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