Karlie Stanford (Class of ’22) has just accepted an internship offer at Premier Partnerships! Premier Partnerships is a nationally recognized sports sales and advisory firm specializing in the development and execution of customized naming rights and commercial sales strategies for top tier facilities, sports and entertainment destinations, league and team properties, as well as municipal projects. Karlie will be joining the team this semester as a Premier Academy intern, where she will assist the consulting and sales teams in tasks such as conducting category research for clients, pitching thought-starters, and creating slide decks for client proposals.

Karlie is a Junior studying Sport Management with a minor in Spanish. On campus, she is a member of the Club Softball team and the Michigan Women Empowerment in Sports and Entertainment club. She is also a founding member of Kappa Delta sorority, and recently just finished her term as the Vice President of Finance. She is currently the Chief Diversity Officer for the Michigan Sport Business Conference. She loves spending time outdoors, is obsessed with music and fashion, and is passionate about driving social and cultural change in the sport industry.

Way to go Karlie!!!