Mike Xavier

Bachelor of Business graduate Mike Xavier landed his dream job with surf and skate company Globe International Limited and now his days are action-packed.

"Since starting in my position as Marketing Coordinator i've been involved in The Global Assault, one of the largest skateboarding events in the world," Mike said.

"I also work with the best surfers on the planet on various promotional events."

"Day-to-day this involves managing the surf team which ranges from Damien Norman, a 13-year-old local up-and-comer to Taj Burrow, currently ranked second in the world.

"I have helped organise a Chocolate skate tour, two huge Globe parties and the new Globe surf movie, Secret Machine.

"I also worked on and attended the Globe World Championship Tour event in Fiji, voted by the top 46 surfers in the world as the best on tour," Mike said.

How he got there

Mike landed his dream job with Globe International Limited thanks to work experience performed as part of his Bachelor of Business (Sport Management and Marketing) degree.

Griffith offered me the combination I was interested in. I chose sports management because sport has been a large part of my life.

"The work experience I did with Surfing Queensland opened up opportunities to work part-time running surfing events all across Queensland," Mike said.

"Through that I made many contacts, which I have used to gain full-time employment in an industry I love.

"The practical component to my studies definitely helped relate what I was learning into real life situations," he said.

"My attachment with Surfing Queensland exposed me to a range of experiences relevant to the industry, including being the contest director of state-level surfing competitions.

"I also got to work on possibly the biggest surfing competition in the world, the Quiksilver Pro," he said.

Majoring in sports management as part of his business degree was a natural option for the "action sports" enthusiast but his exposure to marketing opened up his eyes to the possibilities of a business degree.

Griffith offered me the combination I was interested in. I chose sports management because sport has been a large part of my life.

"However, I took a marketing subject and really enjoyed it so I majored in that as well, which has really helped me in my current job," Mike said.

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• Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
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