Hello Guys!  We are here with our first episode Breaking Down Sports Media Industry Ft. Vedant Sharma. If you love cricket and wish to have your career in the media industry or in general just love sports, this podcast will definitely help you understand the field better and pursue your career in the Sports Media Industry.   Vedant Sharma is a BCCI accredited journalist who also heads two projects in a Dubai based tech company Al-Shorts. Being just another freelance sports writer in Jaipur, this guy has really paved his own unadulterated path to success. Recently, he achieved a huge milestone in his career by commentating in Cricket World Cup, 2019. He is one of the biggest cricket fanatics in the city and Pinkcity Podcast brings you, the unfiltered take on his professional life in the sports media industry.  Hope you guys enjoy it and this conversation adds some value to your life. You can also watch this podcast here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvidvh8pE3A&t=88s 0:00 - Introduction 1:23 - How he developed interest in the domain? 2:57 - How he got his first break? 7:07 - Types of articles he writes 10:23 - Life of a freelance sports writer 12:24 - How to know you are doing it out of money or passion? 13:40 - How much academic scores matter in the field? 19:00 - Support from friends and family? 22:40- Reading books - most important habit to be successful in life. 25:09 - On working with Rajasthan Royals in IPL 36:04 - How LinkedIN helped him in getting desired jobs? 38:07 -  On becoming a sports anchor in News Nation. 43:49 -  English commentator in world cup 2019 47:27 -  On getting selected as a BCCI Journalist and about the current job in Alshorts 51:03 - How much he earns now? 54:17 - Required skills for the job and his personal advice.  ------------------------------ PINKCITY PODCAST Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pinkcitypodcast/ CREATED BY - Lakshaya Arora   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lakshaya.avi/ GUEST - Vedant Sharma   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vedant.sharma.925 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vedantsharm01