Betsy Grider Email & Phone Number

My incredible team focuses on creating enterprise value by driving profitable growth. The core pillars at Leap include:- Executing an aggressive but prudent M&A and integration strategy- Identifying, investing and operating strategic growth initiatives- Developing transformational partnerships- Building products that delight and deliver for our clients!- Ensuring our culture is both high achieving with operational excellence, and a ton of fun in live events!

Irving, Texas, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Advisor for Sparkfly CEO and Founder Catherine Tabor on strategic partnerships and planning - www.sparkfly.com

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

• Tech Exec (who knows how to hire smart people and get out of their way) for the Technology Development Division at NASCAR with oversight of Technology Development and Integration, Program Management, and Software Development• Drives strategic innovation into NASCAR through conceptualizing new projects, scouring the tech community for innovators who can handle the NASCAR Combat IT operating environment, and negotiating win-win strategic alliances crossing sponsorship and technology with unprecedented levels of integration in sports sponsorship2017 Strategic Alliance Projects:• Launched a new Credentialing system with our amazing partners from Lixar and Allegiant Airlines• Launched a new Race Management platform with our amazing partners at Microsoft • Secured and kicked-off a new partnership with The Weather Company and Flagship Solutions to build the NASCAR WeatherTrack• Leading NASCAR's Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality strategy development and implementation• Delivering insights across the industry through architecting and developing a NASCAR Data Science platform• Working across 30 NASCAR departments and the entire NASCAR ecosystem (teams, tracks, and partners) to identify, plan, launch, and manage technology projects that drive innovation and bring stability and efficiency to a high pressure fast-paced operation• Leading NASCAR's software development team as they build, support, and innovate across the mission critical backbone to NASCAR's Timing and Scoring, Competition, and Racing Operations software platforms• Problem solving in an ecosystem with the logistical complexity of moving 3 city blocks of Manhattan across the country 38 weekends a year

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

• Managed the Business Planning and Strategic Planning departments to drive the course of strategic development and planning across NASCAR and the larger NASCAR industry • Launched and manages a new Technology Integration and Development department to enhance NASCAR’s operation on all fronts through the strategic introduction of new technology into the business and the sport• Served as the internal launch squad to structure and seed strategic platforms like the NASCAR Industry Action Plan pursuing entrepreneurial and innovative growth opportunities across Youth, Gen Y, Multicultural, Driver Star Power, Event Experience, Digital/Social Media, and Product Relevance• Managed critical strategic projects, counsels business divisions on strategic issues and aides leadership in framing the larger industry’s strategic agenda.• Partnered with all divisions of NASCAR to develop measurable annual business plans that support NASCAR’s broader goals. • Managed cross-functional project teams across critical Board-Level and Long-Term Growth projects and platforms • A few favorite project teams: Overseeing NASCAR's Business planning process for 7 years, launching NASCAR’s Digital Media company, launching the new Pit Road Vision Analytics based Officiating system, creating Twitter’s first-ever Sports Partnership, establishing the NASCAR Vision Framework and launching the NASCAR Industry Action Plan (IAP) to build platforms across Youth, Gen Y, Multicultural, Driver Star Power, Event Experience, Digital/Social Media, and Product Relevance• Previously at NASCAR: Senior Director of Strategic Development, Director of Strategic Development, Manager of Global Media Rights Strategy – NASCAR and NASCAR Media Group, Manager of Business Operations and Development - NASCAR and NASCAR Media Group (6 different gigs in 9 great years!)

London, London, Gb

Founded in 2014, The Sports Technology Awards are now in their fifth cycle. The Awards are a globally unique celebration of technology-led innovations across all aspects of the sports sector and have become a respected, international mark of excellence.

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Ba, Management, Marketing, English

Study Abroad, Australia