Insurance firm Gallaghar is tapping in a new type of summer intern: professional athlete.
Last year, the insurance giant expanded his internship program to offer the posts to Pro Athletes, giving him a route for life preparation after the game. In turn, Galagher discovered that the stars also shine from the field.
Galagher’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Mead said, “They know that it likes to work hard and how much time it is to achieve that path.” “They know what to be part of a team and lead one.”
This year Galagher opened the program for eight members of the Chicago stars of the National Women’s Football League. Lilani Nesbeth and Chardone Karran, a current and former midfielder with the team, jumped on the occasion of a payment internship respectively.
Nesbeth said in an interview with CNBC, “This means to be able to get our foot in the door.”
“I never worked outside football,” Curan said. “As a pro football player, I was my first career, and I have never been in a corporate setting.”
Prior to Chicago’s Stars FC, Chicago’s Stars FC, Chardonay Karran, May 17, 2025 before a game at First Horizon Stadium at Carrolina at Northern Carolina at First Horizon Stadium at Vekeld Social Park.
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Galagher launched its partnership intern program for athletes in 2024, piloted with four players of Atlanta Falcons of NFL.
In six weeks, participants receive professional experience, professional skill development, and career mentorship, while insurance also learns the INS and boycott of brokerage, sales and corporate culture.
Galagher, a sponsor of the Chicago NWSL team, tailor to the athlete participants to accommodate their internship program.
For many people, this support is important. Pro sports career can be small and unexpected, and earnings may vary widely. According to the league, the average NWSL salary is around $ 125,000 per season.
The goal of Galagher is to prepare athletes that come forward.
“We went there even knowing nothing about insurance, and now I can probably close your head about RPS,” Nesbeth jokingly said, an industry word means “Risk placement services.”
Leilanni Nesbeth takes a shot on the goal during a game between the Chicago NWSL team and Bay FC at PayPal Park in California on 5 May 2024.
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For curan, it was about changing the pre -concepts about the insurance industry.
“After internship, whatever insurance I thought was accurate opposite,” he said.
Karran and Chicago Stars Agreed to participate mutually A few days after talking with CNBC.
Mead said that Galagher has gone to appoint some athlete intern as employees when their game career ends.
He said that in Europe, the company appoints a professional rugby player who is one of its star salesmen.
“There is a time when the light bulb stops and they see how to celebrate a win on the pitch is not different from celebrating a after -sales victory or doing something amazing for the customer,” Mead told CNBC.
Coverage from the ground
Relations between insurance and professional games are not new.
Over the years, the State Farm has run a fascinating advertisements for former New York veterans quarterback Elli Maning, Shooting Guard Ragi Miller of former Indiana Pamens, Cuti Patrick Mahors of Canasus City, Indiana Fever Guard, Indiana Fever Guard, WNBA’s Indiana Fever Guard, Katin Clarke and others.
On Monday, AIG announced It was becoming the first Fortune 500 company to take a share in the EFL League to Club, with investment at Sulford City Football Club in Britain
Nationwide, a NWSL partnerEven the same walks internship program Along with league players, they offer them a professional development program at the headquarters of the insurance company at Columbus, Ohio.
Jim McCoy, vice president of sports marketing for Nationwide, said, “Our hope is that players go with new skills and experiences that can now and his post-playing career can serve, perhaps nationwide,”.
