Friends in every facet of sports business
Tom Ackerman | KMOX Bruce Affleck | St. Louis Blues Bud Albers | Disney & Getty Images Lorin Anderson | Golf Channel Academy Mike Barnes | Anders CPA + Advisors Greg Barnes | Hyde Park Ventures Mark Barry | Rawlings Jay Baumohl | Arch Angels Michael Benoit | Total Hockey/Total Lacrosse Anuj Bhasin | Gatorade Craig Bidner | Nikco Sports Doug Billman | Progress Partners Whitney Blaine | Second Spectrum Kim Blair | Cooper Perkins Chris Blair | Gateway Motorsports Park Farron Blanc | RGA Greg Blasko | SportsEngine Taylor Bloom | SportTechie Dylan Boyd | R/GA Ventures Sean Branagan | Syracuse University Cheri Brandish | Reyerson University Loretta Rogers Research Scott Brown | Cablelabs Neil Buethe | U.S. Soccer Laura Burkemper | Express Scripts Stephen Byrd | NASCAR Garvey Candella | Twitch Ryan Carenduff | Sporting Chance Initiative J.C. Carleton | Empower Growth Kathy Casso | Anheuser-Busch Steve Chapman | St. Louis Blues Christina Chase | MIT Sports Technology Research Group Vijay Chauhan | BioSTL Ventures & Partnerships Nate Checketts | Rhone Apparel Shawn Cheng | Vayner RSE Francis Chmelir | ITEN Tom Chulick | UMB Bank Ruben Chuquimia | Polsinelli Sonia Cinnamo | MasterCard Tim Clark | Tulsa Capital Partners Rob Clayton | Leaders Khalia Collier | St. Louis Surge Sridhar Condoor, PhD | Saint Louis University Jim Connolly | Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Considine | Wilson Demian Costa | Sagamore Ventures Mark Coughlin | Octagon Craig Cress | USA Softball Dick Davidson | Davidson Painting David Deck | New Balance Former Greg DellaFranco | Pick6 Ventures Anthony DeRocco | K2 Sports Bill DeWitt III | St. Louis Cardinals Jackie DiMonte | Hyde Park Ventures Mark Dorsey | KTRS Greg Drozda | Equis Josh Duboff | The Sports Business Exchange Scott Dudelson | Dodgers Accelerator Blake Dunlop | Benjamin F Edwards Karen Durkin | The Durkin Agency Keira Durrette | New Orleans Saints Wendy Dyer | Wendy Dyer Fund Development Consultants Bob Dyer | MBT Distribution Jack Elkins | Orlando Magic Wes Engram | New York Mets Robert Erb | Schutt Sports Tom Eschen | Maryville University Mathew Farksash | Blueprint Health Tim Farrell Dan Farrell | St. Louis Cardinals Steve Farsht | Corazon Capital Carl Ferraro Brian Finegan | Amazon Mark Finke | MSMF Advisors Jeff Floerke | Chicago White Sox Dan Flynn | US Soccer Tim Fong | Next Play Capital Kimberly Ford | USA Track & Field Andrew Forsdick | Sage Business Advisors Curtis Francois | Gateway Motorsports Park Doug Freeland | McDonald’s Ken Fuchs | STATS David Gadis | USA Track & Field Jack Galmiche | Nine Network Joe Garea | Detalus Steve Gareleck | Clover Light Justin Gioia | Scottrade Amanda Gioia | MasterCard David Goldberg | Corigin Ventures Steve Gomric | Gateway Grizzlies Dan Good | St. Louis Cardinals Mary Jo Gorman | Prosper Women’s Accelerator Charlie Greenwood | AEG Europe Former Jason Griesenauer | New Balance Steve Griffin | G5 Capital Celeste Griffin | NASCAR Rohit Gupta | Sterling Ventures
Sports Director
EVP
Former CTO
EVP
Sports & Entertainment
Principal
Former SVP Sales
Board of Director
Owner
Head of Global Gatorade
CEO & Owner
Managing Director
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Vice President
General Manager
Vice President, Innovation
Co-Founder
Founder
Director, New Programs Development
Dir of Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship
Chair in Sport Marketing
VP Ventures & Outreach
Director of Communications
Director Corporate Brand Strategy
Director, Technology Integration and Development
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Programme Manager
Partner
Former VP of Corporate Social Responsibility
Group VP - Brand, Community & Partnership Development
Managing Director
Lead
Co-Founder
Principal
Executive Director
Former President
Shareholder
Process Leader, Global Sponsorships
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Content Producer
Owner
Dean of Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace
Dir of Technology
Former CEO
Managing Partner
Former EVP
Executive Director
Owner
GM of eCommerce
Managing Director
Former President
President
Associate
General Manager & Partner
Group Partner
Founder
Managing Director
Managing Director
President
Director of Partnership Activation
President
President
Director of Innovation
VP Corporate Sales & Service
CEO
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Founding Partner
SVP Sales & Marketing
Managing Director
MVM of Team Sports & Golf
Managing Partner
Manager, Corporate Partnerships Development
CEO/Secretary General
Venture Partner
Dir of Business Development
Partner
Owner
Director - Sports & Entertainment Alliances
CEO
Chief Revenue Officer
CEO
Managing Director
Managing Director
VP of Marketing
Sr Business Leader of Worldwide Communications
Principal
General Manager
VP of Business Development
Lead Managing Partner
Dir of Digital
Senior Manager, Digital Sport and Wearable Technology
Managing Director
Director Strategic Development
Partner
Scott Hallenbeck | USA Football Ty Halpin | NCAA Associate Director Tanya Hamilton | Independent Youth Lorin Hamlin | UnderArmour Dan Harbaugh | Ronald McDonald House Charities Jeremy Harper | ERA NYC Ken Harris | Fred Sparks Wally Hayward | W Partners Chris Heivly | Mapquest Matt Hermann | Ascension Ventures Arno Hermans | Sport eXperience Craig Herron | iSelect Fund Dan Higgins | Golf Channel Bob Higgins | Causeway Media Partners Jeff Hinck | Rally Ventures Michael Holmes | RX Outreach Rick Horrow | Horrow Sports Ventures Greg Houser | Marmot Michael Howard | YouthBridge Andy Hoying Chuck Huggins | Xenith Kurt Hunzeker | MILB Clyde Hutchinson | One Zero Ginger Imster | Arch Grants Jake Ireland | Ireland Ventures Adam Jacobs | Haas F1 Jordan Janes | Moneta Eric Johnson | St. Louis Fashion Incubator Dhani Jones | Qey Capital Curt Jones | Dippin Dots Pam Jordan | Purina Brian Josephs | Sport Radar Tassos Kaburakis, PhD | Saint Louis University Farzam Kamel | Sterling Ventures David Kanuth | Vintage David Kaplan | Wilson Jerry Katz, PhD | Billiken Angel Network Jim Kavanaugh | World Wide Technology Kerry Kellogg | RSE Ventures Mark Kelly | Mizzou Sports Properties Cheri Kempf | National Pro Fastpitch Akshay Khanna | Philadelphia 76ers Sandy Khaund | Turner Broadcasting Brian Killingsworth | Tampa Bay Bucaneers Brian Kinman | Arch Angels Carson Kipfer | SportsEngine Greg Kirkorsky | STATS Jason Klein | On Grid Ventures Paul Klug | Polsinelli Matt Kobe | Chicago Bulls Richard LaBonte | Brighton David Ladd | STATS Mark Lamping | Jacksonville Jaguars Bob Lattinville Spencer | Fane LLP Don Lents | Bryan Cave LLP Claire Lewis | Inter Milan Angie Lewis | NFTE Patrick Lucey | STATS John Lynch | BJC Brian Lyons | GO! St. Louis Bruce MacFarlane | BodiTrak Ben Maggin | Fox Sports Swatick Majumdar | Digital Entertainment Ventures Steve Mandeville | Maryville University Fouzan Mansuri | Amazon Steve Martenet | Anthem John Martens | Connor Ash Emanuel Martinez | Greenhills Ventures Brian Matthews | Cultivation Capital Bob McArthur | Johnny Mac’s Sporting Goods Sam McCleery | UnderArmour Pat McGauley | Anheuser-Busch Will McIntosh | Golf Channel/Golf Now Andrew McMaster | ClubReady Ron McQuate | Pac 12 Conference Collin Meador | 49ers Ventures Ricky Medina | NFL Players Association Patrick Meek | UnderArmour Jay Meerbergen | Sony of America Teresa Miller | Treats Unleashed Steve Miller | Origin Ventures Dave Minifie | Centene Robert Minkler, Jr. | Anders CPA + Advisors Andrew Mitchell | Brand Foundry Ventures Katie Montiel Vidaillet | Gatorade Peter Moore | Electronic Arts Theron Morgan | St. Louis Ballpark Village Ted Morris | U.S. Speedskating Danny Morrissey | Erie BayHawks Tom Murphy | Sonus Benefits Christopher Mykles | OGN Emily Neenan | MasterCard Justin Niefer | EvoShield Tim Noonan | Boeing Ventures JP O’Brien | Black Lab Sports Steve O’Loughlin | LHM Declan O’Neill | Gateway Motorsports Park Tom O’Toole | USGA Kiku Obata | Kiku Obata & Co
CEO & Executive Director
Championships and Alliances
Founder
Head of Front End Innovation
President
Principal
Co-Owner
CEO
Co-Founder
Sr. Managing Director
Founder
VP Ventures
Managing Dir of Public Relations
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
General Partner
Chairman
CEO
VP of Design & Product Development
CEO
Former President
VP of Marketing Strategy
Co-Founder
Executive Director
Founder & CEO
CMO
Group Advisor
Executive Dir
Chairman
Founder
Director of Marketing & eCommerce
Director, Enterprise Sales
Professor of Sports Business
Partner
Capital Investments Founding Partner
Director, Digital Product Management
Founder & Executive Director
CEO
Business Development Director
Business Development Manager
Commissioner
Director of Strategy
Former Head of San Francisco Emerging Technologies Office
CMO
Chairman
Co-Founder
EVP of Global Sales and Marketing
Founder & CEO
Shareholder
Dir. Business Strategy & Analytics
Senior Vice President - Audience Engagement
AVP
President
Player Agent
Global Chairman Emeritus
Former Marketing Dir
Executive Director
Director, Data Science
Chief Medical Officer
VP of Race Operations
Sports Chairman
Vice President
Venture Partner
CFO
Director and General Manager, Sports
President
Partner
Co-Founder and General Partner
Owner
VP Open Innovation and Commercialization Lab
Former VP of Innovation
SVP of Strategy
Owner & CEO
CFO
Investment Associate
Senior Manager of Business Development
APLM of Olympics & Special Projects
Executive Director of Corporate Development
Founder & Co-Owner
Partner
CMO
Managing Partner
Founder
Director - Gatorade Communications
COO, EVP and Chief Competition Officer
Dir of Sales & Sponsorship
Executive Director
VP, Marketing & Innovation
Managing Partner
Caster
Vice President, Global Sponsorships
Co-Founder
VP
CEO and Managing Director
President & COO
CMO
President
Owner
Eiji Ogura | Sony Corporation Simon Ogus | SportsTechie Oke Okaro | ESPN Russell Okung | Denver Broncos Tom Olsavsky | Cobra Golf Orlando Pace | St. Louis Rams Paul Paesang | Dick’s Sporting Goods Deepen Parikh | Courtside Ventures Kim Pasquino | Wakestream Ventures Yash Patel | Telstra Ventures Andrew Patterson | MLBAM Dave Peacock | Anheuser-Busch John Peters | Sports & Fitness Industry Association Rob Phythian | Sports Hub Tech Joe Pimmel | Detalus Kim Plank | CIC Mike Plant | Atlanta Braves Matt Plummer | U.S. Speed Skating Sharon Price John | Build-A-Bear Workshop Jose Ramon | Real Madrid CF Amir Raveh | Hype Foundation Joe Reagan | St. Louis Regional Chamber Weston Reynolds | Greycroft Partners Alex Rodrigo | St. Louis Blues Austie Rollinson | Callaway Golf Jordan Rosen | STATS Kevin Ruder | 901 Tequila Steve Rull | Detalus Bryce Rutter | Metaphase Design Group Ted Ruzicka | St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Kai Sato | Vintage Capital Investments Rich Sauget | Gateway Grizzlies Bill Schlough | San Francisco Giants Rob Schonfeld | Blizzard Marc Schreiber | St. Louis Sports Commission Steve Schwartz | ProInfluence Norris Scott | NASCAR Paul Seiler | USA Baseball Mike Sepso | Blizzard Sumeet Shah | Brand Foundry Ventures John Sheehan | KMOX Susan Sherman | St. Louis Fashion Incubator Jason Shuman | Corigin Ventures Eric Sigurdson | Show Me Hospitality Andy Simonds | New Balance & Uvex Thad Simons | Yield Lab Judy Sindecuse | Capital Innovators Jason Shuman | Corigin Ventures Eric Sigurdson | Show Me Hospitality Andy Simonds | New Balance & Uvex Thad Simons | Yield Lab Judy Sindecuse | Capital Innovators Pete Spanos | Vetta Sports Matt Steffe | Blue Star Sports Andrew Stein | Harlem Globetrotters Jim Steiner | CAA Football & SFX Football Tim Stern | Lenders One Tom Stillman | St. Louis Blues Christine Stoffel | SEAT Consortium Tom Strunk | St. Louis FC & World Wide Technology Julio Suárez | Anheuser-Busch Nathan Suh | ESPN Paul Swartz | American Airlines Hideto Takeuchi | Sony Corporation Stefano Tamborini | Wylab Mike Thompson | Anheuser-Busch Mike Thompson | Rawlings Mike Thorne | Easton Bob Thurman | Wilson Mark Treiber | CBS Sports Jim Tullman | Worldwide Incentive Network Charlie Turano | Florida Panthers Chris Valentine | SXSW Jason VanEaton | Southwest Airlines Alvin Vitangcol | Capital Midwest Fund Frank Viverito | St. Louis Sports Commission Tina VonderHaar | Brighton Trey Wainwright | Twelve Six Capital Ron Watermon | St. Louis Cardinals Ben Wells | Well Said Dr. Kai Wenk-Wolff | University of California, San Diego Dione Wessels | American Strongman Charlie Wiegert | CDM Sports & Fantasy Sports Trade Association Jason Williams, PhD | Maryville University Todd Wilson | Golf Channel Academy Geoff Wilson | Geoff Wilson Consultancy John Wirtz | Hudl Mike Wohl | Otter Consulting Mike Woods | Blast Motion Scott Wruble | Detroit Tigers & Detroit Pistons Pete Wyatt | New Orleans Hornets Gregory Yep | PepsiCo Hunki Yun | USGA Steve Ziff | Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Zimmerman | St. Louis Blues Mike Zlaket | Rawlings Mounir Zok | U.S. Olympic Committee David Zumbach | Nike, Reebok, Spalding
Senior Manager (Sports Strategy)
Editor
Former VP of Mobile & Interactive TV
Offensive Tackle
VP of R&D
Hall of Fame Athlete
Director of Industrial Design
Partner
Investment Director
Venture Capitalist
Sr Director of New Media
Former President
Senior Director
President & CEO
Principal
General Manager
EVP of Business Operations
Board of Directors
CEO
Head of Football Administration
Managing Partner
CEO
Associate
Group VP, Sports & Entertainment Operations
SVP of Product
SVP, Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships
CEO & Justin Timberlake Advisor
Managing Director and Owner
Founder
Executive Committee
Founding Partner
Owner
CIO
SVP, Global Digital & Mobile Commerce
VP of Marketing & Development
Principal
Vice President, Analytics & Insights
CEO
SVP
Principal
Vice President/GM
Chair
Associate
President
Former Senior Executive
Managing Partner
Executive Director
Associate
President
Former Senior Executive
Managing Partner
Executive Director
Founder & CEO
Sr. VP – Business Development/M&A
Sr Dir, Corporate Partnerships
Former Founder & NFL Agent
Owner
Founder
CFO
Senior Director, Community Affairs
Director, Business Development
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Senior Engineer - Professional Solutions Group
Director
Sr Manager of International Sports Marketing
SVP of Marketing
CEO
VP of Innovation
Director of Business Development
President & CEO
EVP
Vice President Governmental Affairs
General Partner
President
Agency Owner
VP of Communications
Director
Business & Technology Advisor
CEO
VP & Director
Assistant Dean and Dir of Rawlings Sport Business Management Program
CEO
Owner
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Investment Manager
VP of Sales
Former CIO
Former VP of Marketing
Former SVP of Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Director, Strategic Projects
VP of Marketing & Digital Media
CEO
President/CEO
Director of Technology & Innovation
Former Senior Executive
Friends in every facet of sports business
Craig Cerrana | The Head Case Company Mike Chaffin | Nelly Holdings Mike Chudy | John Henry Foster Matt Coble | Fleishman-Hillard Brian Cross | Elasticity Roger Denny | Spencer Fane LLP Mark Gallion | Diameta Ventures Matt Helbig | Big River Running Mark Heligman | Y Axis Consulting David Hill | Rawlings
President & CEO
Business Manager
Dir of Sales
Former SVP, Digital Strategy & Operations
Managing Partner
Partner
CEO
Owner
Founder
Former GM of Fall Products
Jon Hodgins | TOP Marketing Brandon Janosky | Detalus Bob Kerch | Nike Vicky Lynch | Lynch Sports & Events Mark Malone | Rawlings Ian Miller | Treats Unleashed Tim Murphy | Anheuser-Busch Bob Putnam | Suddenlink Vijoy Rao | Fleishman-Hillard Stephen Rhodes | Signify Wealth
Owner
Director and Portfolio Manager
Former Dir of Global Business Development
Owner
Former CFO
Co-Owner
Former Head of Digital Team
SVP & CIO
VP & Creative Program Director
Managing Principal
Ron Roy | Wines That Rock Samantha Rudolph | ESPN Jeff Sahm | Anheuser-Busch Pete Salsich | Coolfire Studios John Spanos | Vetta Sports Jack Stapleton | St. Louis Sports Commission Ken Strominger | Ironman Dan Wacker | ClubReady Steve Wideman | Wideman Management
Founder & CEO
Former Dir of Business Development
Former Sr Mgr of Entertainment Marketing
General Counsel
COO
Board of Directors
Former EVP, Marketing & Licensing
CFO
President
What People are saying
Most notable was the broad range of expertise the speakers brought to the table. We had consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, technologists - just about everyone that you would want to get advice from as you're growing a business. Our company specifically used financial recommendations, improved the clarity of our brand messaging, and changed our partnership strategy, all resulting from advice given by the speakers.
Tyler Feret, Founder and CEO
Meridix
I can definitely say the program is invaluable to my company and my professional development. Each week we focus on different important elements related to creating great brands and businesses.We have thought leading speaking guests, beneficial exercises and we receive very constructive critiques that make our businesses better.
Brian Jensen, CEO
The weekly content from Stadia has been substantial, the keynote speakers have been influential, and the mentorship has been invaluable. Stadia hasn't just surrounded our group with big-thinkers; they're also individuals that have experienced success. Amongst the companies that we've personally interacted with: Under Armor, Getty, Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Blues - just to name a few.
Matt Sebek, Founder/CEO
The Stadia Accelerator has been a game changer for our business. The guest speakers they’ve brought in have been world class industry leaders. The mentor team has put us in a position to take our business to the next level. I would strongly recommend Stadia to any and all sports startups.
Joe Shuchat, Founder and President
Winning Identity (now owned by Blast Motion)
GolfNow always has been a company with a start-up spirit, so it’s great to see accelerators like Stadia helping entrepreneurs down the path to realizing their full potential as a business. With GolfNow’s investments in sports and technology, we understand the importance of entrepreneurship and fully support programs like these.
Will McIntosh, SVP of Business Development & Strategy
Stadia has opened my eyes to some great avenues for thought and innovation. This exposure is a great help in directing the USGA’s activities.
Hunki Yun, Director, Strategic Projects
Stadia is creating a powerful program to fuel activity in the sports entrepreneurial marketplace. Great resources, advisors and a passion for innovation makes the Stadia program an invaluable launch pad for emerging concepts.
Chris Zimmerman, President & CEO
Stadia Ventures truly fills a void by helping entrepreneurs bring innovation to the world of sports. The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed partnering with Stadia and their cohort companies as they develop new sports technologies and innovations. We look forward to helping Stadia transform St. Louis into one of the leading sports innovation hubs in the world.
Dan Farrell, SVP for Sales and Marketing
The Stadia Ventures Demo Day was an incredible experience. Getting to see their broad network of advisors and mentors, and understanding the guiding role they've played in the success of the startups in their program was an inspiration for new accelerators such as ours. I look forward to continuing to work with Stadia- they've been amazing partners and have been instrumental in helping to set up the infrastructure here at the Sixers Innovation Lab.