{"id":44227,"date":"2025-10-22T11:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruyffalumni.org\/johancruyffinstitute-2026\/step-day-johan-cruyff-institute-talent-in-the-sports-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:49:15","slug":"step-day-johan-cruyff-institute-talent-in-the-sports-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/step-day-johan-cruyff-institute-talent-in-the-sports-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Day\u2019s eighth edition fosters talent in the sports industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In its eighth edition, Step Day gave <a href=\"\/johancruyffinstitute-2026?page_id=41528\">Johan Cruyff Institute<\/a> students the opportunity to connect with companies in the sports sector and meet professionals from the industry<\/h2>\n<p class=\"thevelop-dropcap\">Eight years ago, Johan Cruyff Institute held the <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/latest-news\/step-day-the-bridge-between-talent-and-the-sports-industry\/\">first edition of Step Day<\/a>. At that time, it was a bold initiative aimed at promoting students\u2019 talent within the sports industry. In 2025, with the event now fully established, Step Day has become a key platform for the employability of <a href=\"\/johancruyffinstitute-2026?page_id=41528\">Johan Cruyff Institute<\/a> students. This year\u2019s edition brought together 73 students and 20 companies from the sports sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46YbKLbVwuo?si=zlGZfA96XrM9UNxQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=&#8221;560&#8243; height=&#8221;315&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;allowfullscreen&#8221;><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Step Day: A meeting point between students and companies<\/h2>\n<p>As every year, Step Day took place at the Antiga F\u00e0brica Damm in Barcelona. Participating students came from various Johan Cruyff Institute programs: <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/programa\/university-masters-degree-in-sports-management-barcelona\/\">University Master&#8217;s Degree in Sports Management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/programa\/master-in-sport-marketing-and-management-blended-barcelona\/\">Master in Sport Marketing and Management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/programa\/master-in-sport-business-blended-barcelona\/\">Master in Sport Business<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/programa\/master-in-football-business-with-fcbarcelona\/\">Master in Football Business in partnership with FC Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Guitart, Career Services &amp; Alumni Manager, highlighted the strategic importance of Step Day for Johan Cruyff Institute: \u201cWe work hard to ensure that every edition of Step Day can be as beneficial as possible for our students. In fact, many of the company interviewers are former Johan Cruyff Institute students&#8221;, she explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sht-blockquote alignleft\"><p>&#8220;The Step Day it\u2019s a shared effort between the academic institution and the companies to help shape the future leaders of the sports industry.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Among this year\u2019s participating companies were Good Morning Sports and Stage Deportivo (sports events), Trib3 Sagrada Familia and Anytime Fitness Iberia (fitness sector), as well as technology companies such as 360Player and CeleBreak.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Step Day 2025 - Selecci\u00f3n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johan-cruyff-institute\/albums\/72177720329794718\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54851762093_999ee1699e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Step Day 2025 - Selecci\u00f3n\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The participants\u2019 experience<\/h2>\n<p>One of the participants in Step Day 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alfredo-loaeza-mart%C3%ADnez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alfredo Loaeza Mart\u00ednez<\/a>, student of the Master\u2019s Degree in Marketing and Sport Management, shared his experience: \u201cIt was an enriching experience because it gives you a very close perspective of the sports industry&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sht-blockquote alignleft\"><p>&#8220;The Step Day allowed me to understand what companies in the sector are currently looking for and what challenges lie ahead.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susana-torres-arenas-135739119\/?originalSubdomain=co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susana Torres Arenas<\/a>, student of the same program, emphasized the interview format: \u201cI think the interview timing was perfect. You need to have a very clear pitch about who you are and what you do. Seven minutes to introduce yourself and another seven to talk about the company seems just the right amount of time for an interview.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angie-medina-cunalata\/?originalSubdomain=ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angie Medina<\/a> is a student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/programa\/university-masters-degree-in-sports-management-barcelona\/\">Master\u2019s Degree in Sport Management<\/a> and also participated in the 2025 edition of Step Day.\u201cIt was a rewarding experience. I could see how everything we are studying in the Master\u2019s classes is applied in practice,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sht-blockquote alignleft\"><p>&#8220;Being able to gain knowledge and first-hand insights from experts in the sports industry is extremely valuable for me as a student.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>A lasting commitment to education and employability<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/davidalegrebiosca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Alegre<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/blog-en\/cruyff-network-meeting-2025-together-for-the-future-of-sport\/\">Alumnus of Johan Cruyff Institute<\/a> and Marketing &amp; Communications Director at the Federaci\u00f3 Catalana de Golf, highlighted the value of the event for companies: \u201cStep Day is an incredible opportunity to meet the future leaders of the sports sector&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sht-blockquote alignleft\"><p>&#8220;We want to give Johan Cruyff Institute students the chance to put into practice everything they are learning in class.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tennium, a company dedicated to the tennis industry, also took part in the 2025 edition. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrea-plano-eslava\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Plano Eslava<\/a>, Resource Planning Manager, shared her perspective as an interviewer: \u201cFor us, it\u2019s always very valuable to be close to universities and schools, and to their students&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sht-blockquote alignleft\"><p>&#8220;We\u2019re always looking for passionate people who are eager for an opportunity to show their talent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Step Day reaffirms <a href=\"\/johancruyffinstitute-2026?page_id=41528\">Johan Cruyff Institute<\/a>\u2019s commitment to practical training and student employability. Beyond being a meeting point between talent and industry, the event strengthens a professional community that shares the values of sport and Johan Cruyff\u2019s vision: transforming the sports industry through knowledge and passion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its eighth edition, Step Day gave Johan Cruyff Institute students the opportunity to connect with companies in the sports sector and meet professionals from the industry width=&#8221;560&#8243; height=&#8221;315&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[228],"tags":[288],"editorial_type":[399],"class_list":["post-44227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63011,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44227\/revisions\/63011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44227"},{"taxonomy":"editorial_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johancruyffinstitute.cruyffalumni.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/editorial_type?post=44227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}