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Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Consulting with businesses/properties and entrepreneurs on overall business strategy and revenue growth via strategic brand partnerships.

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Focused on business development and driving millions of dollars in new revenue. Aligning companies/brands with impactful integrated sponsorship platforms to impact millions of passionate music fans. Overseeing current naming rights deals and leading strategy on securing new open naming rights opportunities within my respective markets.Collaborating with agencies and brands on digital campaigns/promotions; experiential activations; social media/geo-targeting, local/regional/national sponsorship strategy vs. KPIs, etc.

Dallas, Texas, Us

On Topgolf’s corporate team, I oversee the development of new revenue driving brand partnerships for our venues in the Southeast and also focus on national/global scale advertising partnerships for all of Topgolf's domestic venues and business verticals including Topgolf Live: Stadium Events, Topgolf Live: Swing Suite GO, Topgolf Music, WGT by Topgolf, and Topgolf original content. I have successfully scaled a zero revenue business line in the Southeast to a multi-million dollar business with incremental YOY growth. Topgolf has 60+ global venues, reaching more than 25 million consumers. Some brands we work with include T-Mobile, Black Clover, GovX, Mastercard, Callaway, Amazon Prime, Celebrity Cruises, Geico, TCL, Lyft, Chevrolet, MGM, BMW, Aruba Tourism, Red Bull, and Coke.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Es

Reporting to our global headquarters in Madrid, I am leading You First Sports business development initiatives in the U.S for sponsorship consulting, strategy, activation support, and pro athlete endorsements. We specialize in connecting brands with high profile sports properties across the U.S. and internationally. Our agency is the liaison between the brand and the property in order to find the best suited partnerships, lead negotiation, create customized assets, and assist in managing activation. In addition to developing brand relationships with agencies and key leadership personnel, I am responsible for leading our U.S. team in building a strong portfolio of sports properties in the U.S. to work with as strategic partners in order to expand the options for our domestic and international clients looking to target certain sports sectors/demos.You First Sports is a global athlete representation (basketball/soccer) and sports marketing firm with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Atlanta, Miami, New York, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile and Shanghai.https://www.forbes.com/companies/youfirst-sports/#6dbb1c2826fc

Sunrise, Florida, Us

My main focus is to drive revenues for Florida Panthers/Sunrise Sports & Entertainment by collaborating with regional and national companies on multi-faceted marketing partnerships. I manage an existing corporate partner account base and work with our brand activation team to ensure the execution of assets across our wide array of marketing mediums encompassing Panthers hockey and arena events.

Miami, Florida, Us

Specialized in securing corporate sponsorships and activating on-site experiential marketing platforms for our client events nationwide. I worked with major national brands such as: Delta Air Lines, Godiva, Amstel Light, Stolichnaya, FIJI, and POM. Some client events our agency worked with included: Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival, Dwayne Wade - Wade's World Weekend, Reid & Fiorentino Celebrity Golf Classic, New Taste of the Upper West Side, Gilt City Hamptons House, and Dan's Taste of Two Forks.

Plano, Tx, Us

Developed and managed multi-faceted sports marketing campaigns that connected companies with fans of the Miami Hurricanes. Our media outlets included: Venue Signage/Videoboard Features; on-field promotions, interactive mobile marketing, in-venue sampling, Radio (WQAM & statewide affiliates), television broadcasts,Gameday Programs, Hospitality, game entitlements and web campaigns on HurricaneSports.com. My clients were companies of all sizes - from publicly traded to locally owned. I also created campaigns across multiple properties, utilizing other athletic programs who we represented through the Learfield and IMG College nationwide network - such as Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Texas, UCLA, and Duke.

Sunrise, Florida, Us

Managed premium seating accounts since the department's inception in 2005. I was responsible for bringing in revenue for all of the BankAtlantic Center's premium seating areas for Panthers hockey as well as arena events/concerts: Luxury suites for one night or for annual and semi-annual packages; All-inclusive ADT Club seats; loge boxes; Eastern Financial District; Personal Seat Licenses; Sawgrass Live. The department hit its multi-million dollar budget each year.