Campus Recruiting Manager, BDO
Many Leeds graduates who earn certificates in Business of Sports go on to careers in marketing, sponsorships, events management or sales.听
Tommy Marlier instead dances at halftime during Denver Nuggets home games.听
He got an invitation to join the Average Joes squad through a fellow alumnus he met while doing in-game promotions for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment as a student. But his network isn鈥檛 the only reason he鈥檚 willing to bust a move at half court. 听
鈥淕oing to CU helped get me out of my comfort zone,鈥� Marlier said. 鈥淚t gave me a better chance to open up my circle and talk with other people.鈥�
It also gave him the confidence to leave accounting, after dedicating his entire academic career to the discipline, and make the jump to recruiting.听
鈥淚 studied accounting for five years, then another year and a half for the CPA exam鈥攁nd suddenly, I was giving up on it,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut CU not only gave me the education, it taught me to follow my passions, and gave me a great business degree that I could take anywhere.鈥澨�
鈥淐U not only gave me the education, it taught me to follow my passions, and gave me a great business degree that I could take anywhere.鈥�
Tommy Marlier (Acct鈥�14; MS鈥�15)
Today, Marlier works with BDO鈥檚 talent management team to recruit interns and entry-level professions from universities in the Rocky Mountains and Southwest, in addition to HR-related roles.听
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 work a day in your life if you love it,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 so invaluable and fun to me is how much I learn from the students.鈥�
That learning is a two-way street: Marlier also is a mentor to Leeds students鈥攈is favorite way of giving back to the university.
鈥淚 wish I had been involved in formal mentorship as a student,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 so rewarding, to be on this side and to provide insights and support鈥攚hether it鈥檚 a r茅sum茅 review that leads to someone getting a job, or even becoming a lifelong friend.鈥澨�
Not being a peer mentor may be Marlier鈥檚 only regret from his days in Boulder.听
鈥淚 never even took a campus tour of my own, because my sister went to Leeds and I knew so much about the place from her,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had originally wanted to study out of state, but my sister鈥檚 experience made it an easy choice. I always tell people, choosing CU was the best decision I ever made.鈥�