Brandon Curran

Brandon Curran Email and Phone Number

NBA/NFL Player Marketing | Player's Punch @ Player's Punch
Brandon Curran's Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
Brandon Curran's Contact Details
About Brandon Curran

Email: brandon@playerspunch.com ​Brandon Curran​ is the founder of Player's Punch, an NBA/NFL marketing agency that focuses on amplifying player's passions into partnership opportunities. Brandon has currently/previously worked with: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, James Harden, Jaylen Brown, Scoot Henderson, John Wall, Marcus Smart, Richard Jefferson, Spencer Dinwiddie, Iman Shumpert, RJ Hampton​, Jimmy Butler, De'Aaron Fox, ​Amar'e Stoudemire, Anthony Black, Jerami Grant, Lonnie Walker, Monta Ellis, Landry Shamet, Romeo Langford, John Konchar, Corey Brewer, Alize Johnson, and more. Brandon has sourced, negotiated, and executed partnerships with brands like Marc Jacobs, Mattel, Walmart, Paramount, Airbnb, Amazon, Depop, HUGO BOSS, Taskrabbit, Canva, Coinbase, Verizon, Old Spice, Gap, Dunkin, Robinhood, PlayStation, Chipotle, MTN Dew, Cash App, HyperX, GOAT, Sweetgreen, Call of Duty, Head & Shoulders, Volkswagen, Uber, Skittles, Poshmark, Burberry, Intel, and more.Brandon also does brand consulting for brands looking for expertise on activating in the sports/cultural space and cross brand collaborations.Brandon also designed and launched his own iOS app, Socialchair, to make it easier to make and share plans with friends. He also is an advisor to Edge Technlogies, a payment processor for all businesses.Always willing to speak with college graduates and prospective members of the sports marketing industry, Brandon has been a paid speaker at the University of Florida, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, among other schools. In his free time, Brandon has biked over 22,000 miles around Los Angeles including a 109-mile ride to Santa Barbara.

Brandon Curran's Current Company Details
Player's Punch

Player'S Punch

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NBA/NFL Player Marketing | Player's Punch
Brandon Curran Work Experience Details
  • Player'S Punch
    Founder
    Player'S Punch Dec 2024 - Present
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  • Player'S Punch
    Founder
    Player'S Punch Mar 2021 - Present
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  • Edge
    Advisor/Seed Investor
    Edge Jan 2022 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Edge is building payments infrastructure for modern businesses. Wrote the first investor check!
  • Rora (Formerly Ralph)
    Seed Investor
    Rora (Formerly Ralph) Jul 2020 - Present
    Laguna Woods, California, Us
    Professional negotiation coaches who empower candidates with the same information companies have.
  • Rfdb
    Founder
    Rfdb Oct 2022 - Present
    Gather your friends and debate that fine line between irk and ick with RFDB.Within 24 hours, RFDB was ranked #9 in the App Store for Card games. App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rfdb/id1659177114
  • Public Speaker, Panelist, Moderator
    Public Speaker
    Public Speaker, Panelist, Moderator Jul 2018 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    I share my journey in the sports industry and give students advice on how to best position themselves for success in sports and beyond. I really enjoy connecting with students and being able to help demystify the often opaque sports industry. Public Speaker at:• UC Berkeley- Haas School of Business (MBA Negotiations)• UC Berkeley- Haas School of Business (Undergraduate Sports Marketing)• UC Berkeley- Haas School of Business (Undergraduate NIL/Branding Class)• University of Florida• UCLA
  • Socialchair
    Founder
    Socialchair Sep 2016 - Present
    Make & share plans with your friends. iOS app. Available in the App Store:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/socialchair-more-hangouts/id1290098067Read more here:https://brandoncurran.medium.com/socialchair-actually-see-your-friends-814601669f2b
  • Catalyst Sports & Media
    Vice President, Nba Player Marketing & Business Development
    Catalyst Sports & Media Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    • Lead all sourcing, negotiating, and execution of sponsorship and business development opportunities for Catalyst's NBA clients.• Manage all player recruitment with agents and assist in day to day client management and support.• Taking Iman Shumpert's fashion expertise- we partnered Iman with Bleacher Report and Gap to create Drip Director- his own series directed by Teyana Taylor and featuring Iman as a fashion stylist to those in need. The show has collectively generated over 8,000,000 views.• Created and grew RJ Hampton's TikTok from 0 to 365,000+ subscribers and negotiate deals with The North Face, Kiwi, and more. • Created and grew De'Aaron Fox's YouTube Channel from 0 to 255,000+ subscribers, the 3rd most in the NBA.• Created, produced, and sold the "Foxin' Around" content series to Square's Cash App. The series generated over 2,000,000 collective views.• Analyzed potential free agency opportunities by evaluating cap space and team roster fits.
  • Catalyst Sports & Media
    Director, Nba Player Marketing & Business Development
    Catalyst Sports & Media Nov 2015 - Dec 2018
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Basketball• Sourced, negotiated, and executed sponsorship and business development opportunities on behalf of our clients.• Created and grew De'Aaron Fox's YouTube Channel from 0 to 192,000+ subscribers.• Created all rookie and veteran recruiting presentations in addition to client free agency presentations.• Managed all player recruitment with agents and assist in day to day client management and support.Esports & Business Development• Built financial models as part of our financial advisory and capital raising services including the majority stake sale of Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) to the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) in July 2017.• Analyzed strategic investment opportunities within the esports and traditional sports space. • Developed and grew the 'Meta Report', our weekly esports analysis newsletter, that reached 400 subscribers across sports, tech, esports, and media. • Created quantitative sponsorship valuation models for various esports assets on behalf of brands.
  • Relativity Media
    Assistant To Happy Walters, Co-President Of Relativity Media And Ceo Of Relativity Sports
    Relativity Media Aug 2014 - Oct 2015
    Beverly Hills, California, Us
    Relativity Sports represented 400 of the best athletes in the NBA, NFL and MLB. As one of the largest sports agencies in the world, we are focused on providing each client with superior playing contract negotiation capabilities, marketing prospects, off the field support and exposure, access to the world of entertainment and a wide variety of individualized opportunities across Relativity’s expansive platform. Relativity Sports' agents have negotiated contracts totaling over $2.5 billion.
  • Communly
    Strategy & Business Development
    Communly Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Managed all of the necessary pitchbooks, spreadsheets, and financial analysis for company growth and Seed/Series A funding. • Developed the product road map, detailing all of our strategic initiatives and partnerships including Communly 'Back and Forths' live streams featuring various celebrities.• Contributed to the creation and development of the Communly webpage and Communly iOS app through design, branding, and strategic analysis. • Created and managed the growth and development of 'Back And Forths,' a way for users to directly connect and live stream with their favorite artists and celebrities.
  • Wasserman Media Group
    Global Consulting Intern
    Wasserman Media Group Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    • Valued different sports property sponsorships with quantitative financial valuations on a wide array of team assets specifically focusing on the new NBA courtside advertisements. • Created pitchbooks, researched company sponsorships, helped create holistic player ranking indexes, analyzed emerging markets for future opportunities, and helped develop activation strategy for companies such as Samsung, Microsoft, Scotts, RBC, and American Express.• Researched and developed a presentation of potential ambassadors for endorsement opportunities for the Microsoft Surface and Xbox One including current players, retired players, coaches, and media personalities. Also advised on the best allocation of activation funds for Microsoft's new partnership with the NFL.• Developed competitive analysis reports of all competitor activity within the realm of sports sponsorship, activation, and engagement for companies such as Pepsico and Samsung.
  • Img
    Sponsorship Management Intern
    Img Jan 2013 - May 2013
    London, Gb
    • Helped manage several corporate sponsors’ accounts (AT&T, Pepsi, Gilead, Bank of the West) by coordinating with them about their specific needs and creating recap packets that helped value their sponsorship’s overall worth.• Assisted in researching new potential partners for IMG, examining their current partnership deals and identifying how our unique Cal sports properties could align with their needs and create a potential partnership.
  • Haas School Of Business
    Senior Research Assistant
    Haas School Of Business Aug 2010 - Jan 2013
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    • Worked with a Haas MBA professor to conduct a 500-person organizational network study within Cisco Systems to improve internal collaboration across departments. • Supervised multiple laboratory experiments involving human subjects in the field of organizational behavior.• Analyzed large Excel datasets from experimental, organizational, and archival sources using UCINet, and NetDraw.
  • Golden State Warriors
    Activation & Game Operations
    Golden State Warriors Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
    San Francisco, California, Us
    • Facilitated in-game promotions for the Golden State Warriors including fan contests and corporate advertising.• Coordinated promotions with the Hoop Troop, Warrior Girls, and other groups to increase fan engagement and entertainment. • Researched and developed ideas to improve overall fan enjoyment and experience.
  • Cbs Interactive
    Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Intern
    Cbs Interactive May 2012 - Aug 2012
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    • Responsible for strategic partnerships across several tier one video distribution partnerships, including YouTube, Xbox, Samsung, AOL, Livestream, uStream and Roku.• Assisted with the creative development of a co-branded TV segment for CBS Television Distribution and CNET, "Hooked Up" featuring Kevin Frazier, which focuses on high profile celebrities and their tech gadgets. Helped develop a promotional plan, which included streams/impression projections for the sales team to take to market and sell.• Supported the product team in the development of requirements for the CNET App on the Xbox LIVE platform. Including designing the user interface and UX, using wire framing design programs like Balsamiq. Through this research and development, we created a RFP that we were able to send to our app developers and help lower initial costs by $112K. • Assisted in selecting an app development company by reviewing proposals and analyzing which company could fulfill our needs while minimizing costs.• Projected revenue opportunities for multiple high level partnerships, using CPMs, rev-share information and backfill consideration to determine a successful go-to-market sales strategy. • Executed an audience development plan for CBSi YouTube Channels, including optimizing the UX to gain new subscribers and increase engagement sessions.
  • Creative Artists Agency
    Caa Sports Summer Intern
    Creative Artists Agency Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    • Helped create a liaison between CAA Sports and CAA's talent and motion picture department by developing a directory of all of CAA's athletes who are interested in acting, directing, producing, and any other aspects of the entertainment industry.• Researched the viability of specific markets for potential sports events by examining quantitative and qualitative factors such as success of current collegiate/professional sports events in the surrounding area, and current sponsorship agreements. • Developed and implemented a marketing campaign for the International Champions Cup with the release of the summer blockbuster “Cowboys and Aliens” by incorporating information about the soccer clubs into in-game promotions for “Cowboys and Aliens” at each game.• Assisted in client services for CAA’s representation of athletes in the MLB, NBA, and NFL.
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    Sports Marketing Intern
    University Of California, Berkeley Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    • Helped coordinate in-game promotions for Cal Athletics, organizing on-scene marketing initiatives during Cal Football, Basketball, Volleyball, and Softball games.• Assisted in the ticket offices’ marketing campaign to reach new students and sell more ticket packages.• Brainstormed new ideas to further increase engagement between the athletic department and the student body.
  • Kno, Inc.
    Campus Marketing Intern
    Kno, Inc. Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
    • In-charge of promoting the KNO tablet, a tablet text reader that allows you to read books, write notes, research, and browse the web.• Conducted market research through surveys and interviews of potential customers. Through this research the KNO was rebranded as a software application. • Coordinated and planned marketing promotions and events on the UC Berkeley Campus.• Regularly met with marketing leaders to discuss progress and new developments.
  • Urban Marketing Corporation Of America
    Sports Marketing Intern
    Urban Marketing Corporation Of America Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
    • Helped plan and market the LeBron James’ King’s Basketball Academy, confirmed coach participation, and managed camper databases.• Researched and marketed Michael Jordan's Flight School to emerging markets to increase participation in these camps from a very segmented market.• Coordinated the necessary supplies for the Cartoon Network 'Hall of Game' event by communicating with several different vendors.

Brandon Curran Skills

Relativity Sports

Brandon Curran Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    Business Administration
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Communications & Media Studies
  • Ucla
    Ucla
    Mechanical/Environmental Engineering
  • Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies
    Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies

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