ATLANTA - BOSTON - CHARLOTTE - CHICAGO - DENVER -LOS ANGELES - NEW YORK - TAMPA - WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

NEXTUP PARTNERS TEAM

Joe Dupriest

Managing Partner - Branding, Marketing Strategy, Analytics & Partnerships

Jim DeMarco

Consumer Insights, Measurement Strategy & Analytics

Joe Flores

Sports, Entertainment, Lifestyle/Influencer Marketing & Public Relations

Derrick Heggans

Strategy, Business Operations & Sales

Sabrina Jenkins

Venue & Vendor Contract Negotiations, Supplier Diversity & Marketing Sponsorships

Craig Heisner

Brand Strategy, Product & Event Marketing

Gerald Jones

Strategic Partnerships & Sponsorship Sales

Jerry Casselano

E-Commerece Strategy & Sourcing

Robert Purvy

Product Innovation & Sourcing: Performance/Lifestyle Footwear, Apparel & Accessories

Patrick Conreaux

Branding/Visualizations, Brand Standards, Messaging & Positioning Strategy

Marc Calamia

Strategic + Creative Direction, TVC/Online/ Social/Mobile Campaigns

Kerry Graue

Public Relations, Marketing Communications & Brand Strategy

TJ Lowden

Interim/Fractional CFO, Controller & Corporate Development/M&A

Paul Omps

Branding, Strategy & Analytics

Kesal Patel

Digital & Social Media Strategy, Ad Tech & Innovation Technology

Nancy MacDonald

Brand Marketing, Campaign Development, Experiential, Partnerships

Darryl Heggans

Media Sales / Business Development, Strategy and Tactical Activation

Anthony Dagrosa

Event Planning & Marketing Activation, Sponsor / Partner Integration, Brand Strategy

Leon Duncan

Experiential Marketing & Activation, GTM Product Marketing, Sponsorship Sales, Music

Missy Pender

Account Management & Client Service, Experiential Marketing & Activation, Event Planning

Jeramie McPeek

Social Media Strategy & Management

Chris Herting

Online Marketing, Brand Management + Positioning, PR

Sarah Uhran

Athlete Relations, Brand Strategy & Activations

Marc Zwerdling

Youth Sports Marketing, Experiential Marketing & Activation, Business Development

Rachel Krasnow

Global Sponsorship Sales, Evaluation, Negotiation & Strategy; Brand Marketing & Business Development

Sammy Eanes

Communications Strategy & Execution, Content Development & Production, Public Speaking & Hosting

Jennifer Manley

Experiential Marketing Strategy & Activation; Sponsorship Negotiation, Fulfillment and Consumer Engagement

Tyler Hines

Sports & Live Event Production, Video Directing & Control Room Operations, Content Creation

Michael Wurman

Executive Producer, Sports Game Presentation & Content Creation

Michael Dolan

Digital Creative, User Experience, Product Development

 

Investors/Advisors

B.J. Naedele

President & Chief Commercial Officer at Shop Your Way; former Global VP/GM at Nike, Leadership at Duke Athletics, PE/VC at GE Capital

Shripal Shah

Head of Product, Marketing & Advertising at Shop Your Way; former Chief Strategy Officer at Washington Football Team, Chief Digital Strategist at Catalyst

Robyn Fink

Director of PR & Brand Partnerships at CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Chris Treager

Former EVP/GM at Las Vegas Stadium/Legends, Managing Director at NASCAR, SVP Global Sports Marketing at Bank of America

Scott Lewis

Director at Zoomph

Stacey DeOrzio

Vice President, Account Services at Yes& Agency


Matt Hill

CEO, ESPAT AI

Graham Boone

Vice President of Partnerships at Blue Wire Podcasts


Eric Guthoff

Global Sports & Olympics, Startup/Early Stage Business Advisor / Talent Management

Brian Bolten

Brand Marketing, Experiential Marketing, Sponsorships, Digital Marketing & Ecommerce

 

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