Blake Guthrie Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Organize and oversee game production meetings designed to enhance fan experience through creation of pre-game and halftime shows featuring participating college bands, 4,000 high school performers, national anthem act and military flyover and parachute teams. • Manage all aspects of event production, including recruitment and supervision of game day staff and creation and implementation of scripts, timelines, promotions, presentations and video board content.

Tampa, Fl

• Oversee the event logistics, sponsorship sales and government relations of all company owned events at this rapidly growing restaurant group with 5 current locations and 8 at the lease/construction phase.• Organized the launch, manage operations and secure donations for the company’s 501(c)(3) iCare Foundation and its initial Cheers to PUBlic Service campaign.• Work diligently with company vendors to ensure legendary partnerships and involvement in company and non-profit initiatives.• Administer the company’s iCulture program focused on building a culture based on proper training, career development, staff recognition and open communication amongst all employees.• Represent the company in dealings with local businesses, community groups, economic development agencies and other potential clients to increase in-store revenues.• Serve at strategic liaison to company Owner/CEO for day-to-day operations and high-level business decisions including internal growth, investor relations and future new store expansion.• Act as on-air talent for all company related television and radio requests and media blitzes.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Administer all bowl week events, local team travel logistics and game day/Fan Fest operations of the not- for-profit, NCAA-sanctioned college football game, the Miami Beach Bowl.• Manage the day-to-day bowl game relationships with Marlins Park’s ballpark operations, sales, marketing, media relations, ticketing, television/in-stadium production, catering, merchandising, parking, security, grounds crew, maintenance and IT teams.• Work with ESPN and multiple team and national radio stations to ensure a successful broadcast of the game.• Create, develop and maintain strong relationships with football coaches and college administrators of conference partners across the country for the betterment of the bowl game.• Oversee government relations by working directly with representatives from the City of Miami Beach, City of Miami, Miami-Dade County, their respective police/special event offices and multiple tourism/visitor authorities to generate revenue opportunities for the bowl game and ensure a rewarding bowl experience for both participating institutions and their traveling parties and fans.• Responsible for the hiring and management of all bowl game volunteers and seasonal staff, while being the direct report of the Director of Marketing and Ticket Sales.• Manage the grant writing, vendor negotiations/contracts and budget to actual expenses of a bowl game budget of over $2,450,000.• Assist in the prospecting and development of local and national bowl sponsors.• Develop sponsorship packages and decks, track bowl sales inventory and manage the day-to-day relationship with the bowl’s two external sponsorship sales agencies and lobbyist in Tallahassee.Create, develop and maintain relationships with members of the bowl committee to encourage sponsorship and ticket sales in the local community.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Manage all event coordination for the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, including year-round and bowl week related event planning and execution, hotel preparedness and fulfillment, transportation, VIP/participant/staff apparel and gifting, VIP hospitality, team logistics, stadium operations and in-game entertainment.• Oversee the bowl game budget to actual process with revenues and expenses as well as the hiring and supervision of all bowl game event staff and volunteers, including a full-time event coordinator. • Serve as an event lead for ESPN’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Old Spice Classic and Champions Classic, with duties including board oversight, sponsorship and group ticket management, look and signage design, and creation and implementation of scripts, timelines, promotions, presentations and video board content.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Responsible for prospecting, developing and servicing corporate partnerships with regional and national companies. • Manage operations and finances of all annual company fundraising events, including annual Tampa Bay Sneaker Soiree (sports business awards), University Challenge Golf Tournament and Collegiate Athletic Directors Networking Dinner.• Assist in the efforts to attract and recruit amateur sporting events to area stadiums, arenas and park and recreation facilities through marketing and promotions plans, sales trips, and compiling bid packages. • Responsible for management of club package sales, in-game production and event management, city government relations, transportation coordination, fan festival production, and volunteer recruitment and training for the following: o 2007 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament o 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Roundso 2008 NCAA Women’s Final Fouro 2008 Red Bull Flugtag Tampa Bayo 2008 ACC Football Championshipo 2009 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournamento 2009 ACC Football Championshipo 2009 NCAA Volleyball Championshipso 2010+2011 Florida Four Baseball Tournamentso 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Second and Third Roundso 2011 IDBF World Dragon Boat Championshipso 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four-Tournament Manager

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Coordinated the relationship between USF Athletics and its marketing and sponsorship rights partners, ESPN Regional Television and Action Sports Media, including overseeing the purchase, installation, and implementation of $2 million Daktronics video boards and equipment. • Responsible for the implementation and execution of all sponsor and non-sponsor related promotions and in-game elements at all USF athletic contests. • Developed and provided revenue generating opportunities for ERT and ASM and acted as the game day in-house producer in charge of overseeing control room staff and on-field promotions/marketing personnel for both football and basketball. • Served as the marketing and event manager for soccer, volleyball and baseball, while overseeing the daily operations of cheer, dance and mascot squads.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Bachelor Of Arts, Public Relations

Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations