Ben Corbett Email & Phone Number

Fallbrook, California, United States

Splitrock Farm and Retreat is a scenic 101-acre paradise in North County San Diego.#1 Glamping Site in America on Hipcamp for 2023 and America's Best Campgrounds for 2024.Retreat and events space featuring entertainment venues built into the natural landscape, such as the Mother Oak Amphitheatre.Future home of Splitrock Spirits, a soil to sip agricultural micro-distillery focusing on California Agave Spirits.

Learned by experience in 72 countries and counting. Some highlights:Scored a try on 5 continents.Taught university students on 4 continents.Chanted with monks in Tibet.Watched rugby 7s Olympic Games inauguration in Rio.Froze in the shadows of Mount Everest.Climbed over the Great Wall.Hid in the shadows of the Great Pyramids.Found Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef.Caressed by a Susa group gorilla in Rwanda.Survived a midnight elephant invasion while tent camping in Botswana.Took the back road in Utah.Took many back roads in the Alps.Proposed on top of Table Mountain, Cape Town.

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Taught Data Analytics in Sport Business and offered internships to SDSU Sport MBA Students.

Teaching Quantitative Analysis in Sport to Masters of Sport Management students.

Long Beach, Ca

Teaching Sport Finance to Masters of Sport Management students.

Orange County, California Area

We founded a research and development firm that focuses on small to mid-tier sport businesses to assist them using data to form strategy and make decisions.

Irvine, Ca

-Strategic Marketing in a Sport Context-Social Media-CRM-Consumer Behavior-Marketing Analytics

Austin, Texas Area

Austin Elite Rugby is a founding member of Major League Rugby, a new professional rugby competition in the USA that launched in 2018.-Wrote a business plan for a Rugby Center of Excellence that included a boutique stadium, high performance training center, indoor and outdoor pitches, office space, dormitory, and cafeteria. -Negotiated with the City of Round Rock for land use and tax abatement to build the Rugby Center of Excellence.-Served on the AER Executive Committee on various projects, from fan development to event management.

London, United Kingdom

-Tenure-track Lecturer in the Institute for Sport Business at a new campus set in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. -Program Director for Sport Business and Innovation, a masters degree with 50 international students. I taught courses in sport governance, leadership, and innovation in sport.-Developed and directed a new Masters degree program in Sport Business Analytics and Technologies. And I taught modules in Sport Analytics and Sport Digital Technologies.-My research areas included high performance sport management, sport governance, and uses of data in commercial and high performance sport.

Gold Coast

Lead Researcher for an official World Rugby study investigating the efficacy of high performance systems for rugby Sevens as national teams prepare for the Olympic era. Onsite data collection at World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in New Zealand, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and Amsterdam included surveying national team players and staff, as well as interviewing key staff members.Lecturer for:Player ManagementEvent Marketing and Sponsorship

Gold Coast

Research in rugby sevens development in the wake of Olympic inclusion has allowed me to travel to Australia, USA, South Africa, Kenya, Russia, New Zealand and Ireland for data collection. Key themes identified and explored include centralisation, professionalisation, women's rugby growth, and resource competition between 15s and 7s.Created a rugby-student exchange program that provides opportunities for educational and rugby experiences abroad.Developing an international study tour for sport management Masters and MBA students to collaborate and solve industry cases in Australia, USA, and South Africa. Sessional Lecturer for subjects: 2310HSL Sport Facility Planning and Management2316HSL Sport Event Operations2312HSL Sport InformationSessional Tutor for subjects: 1204HSL Introduction to Event Management3204HSL Event Evaluation and Assessment3203HSL Tourism Economics3207HSL Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Hospitality, Sport and Events3001HSL Strategy and Change: A Service Industry ApproachResearch Assistant for SPLISS, Commonwealth Games, Griffith University Sport Strategy, and various course developments.

San Diego, Ca, Usa

Managed Economic Impact study program for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series which included collaborating with local CVBs and municipalities in 17 major markets. Researched market trends and customer data to develop the revenue generating initiatives of Event Director Resources and Affinity Marketing. Analysed the post-event survey data for sponsorship valuations, event satisfaction, and new business development. Negotiated and sold city and CVB support packages to bring Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, Muddy Buddy, and TriRock to new markets through a RFP process.Event Manager for Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Wrote the business plan for the National Collegiate Rugby Association(NCRA), an organization founded to own, operate, produce, and distribute USA collegiate rugby sevens championship along with a 13 episode reality TV show. Created sponsorship levels and valuated media and non-media sponsor inventory for USA proposed professional rugby venture (American RFL now Grand Prix Rugby) and collegiate rugby venture (NCRA). Discussed a merger opportunity with USA Sevens, LLC- the operator of the Las Vegas leg of the IRB Sevens Series. Developed PPM, term sheets, and investor presentations to solicit equity for start-up professional league.

Managed the fundraising program and increased donations by 127%.Scheduled all home tournaments, including the team procurement and logistics. Coordinated all team travel for the Pac10 season and NCAA tournament appearance.Developed a specific marketing program that increased attendance by 30%.

Conducted an Annual Economic Impact Study of ASU Athletics (results = $209 Million in local economic benefit for the Phoenix metro area).Managed the CRM database of over 820,000 members. Projects included creation of email, telemarketing & direct mail campaigns, developing sales lead lists, and customer segmentation.Assisted with game day marketing promotions for football, basketball, and volleyball.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Developed business plan for a 2200 sq ft personal training studio that incorporated a smoothie shop (Zuba Juice) and supplement store, and became profitable after 9 months. Secured $130,000 in private and government SBA loans for start-up costs. Hired, trained, and managed a staff of 12 employees. Operated all aspects of the business, from day to day operations to yearly planning. Marketed business through various outlets, including website, print ads, and seminars.

Collected and analysed biomechanical and physiological data for various sport equipment tests, including kettle bells, The Body Blade, and Ab‐Crusher.Taught KPE151 Weight Training and Conditioning.Instructed the lab session for KPE300 Biomechanics of Human Movement.

Developed strength and conditioning protocols for athletics and volleyball teams.Conducted physical testing, including vertical jump, VO2Max, and various speed, agility, strength and flexibility tests.

American Fork, Ut

Managed a 24,000 sq ft newly constructed fitness centre.Hired, trained, and managed a staff of 22‐26 employees including sales staff, group fitnessinstructors, personal trainers, administrative, and maintenance.

Phd, Sport Management

Activities and Societies: Thesis: Strategic change in response to an environmental jolt: Rugby and the OlympicsResearching changes.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Sports Business

Activities and Societies: Graduate assistant for ASU Athletics 2006-2008 Sports Business Association

Bs, Kinesiology

Activities and Societies: Rugby Team