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Extensive management experience leading organizations through change and realizing new growth opportunities with a focus on strategy, product management & business / corporate development for data & technology driven advertising, sports and media companies from startup to Fortune 500.
Founder of digital businesses The Varsity Network (college sports media), LevelNext (esports), Learfield Studios (branded influencer content) and Fanbase (fan data management & analytics). Driven by missions and teams rooted in passion, innovation and service.
Recognition he and his teams have received include: Digiday's Publishing Executive of the Year, Cynopsis Sports Digital Executive of the Year, Sports Business Journal's 40 under 40 list, Cynopsis IT List, the Tempest award for College Esports Event of the Year, and Digiday's Video Ad and Video Advertiser of the Year.
Specialties: Operations and Business Development; Cross functional team leadership; Change management; Direct to consumer engagement & business models; Brand strategy and product marketing; Transaction execution (capital raising, mergers and investing, cross border); Media analytics and data; Emerging advertising technology; Sports, Children's entertainment, Transmedia production; Mobile/Casual gaming, TV, Internet/Digital, Audio content An attorney by training, an entrepreneur in spirit, and an executive leader through experience, my career has focused for more than a decade in the sports industry on start-up companies, technology offerings, and pioneering business initiatives.
After earning my J.D. at Seton Hall, I went to work for the National Hockey League (NHL) and then Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com). Ever since, I’ve worked at the unique intersection of sports, entertainment/media, and technology – including COO of a pioneering mobile video SaaS offering targeting sports broadcasters and partner in a venture investment firm focused on sports and entertainment firms.
I have been intimately involved in all aspects of entrepreneurship, from envisioning the concept, business planning, hiring, operations build out, funds raising, strategic partnerships, outsourcing, finances, marketing, and more.
With a focus on action and results, I am a leader who jumps into the trenches, learning and then executing the necessary steps to achieve goals, enthusiastically working to keep everything moving forward to make our shared vision a reality.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:
► Conducting detailed due diligence and market/competitive analysis of potential investments on more than 2,000 proposed business ideas
► Identifying emerging trends and developing business ideas to capitalize on them
► Building start-ups from conception to launch through proof of concept and growth phases
► Raising financing for development and growth of lucrative business ideas
► Sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and managing strategic partnerships and alliances
► Reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts, licensing agreements, term sheets, and proposals 
A global sports technology consultant passionate about driving the industry forwards by connecting the best people with the best ideas.
Advisory & Strategic Growth for PMY Group focussed on:
1. Delivering high-impact solutions to address complex challenges for PMY's clients in the sports, major events and entertainment industries.
2. Advancing PMY's strategic growth initiatives focused on new business development, market expansion, partnership development, and revenue growth.
Guest lecturer, industry speaker, and contributing author (SportsPro, SBJ, WSJ, Forbes, FOS).
Aussie based in Austin, TX.
English Channel & Catalina Channel Solo Swimmer. Ironman All World Athlete. 
