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
Anita Gupta
Business Development, Sales Funnel Optimization and Client Services
Jim DeMarco
Consumer Insights, Measurement Strategy & Analytics
Derrick Heggans
Strategy, Business Operations & Sales
Sabrina Jenkins
Venue & Vendor Contract Negotiations, Supplier Diversity & Marketing Sponsorships
Craig Heisner
Brand Strategy, Product & Event Marketing
Rob 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
Kelianne Johnson
Partnership Strategy, Sales and Marketing Cultivation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Content Marketing
TJ Lowden
Interim/Fractional CFO, Controller & Corporate Development/M&A
Paul Omps
Branding, Strategy & Analytics
Marisa Skolnick
NFT Marketplace, Marketing, Media/Advertising
Kesal Patel
Digital & Social Media Strategy, Ad Tech & Innovation Technology
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
Sara Gilbertson
Business Development, Strategy, Marketing Communications
David Touhey
Value and Event Operations, Capital Project Planning and Management, Guest Experience
Jerry Cassleano
E-Commerce Strategy & Sourcing
Rachel Krasnow
Global Sponsorship Sales Eval. Negotiation & Strategy; Brand Marketing & Business Dev.
Sammy Eanes
Comm. Strategy & Execution, Content Development & Production, Public Speaking & Hosting
Jennifer Manley
Experiential Marketing Strategy & Activation; Sponsorship Negotiation, Fulfillment
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)
Michael Safran
Strategic Sales & Revenue Generation, Development of Go-to-Market Strategies
Mack Bridenbaker
Strategic Sales & Revenue Generation, Development of Go-to-Market Strategies
Steve Cobb
Marketing + Social Media, Partnerships/Sponsorships/Activation, Startups + Athletes & Creators
Greg Pogue
Product and Marketing Strategy and Execution + Global Expansion, Cross-Platform Customer Experience & Digital Strategy
Mindi Bach
Multimedia Content Creation, Storytelling, Communications Strategy, Positive Public Relations
Dave Natale
Partnerships Marketing/Relationships, Youth Sports, Brand Activation
Doug Silverstein
Attorney, Salary Cap Analysis
Chris Gesue
Sponsorships, Talent Partnerships
Jennifer Hinkle
Digital Strategy, Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Partnership Marketing, Data/Analytics Reporting
Brian Tinsman
Copywriting, Persona and Messaging, Strategy & Development, Content Creation & Execution
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
Chitra Ragavan
Principal, Strategic Impact & Communications at Goodstory
Tony Wyllie
President and Managing Director, North America at Special Olympics
Gerald Jones
Vice President, Partnerships & Activation at REVELxp
Chris Traeger
Executive Director at Boomtown Accelerators
Joe Flores
Executive Vice President + Chief Client Officer at BML Public Relations
Robyn Fink
Director of PR & Brand Partnerships at CKE Restaurants, Inc.
Brian Bolten
VP, Head of Partner Management at CLEAR
Nancy MacDonald
VP, Marketing at USFL
Scott Lewis
Director of Strategic Initiatives & Business Intelligence 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
Founder, Human Advantage
Steve Grimes
VP, Global Digital Advertising & Social Media at The IRONMAN Group
Everett Jacobs
Business Development at the Montag Group
Kerry Graue
Consultant/In-Market Lead at Scoop Marketing working with USB Arena at Belmont Park
CONTACT US
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