --> 01:54.640 today's game are brought over here um 01:54.640 --> 01:56.240 the light goes on and you come in the 01:56.240 --> 01:57.920 store and you can say you know what uh 01:57.920 --> 01:59.680 this is this is my first baseball game 01:59.680 --> 02:00.799 so I want to make sure that I get a 02:00.799 --> 02:02.000 baseball from today's game. 02:02.000 --> 02:05.280 >> Who is a teacher out there who impacted 02:05.280 --> 02:06.560 you on your journey? 02:06.560 --> 02:08.479 >> So I want to give a shout out to Miss 02:08.479 --> 02:11.280 Spencer my uh my art teacher in seventh 02:11.280 --> 02:14.400 grade. Without her I never would have 02:14.400 --> 02:16.800 pursued art. She was the one that that 02:16.800 --> 02:19.040 encouraged me and told me, "Hey, this is 02:19.040 --> 02:20.319 something that you're really good at. 02:20.319 --> 02:22.480 Maybe you should continue to u follow it 02:22.480 --> 02:24.319 because she saw something in me and I 02:24.319 --> 02:26.319 and I'm so grateful to her for that." 02:26.319 --> 02:29.280 >> Amazing. Impacting the next generation 02:29.280 --> 02:31.360 teachers out there. Keep it up. 02:31.360 --> 02:34.000 >> This is Scott Beam, director of field 02:34.000 --> 02:36.400 operations. Long before fans fill the 02:36.400 --> 02:38.560 stands and players take the field, work 02:38.560 --> 02:41.200 on the field is well underway. We're 02:41.200 --> 02:44.239 here 24/7 pretty much from March until 02:44.239 --> 02:46.400 October. So, there's a lot of demand, 02:46.400 --> 02:49.440 but from fertilizing to cutting um to 02:49.440 --> 02:51.760 dragging the infield to to managing 02:51.760 --> 02:54.319 moisture, um there's a lot that goes on 02:54.319 --> 02:56.160 into making this thing playable every 02:56.160 --> 02:56.640 day. 02:56.640 --> 02:58.640 >> Keeping a field looking major league 02:58.640 --> 03:02.159 ready takes serious skill and science. 03:02.159 --> 03:03.840 For the next generation out there, if 03:03.840 --> 03:05.360 they're looking to maybe get into this 03:05.360 --> 03:07.599 kind of career path, what sort of skills 03:07.599 --> 03:09.840 or studies should they be working on? I 03:09.840 --> 03:12.239 got you. Science is big for us. Um, 03:12.239 --> 03:14.400 obviously we're watching um disease 03:14.400 --> 03:16.879 control. Uh, we're fertilizing, so 03:16.879 --> 03:19.280 knowing rates of fertilization. I 03:19.280 --> 03:21.280 graduated from Penn State with my turf 03:21.280 --> 03:23.120 degree. I mean, that's a good program to 03:23.120 --> 03:25.360 get into to be able to to learn this 03:25.360 --> 03:28.000 stuff and to to do a career like this. 03:28.000 --> 03:29.760 >> While players study the playbook, this 03:29.760 --> 03:32.159 crew studies soil, weather patterns, and 03:32.159 --> 03:34.239 more to make sure the field is game 03:34.239 --> 03:34.720 ready. 03:34.720 --> 03:36.720 >> The biggest thing for us is weather. Um, 03:36.720 --> 03:38.400 especially down here, we're not a dome 03:38.400 --> 03:40.480 facility. So, you know, I'm always 03:40.480 --> 03:42.400 watching the weather. Tarping is of 03:42.400 --> 03:44.400 utmost important on this field. I have a 03:44.400 --> 03:45.920 system underneath the field that I can 03:45.920 --> 03:48.959 pump 102,000 gallons of water in an hour 03:48.959 --> 03:50.799 off of this field. I mean, that's that's 03:50.799 --> 03:52.720 what we care about is the player safety. 03:52.720 --> 03:54.640 Um, and then, you know, obviously want 03:54.640 --> 03:56.480 to look good, but if it has to take a 03:56.480 --> 03:57.760 seat back to look good, we want to make 03:57.760 --> 03:58.720 sure it plays good. 03:58.720 --> 04:00.879 >> You hear that? Preparation, preparation, 04:00.879 --> 04:02.959 preparation, and attention to details. 04:02.959 --> 04:05.280 He didn't say 100,000 gallons of water 04:05.280 --> 04:07.760 off this field. He said 102,000 gallons 04:07.760 --> 04:10.000 of water he can pump off this field. 04:10.000 --> 04:11.760 That's awesome. 04:11.760 --> 04:13.840 From the field to the front row seats, 04:13.840 --> 04:16.160 meet Katie Hearn, manager of game day 04:16.160 --> 04:18.479 staffing and administration. If you like 04:18.479 --> 04:20.079 meeting, greeting, and making people 04:20.079 --> 04:22.320 smile, you can make a career out of that 04:22.320 --> 04:24.639 as well. Katie, you help manage the 04:24.639 --> 04:27.840 people that fans interact with most at a 04:27.840 --> 04:30.800 ballpark. What makes a great employee? 04:30.800 --> 04:32.720 >> Being a good teammate. I tell people who 04:32.720 --> 04:34.320 come to work for us the the importance 04:34.320 --> 04:35.919 of being a good role player. If you 04:35.919 --> 04:37.759 coming from playing a sport, you know 04:37.759 --> 04:39.759 that the person who passes the ball is 04:39.759 --> 04:41.040 not always going to get the limelight, 04:41.040 --> 04:43.440 but they are so important to the game. 04:43.440 --> 04:45.360 And so we all work together as a team. 04:45.360 --> 04:47.040 It's a team sport on the field and off. 04:47.040 --> 04:49.120 So we tell people know your role, get 04:49.120 --> 04:50.720 excited about your role, get excited to 04:50.720 --> 04:51.919 do your role every day, and you're going 04:51.919 --> 04:53.040 to have a great time. 04:53.040 --> 04:56.000 >> Katie always says one thing. What is the 04:56.000 --> 04:58.960 most important part of your uniform? And 04:58.960 --> 05:01.040 it's the smile. If you can come to the 05:01.040 --> 05:04.000 ballpark, give a warm and sincere 05:04.000 --> 05:06.320 greeting with a smile and it's got to be 05:06.320 --> 05:09.919 sincere. Uh, anticipate the fan needs 05:09.919 --> 05:11.919 and at the end of the night we give them 05:11.919 --> 05:14.240 a bond farewell and we make sure that 05:14.240 --> 05:16.639 they enjoy theel at this ball park 05:16.639 --> 05:18.800 create memories that they'll ever forget 05:18.800 --> 05:20.560 and relationship that they'll always 05:20.560 --> 05:24.440 have for the rest of their life. 05:26.479 --> 05:28.720 After landing your dream job, your life 05:28.720 --> 05:31.039 changed in a major way. Tell us your 05:31.039 --> 05:33.199 story and what kept pushing you through 05:33.199 --> 05:33.520 it. 05:33.520 --> 05:35.199 >> I started with the Braves in 2016 and 05:35.199 --> 05:37.840 then I suddenly lost my vision in 2017 05:37.840 --> 05:39.520 and I really wanted to continue working 05:39.520 --> 05:40.880 because of the passion I had built for 05:40.880 --> 05:42.880 our guest and for our staff. And so the 05:42.880 --> 05:44.639 Braves were really supportive of that. 05:44.639 --> 05:46.400 We had an accessible advisory committee 05:46.400 --> 05:48.240 at the time that were really helping us 05:48.240 --> 05:49.520 decide what we were going to put in 05:49.520 --> 05:51.600 truest park. I was lucky enough to be a 05:51.600 --> 05:53.280 part of that in my very first year. 05:53.280 --> 05:55.280 Right now, we're standing in section 39, 05:55.280 --> 05:57.199 which is front row accessible seating. I 05:57.199 --> 05:58.560 want to make sure that this ballpark is 05:58.560 --> 06:00.160 the most inclusive place that you can go 06:00.160 --> 06:01.680 watch a game or any type of 06:01.680 --> 06:03.600 entertainment. So, that is what keeps me 06:03.600 --> 06:04.720 here, and that's the passion that I 06:04.720 --> 06:06.560 continue to to hold every day. 06:06.560 --> 06:09.120 >> Next up, Danielle Badassi, VP of 06:09.120 --> 06:11.199 community affairs and executive director 06:11.199 --> 06:13.199 of the Atlanta Braves Foundation. If you 06:13.199 --> 06:15.280 dream of creating positive change in the 06:15.280 --> 06:17.600 world, you can do that far beyond the 06:17.600 --> 06:19.840 field. How does your career show that 06:19.840 --> 06:22.240 having a career in sports can impact 06:22.240 --> 06:24.319 people far beyond the playing field? 06:24.319 --> 06:27.120 >> Oh my goodness. Well, first of all, I 06:27.120 --> 06:29.759 like to say that I have the best job in 06:29.759 --> 06:32.639 baseball um because I get to use this 06:32.639 --> 06:35.360 whole stadium, all of our players, our 06:35.360 --> 06:37.919 teammates, all of our fans, and I get to 06:37.919 --> 06:40.080 go and do good things for our community. 06:40.080 --> 06:42.720 So whether that's um supporting youth 06:42.720 --> 06:46.160 baseball, um building baseball fields, 06:46.160 --> 06:48.400 it's going out and doing food 06:48.400 --> 06:50.400 distributions, I get to build community 06:50.400 --> 06:53.440 through baseball every day and it's fun. 06:53.440 --> 06:55.520 >> And beyond the ballpark, the impact 06:55.520 --> 06:56.800 keeps growing. 06:56.800 --> 07:01.360 >> We uh honored one of our Braves heroes 07:01.360 --> 07:03.759 uh Hank Aaron with the establishment of 07:03.759 --> 07:06.479 the Henry Lewis Aaron Fund. And through 07:06.479 --> 07:08.880 that, this past year, we've been able to 07:08.880 --> 07:10.720 announce a project called the Hank Aaron 07:10.720 --> 07:13.039 Diamonds. The Hank Aaron Diamonds are 07:13.039 --> 07:16.560 going to put a brand new baseball and 07:16.560 --> 07:18.880 softball infield at every Atlanta public 07:18.880 --> 07:21.520 school high school over the next year. 07:21.520 --> 07:24.800 So, um, we've already opened four, uh, 07:24.800 --> 07:26.960 baseball fields opened in February on 07:26.960 --> 07:28.720 Hank's birthday, which was a really 07:28.720 --> 07:30.960 special thing. And now we're in the 07:30.960 --> 07:32.800 process of of building the four softball 07:32.800 --> 07:34.080 fields. So, we're going season by 07:34.080 --> 07:36.560 season. Um, so when we're done, we'll 07:36.560 --> 07:38.800 have 16 brand new Hankar and Diamonds 07:38.800 --> 07:41.039 across all of Atlanta public schools. 07:41.039 --> 07:42.800 And that to me feels like a love letter 07:42.800 --> 07:44.800 to our kids in Atlanta that that will 07:44.800 --> 07:46.639 have an opportunity to to play on a 07:46.639 --> 07:48.880 hankaren diamond to to feel like they're 07:48.880 --> 07:50.319 a part of the Braves. And and that's 07:50.319 --> 07:51.440 really what this all about. 07:51.440 --> 07:53.599 >> For many, that's what makes the job 07:53.599 --> 07:55.199 truly meaningful. 07:55.199 --> 07:57.759 >> This can change lives. What I do every 07:57.759 --> 07:59.599 day gets to change lives. whether it's 07:59.599 --> 08:01.840 just giving someone a moment um 08:01.840 --> 08:05.919 extending the life of a child and and um 08:05.919 --> 08:08.560 creating opportunities and and that's 08:08.560 --> 08:09.680 the privilege of all of this. 08:09.680 --> 08:11.759 >> So whether it's science, design, 08:11.759 --> 08:13.599 entertainment, or simply showing up with 08:13.599 --> 08:15.680 a smile, these careers prove you don't 08:15.680 --> 08:17.840 have to be on the game day roster to 08:17.840 --> 08:20.000 work in professional sports. 08:20.000 --> 08:21.919 >> Did you notice how everyone said that 08:21.919 --> 08:24.560 they have the best job? Well, it may be 08:24.560 --> 08:26.720 hard to compete with Jeffrey Schmidt, 08:26.720 --> 08:28.479 senior director of entertainment and 08:28.479 --> 08:31.120 events, and he had a surprise for us. 08:31.120 --> 08:32.719 >> Oh, man. It is so good to see you, Cory. 08:32.719 --> 08:33.200 You, too. 08:33.200 --> 08:34.560 >> Listen, you're in Braves country. You 08:34.560 --> 08:36.000 got the hat. You're looking good. But 08:36.000 --> 08:36.880 you know what? If you're going to take 08:36.880 --> 08:38.959 in the experience, I I got I can't let 08:38.959 --> 08:40.560 you go without a jersey. But check it 08:40.560 --> 08:42.240 out. 08:42.240 --> 08:45.279 >> Oh, yeah. That is just for you right 08:45.279 --> 08:47.519 there. Check that out. We got to do this 08:47.519 --> 08:50.800 in style. I need to wear this. Yes. 08:50.800 --> 08:52.640 For those of you who love music and 08:52.640 --> 08:54.880 performing arts, did you ever think you 08:54.880 --> 08:56.800 could join a pro sports team and bring 08:56.800 --> 08:59.279 some positive vibes, baseball season 08:59.279 --> 09:01.600 typically runs April through the end of 09:01.600 --> 09:03.200 September into October if you make the 09:03.200 --> 09:04.959 postseason, but this is a year- round 09:04.959 --> 09:06.720 operation. It takes us all year to plan 09:06.720 --> 09:09.839 these experiences. I have a team of over 09:09.839 --> 09:11.920 100 people that help put on the game day 09:11.920 --> 09:13.600 experience just for the live 09:13.600 --> 09:15.120 entertainment element. So, between our 09:15.120 --> 09:17.760 drum line and our our tomahawk team and 09:17.760 --> 09:19.519 our mascot team and all the live 09:19.519 --> 09:21.120 entertainers and variety performers that 09:21.120 --> 09:22.880 come out, you don't just have to be a 09:22.880 --> 09:24.240 baseball fan to come to a game like 09:24.240 --> 09:26.560 this. You just be an entertainment fan. 09:26.560 --> 09:28.560 >> Jeffrey's path to his career might not 09:28.560 --> 09:29.920 be what you'd expect. 09:29.920 --> 09:32.160 >> So, I wanted to be on Broadway. Musical 09:32.160 --> 09:33.680 theater was my passion. That's what I 09:33.680 --> 09:35.279 wanted to do. So, for a brief moment, I 09:35.279 --> 09:36.560 went to a theater school in New York 09:36.560 --> 09:39.360 City. Um, but I realized quickly that I 09:39.360 --> 09:41.440 kind of I love the passion of being in 09:41.440 --> 09:44.240 the live experience. So, I ended up 09:44.240 --> 09:46.080 after college going into theme parks. I 09:46.080 --> 09:47.519 worked in theme parks for 14 years 09:47.519 --> 09:49.760 creating consumer events and also uh 09:49.760 --> 09:51.200 I've been all over the country. Did that 09:51.200 --> 09:53.040 for 14 years. And now this is my 14th 09:53.040 --> 09:55.519 year in Major League Baseball. Turns out 09:55.519 --> 09:57.200 the path to a career in pro sports 09:57.200 --> 09:58.720 doesn't have to go through a game day 09:58.720 --> 10:01.279 roster. It can go through arts, music, 10:01.279 --> 10:03.360 science, community work, leadership, and 10:03.360 --> 10:05.200 good oldfashioned teamwork. Thanks for 10:05.200 --> 10:06.880 learning with me and playing ball today. 10:06.880 --> 10:09.680 I'm Koi Wire. We are CNN 10. I'm out of 10:09.680 --> 10:12.680 here.