My name is Alex Houston Lange. I was born on January 12 , 1997 in Raleigh, North Carolina. I was raised in a small town called Apex, North Carolina where I lived my entire life until enrolling in the University of Alabama. I enrolled at the University of Alabama in 2015 and graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies in May of 2019. Upon graduating with my Bachelor’s I re-enrolled at the University of Alabama to work towards receiving a Master’s degree in Sports Hospitality. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, I continued to work on my degree and achieved my goal in December of 2020 by receiving my Master’s degree in Sports Hospitality.
Although I am very proud of my academic accomplishments, I would not have found my passion for the sports industry without the work experience that I gained while at Alabama. In May of 2017, I started working for University Recreation at the University of Alabama as a Weight Room Attendant. After working through the Summer, I received a promotion and began working as a Facility Operations Supervisor. As a Facility Operations Supervisor I was in charge daily shifts which included managing our 200+ student-employee staff, assisting in setting up and taking down events throughout the building, and communicating policies, concerns and issues between student staff, our patrons and our professional staff. I worked for University Recreation until October 2019 when I would be given an opportunity to work as a Security Officer and Social Media Manager for one of the largest bars in Tuscaloosa, Houndstooth Sports Bar.
I began working at Houndstooth Sports Bar in July 2019 as a Security Officer and transitioned into my role as the Social Media Manager in September 2019. As the Social Media Manager it was my job to post about daily events and specials that were going on at the bar as well as promote special events like Wednesday Night Trivia, Thursday Night Bingo and Alabama Football home games.Working as the Social Media Manger for Houndstooth allowed me to incorporate the business strategies that I was learning in my Master’s program as well as me network with local business owners involved in the sports hospitality and tourism industry.