Proven track record of creating, building, transforming and re-inventing gold standard cross-functional sports/entertainment sponsorship and multi-platform media sales organizations. Demonstrated success of recruiting, developing and guiding top-tier executive and sales talent. Results driven leader known for driving consistent revenue growth and overachieving all sales and profitabilty goals. An innovative thought leader with a channel agnostic, consultative, solutions-oriented business approach. Strong business development/new customer acquistion expertise with a unique understanding of the complexities of the process. Highley immersed in the intersection of content creation and distribution, technology and commerce. Possess an extensive network of C-Suite industry relationships.Accomplishments:♦Created and implemented multi-platform sponsorship sales divisions for ABC National Television Sales, ESPN and Six Flags Entertainment.♦Transformed Captivate into a channel agnostic video news network and increased advertising sales revenue by 75% over three years.♦Created and implemented the industry's first ever $50 Million+cross divisional partnership program:♦Initiated and negotiated the largest multi-platform new business deal in ESPN's history.✉ gerstenblattr@gmail.comExpertise:Talent Recruitment, Team Building and Leadership, Sports and Entertainment Sponsorships, Multi-Platform Media Sales, Sports Marketing, OOH/DOOH Marketplace, Digital, Mobile, Social, OTT Content/Platforms, National/Regional/Local Advertising, Adtech/Programmatic, Strategic and Financial Planning, Large Scale Deal Negotiation, Competitive Marketing Strategies, New Customer Acquistion, Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Relationship Building, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Repositioning, Client Roadmaps, CRM/Pipeline Maintenance, Marketing Research and Analysis, Problem Solving, Innovation