Randy Gerstenblatt Email & Phone Number

Fusing Strategy, Storytelling and Relationships to Accelerate Growth and Enterprise Value for Rights Holders and Brands, Accelerate Sports and Entertainment is a full-service sales and marketing agency created to assist rights holders, brands and multi-media platforms accelerate their business growth. Our mission is to support our clients in forging gold-standard strategic partnerships to maximize revenue and achieve their business goals.Accelerate Sports and Entertainment believes in utilizing a solutions oriented consultative approach to build and execute sales and marketing strategies for our property and brand partners. We take a deep dive into the specific needs of each client to understand their goals and objectives, developing customized strategies inclusive of company KPI's to deliver results for all stakeholders.Founded by Randy Gerstenblatt and Adam Cross, who collectively have over 60 years of executive experience across the sports, entertainment and media industries. Adam and Randy possess a proven track record of building and operating best in class sales and marketing organizations along with hands-on expertise in creating sustainable and profitable businesses. Prior to launching Accelerate Sports and Entertainment, Randy and Adam worked and led teams at Disney, ESPN, the ABC Owned Television Stations, Six Flags Entertainment, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers, Crystal Palace, Dignitas, Time Warner Cable, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, Major League Fishing, Captivate, the New Jersey Nets and the New York Yankees. Randy & Adam have executed partnerships at all scales and have deep-rooted C-Suite relationships with the biggest brands, agencies, leagues, teams, venues and media companies globally.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

Bedford, Texas, Us

Gerster Media Ventures is a boutique media and sponsorship consulting firm, helping sports, entertainment and media companies build their sales organizations, develop client strategy roadmaps and KPI dashboards, monetize media and sponsorship assets, forge strategic business alliances and drive revenue through my direct sales efforts. ♦Provided strategic sponsorship sales and marketing counsel and direct sales efforts to a premier sports and entertainment venue, enterprise content and entertainment companies and DOOH Networks..

New York, New York, Us

♦Increased advertising revenue over 70% through consistent double digit year to year revenue growth, reduction of churn in base business and new client acquisition.♦Transformed Captivate from a digital-out-of-home network into a gold standard media and marketing solutions company anchored by a media agnostic consultative sales strategy. ♦Oversaw 40 person+ advertising sales organization across the United States and Canada. ♦Hired and managed a national sales leadership team in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Toronto.♦Implemented a local sales division which generated 8% of overall advertising sales revenue in year one of existence.♦Worked with ownership group and senior leadership team on acquisition and integration of Wall Street Journal Office Network in 2014.♦Developed annual and quarterly sales budgets, forecasts and other KPI's to measure progress on a weekly basis.. ♦Formed business development and lead generation teams to drive new client acquisition.♦Developed fully integrated, turnkey products through partnerships with marketing, research, content and creative teams.♦Negotiated revenue sharing content alliance with NBC-owned television stations and other third party partners.

Stamford, Ct, Us

♦Developed and executed new business national sales strategy for Time Warner Cable regional and local sports networks through collaboration with various internal stakeholders.♦Developed and implemented multi-platform sales and sponsorship offerings in collaboration with external sports partners. ♦Oversaw national advertising revenue for Time Warner Cable New York Interconnect.

Arlington, Texas, Us

♦Generated over $200M in sponsorship revenue over five years coupled with healthy profitability margins. ♦Hired and managed a 40-employee sales organization in 17 parks/offices in the United States, Canada and Mexico. ♦Managed 20-person network services team responsible for implementing over 500 annual sponsorship and media programs.♦As a member of executive leadership team, developed strategic vision to turn around one of top theme park operators following change in ownership to Red Zone Capital. ♦Developed revenue from new industry verticals including financial services, automotive, wireless, home improvement retail, confection, food service and consumer packaged good (CPG). Clients included Discover Card, Chase, Chrysler, Home Depot, Mars, Papa Johns and Unilever.♦Instituted 360-degree, solutions based consultative sales philosophy utilizing the full suite of Six Flags brand assets encompassing in-park digital assets, event sponsorships, in-market promotions and experiential marketing.

Bristol, Ct, Us

♦Developed over $225M of incremental revenue across all ESPN and ABC Sports platforms.♦Conceived and piloted first multiplatform sales group for ESPN and ABC Sports brands utilizing ESPN and ABC Sports’ suite of broadcast and linear cable networks, radio, print, digital, mobile and out of home. ♦New business wins included UPS, Autotrader.com, ADT, Merck, Cisco, UPS, Johnson & Johnson, Monster.com.♦Hired, trained and mentored a national team of 20 sports marketing and multi-platform advertising sales executives.