Walter Franco Email & Phone Number

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Victus Advisors is a consultancy providing market research and financial advisory for sports franchises, athletic departments, venues and events. Market research specialties include ticket/seating demand analysis, customer satisfaction studies, and sponsor retention/loyalty studies. Financial advisory specialties include feasibility studies for new venues, economic impact studies for teams/venues/events, and facility operational reviews.Victus Advisors' recent clients have included: Boca Juniors (Superliga Argentina de Fútbol); Colorado Rapids (MLS); Charlotte Independence (USL); State of Hawaii; City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Lee County, Florida; Army West Point Athletics; West Coast Conference ; Club Santos Laguna (Liga MX); Club Tijuana (Liga MX); FC Juarez (Liga MX); Houston Dynamo (MLS); Park City Municipal Corporation; Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation; City of Novato, California; City of Santa Cruz, California; University of North Florida (UNF); City of Riverside, California; Syracuse University; Brooklyn Nets; Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG); City of Columbia, Missouri; University of Illinois at Chicago; United States Bowling Congress (USBC); City of Whiting, Indiana / National Mascot Hall of Fame; Raymond Entertainment Group; AWS Foundation; City of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Association of Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD).

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Current/Former Clients Include Victus Advisors, Utah Grizzlies (Minor League Hockey), Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (Mexico), Dorados de Sinaloa (Mexico), Toluca F.C (Mexico), and the city of Rosarito, Mexico.For the Utah Grizzlies:- Consult on Hispanic Marketing- Raise awareness about team in Hispanic community via media appearances/eventsFor Club Tijuana, Dorados de Sinaloa, andToluca F.C. (Liga Bancomer MX), - Prospect licensing opportunities for the club to extend brand in the United States.- Successfully negotiated exhibition match between Club Tijuana and Real Salt Lake.- Successfully negotiated exhibition match between Club Tijuana and Seattle Sounders FC.- Negotiate on behalf of Club terms, royalty rates, etc.For the city of Rosarito, Mexico- Prepared report on the feasibility of city hosting a NCAA sanctioned pre-season basketball tournament- Prepared cost and revenue projections to see sustainability of project- Connected with sponsors, programs, and television networks

Greater Salt Lake City Area

- Prospect, establish and research new leads. Move quickly to build lead lists, qualify prospects, and determine partnership viability- Design and create sales proposals, spec ads, graphics and presentations- Meet with prospective clients and perform a needs analysis.- Utilize creativity to build customized partnership proposals with a focus on B2C and B2B strategies for prospective clients

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente - Business DevelopmentReal Salt Lake - Community RelationsPazzo Sports - Event OperationsHerculez Gomez - Marketing University of Utah Athletics - MarketingPGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open - Hospitality and Competition SupportCal State Games - Soccer Event Operations

Greater San Diego Area

Organized and operated interactive pregame fan events and provided support to sponsors for Mexican National Team soccer matches in the United States.

Loan Analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland (now NatWest Group)- Maintained a portfolio of assigned loans- Processed daily loan activity (i.e. new borrowings, rollovers, repayments, rate re-sets, Letters of Credit, Non-Loans)- Responsible for invoicing for interest and fees - Responsible for follow up and application- Processed outgoing and incoming payments

- Assisted management in regulatory and federal compliance of bank policy- Conducted transactions in both English and Spanish- Consistently exceeded sales goals every quarter- Visited businesses to offer banking solutions and services

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), International Business

Minor in Latin American Studies

Sports Business Mba