Partnership Activation Rising Stars
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 04:13PM The Partnership Activation Rising Stars initiative is designed to recognize the rising, future leaders of the sports business industry. All of the individuals honored below have been nominated by their peers and supervisors in the industry for their commitment to enhancing the sports business marketplace. Each quarter, four (4) Rising Stars are featured in the Partnership Activation 2.0 Newsletter, where they become part of an exclusive group designed to help them build relationships with other young sports industry leaders.
Here is a complete listing of the Rising Stars that have been recognized by Partnership Activation, Inc. since the inaugural class was formed in July 2009.
JULY 2009
Chris Chaney, Chaney Sportainment Group
Harrie Bakst, Carnegie Sports & Entertainment
Wade Martin, Cincinnati Bengals
Aldo Kafie, Octagon
AUGUST 2009
Shawn Bennett, New York Knicks
Lewis Howes, The Sports Networker
Carolyne Savini, Turnkey Sports & Entertainment
Brett Klasko, Phinaz Marketing/Ticket Booster
SEPTEMBER 2009
John Semeraro, Florida Atlantic University
Darren Heitner, Dynasty Athlete Representation / SportsAgentBlog.com
Michael Lake, Indiana Pacers
Jason Belzer, Global Athlete Management Enterprises (GAME, Inc.)
OCTOBER 2009
Kris Mathis, Sponsor Pitch
Uzma Syed, Premier Partnerships
Darryl Dionne, Professional Hockey Players Association (PHPA)
Bill Fagan, The Aspire Group
NOVEMBER 2009
David Oestreicher, Consultant
Rachel Mech, PROVentures
Brent Schoeb, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Justin Lyons, The Glover Park Group
DECEMBER 2009
Todd Fischer, State Farm Insurance
Frank O’Brien, Conversation Marketing, Design, and Development
Sean Dennison, Major League Soccer / Soccer United Marketing
Jason Buckner, Indiana Pacers
JANUARY 2010
Jeff Handler, GMR Marketing
Kynon Codrington, Rivals.com
Andrew Brown, Cincinnati Bengals
Jay Bavishi, Consultant
FEBRUARY 2010
Kyle Hudson, Phoenix Suns
AJ Poole, Columbus Blue Jackets
Anthony Caponiti, Activ8Social
Ashley Read, FundSport.com
MARCH 2010
Katy Young, Coaching Charities
Cameron Wright, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Russell Scibetti, New York Jets / TheBusinessOfSports.com
Emily Lentz, Target
APRIL 2010
A.J. Machosky, IMG College
Katie Troutman, Village Automotive Group
Michael Rodriguez, Orlando Magic
Justin Compton, FOX Sports Cable Networks
MAY 2010
Peter Robert Casey, Team Epiphany
Doug McNamee, Baylor University
Romola Ratnam, Foxrock Partners
David Highhill, National Football League
JUNE 2010
Jared Schoenfeld, Madison Square Garden
Garrett McManus, Square
Chris Morales, GMR Marketing
Keith Wan, WWE
JULY 2010
Joshua Boren, Woods Baggot
AJ Andrassy, adidas Running
Ward Gibson, GMR Marketing
Nicholas Porrini, MiWare Corp
AUGUST 2010
Brian Connolly, Victus Advisors
Sarah Pavelko, University of Connecticut Athletics
Jennifer Howland, Phoenix International Raceway
Scott Minto, San Diego State University Sports MBA Program
SEPTEMBER 2010
Anthony Alsop, SportSpiel
Matt Murphy, Wasserman Media Group
Kellie Perry, Connexions Sports & Entertainment
Tiffany Martin, NCAA
OCTOBER 2010
Matt Schaeperkoetter, University of Oklahoma Athletics
Michael Klein, MAXX Sports & Entertainment
Casey Romany, IMG Consulting
Jason Peck, Living Social
NOVEMBER 2010
Blair Zackon, UFC
Nicole Ferro, GMR Marketing
Lindsey Laband, Altus Marketing & Management
Ben Koo, Bloguin
DECEMBER 2010
Brittany Gilman, BG Sports
Claudio Borges, Manchester City FC
Mallory Glosier, Dallas Stars
Adam Schemm, University of Rhode Island Athletics
JANUARY 2011
Joel Zawacki, Indianapolis Indians
Sydney Golden, Washington Kastles
Brian Bowsher, University of Miami
Andrew Lewis, Feld Entertainment
FEBRUARY 2011
Marcus Fischer, Octagon
Jessica (Price) Pastron, Pricewaterhousecoopers
Drew DeHart, IMG College (Oregon)
Nathan Steinmetz, Toledo Mud Hens
MARCH 2011
Heidi Wegmueller, Bradley University
Caitlin Moyer, Milwaukee Brewers
Stephanie Cheng, Premier Partnerships
Kacie (McDaniel) Johnson, Sacramento Kings
APRIL 2011
Patrick Smyth, Denver Broncos
Joe Purzycki, VOX Media
Whitney Modlinski, The Marketing Arm
Courtney Carter, ESPN
MAY 2011
Wesley Harris, National Basketball Association
Deandra Duggans, Events DC
Chris Clunie, National Basketball Association
Jared Casden, Coastal Advisors LLC
JUNE 2011
Tim Kemp, AEG Management CT
Zack Nobinger, Taylor
Chris Ryan, In-Game Sports
Brad Swanson, The University of Akron Athletics
JULY 2011
Mark Gallo, Anheuser-Busch
Kristie VanEngelen, Arizona Diamondbacks
Sean O’Hara, Fighting Illini Sports Properties
Nathan Zimmerman, Sheplers, Inc.
AUGUST 2011
Kasey Coler, INDYCAR
Chris Farrell, Leverage Agency
Brandi Bloodworth Connolly, hawkeye sports & experiential
Andres Lares, Shapiro Negotiations Institute (http://www.ShapiroNegotiations.com)
SEPTEMBER 2011
C.J. Wiatr, The Aspire Group
Jay Mayes, Black Sheep Philanthropy
Tim McCulloch, Comcast SportsNet
Matt Furrie, GMR Marketing
OCTOBER 2011
Ben Latty, National Basketball Association
Rob Campbell, MLBAM
Jon Kander, GMR Marketing
Jack Tipton, IMG College (Pittsburgh)
NOVEMBER 2011
Barry Kahn, Qcue
Justin Kadis, FanBridge
Kevin Stevenson, Phoenix Suns
Brad Wurthman, University of Cincinnati
DECEMBER 2011
Andy Morris, Bayshore Solutions
Brett Clarke, Nitro Circus Live
Blake Rosekrans, TaylorMade adidas Golf
Ben Berchuck, Wasserman Media Group
MARCH 2012
Alex Mallen, Sport Chalet
Rob Burns, Pursuant Sports
Lindsey Carnett, Marketing Maven Public Relations
Matthew Wagner, Cincinnati Reds
JULY 2012
Andrew Agro, New York Jets
Marissa Beck, The Bank of the West
Kristine Mason, National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Mark Soder, Canadian Football League
OCTOBER 2012
Jared Melzer, Farmers Insurance
John Younger, Richard Childress Racing
Jacob Reid, Sporting Kansas City
Lindsey Eckhouse, National Football League
JANUARY 2013
Jimmy Small, NASCAR
Allison Doughty, The ACC
Jez Ratliff, Wasserman Media Group
Ben Levy, Navigate Research
Coming soon... Would you like to nominate a Rising Star in the Industry for their Exceptional Work? Send a two (2) paragraph nomination to bgainor@partnershipactivation.com