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Power Players: Triumph NIL

Journal - 06/19/2023
Triumph NIL Multiple collectives at Virginia Tech have condensed to one with Triumph. Most recently, it acquired Commonwealth NIL to further beef up the NIL ecosystem in Hokie Nation and increase the offers coming to the players. Virginia Tech athletes also boast unique...

Power Players: Icon Source

Journal - 06/19/2023
Icon Source Before NIL hit anyone’s radar, Denver-based Icon Source was a preferred matchmaker among professional athletes. Chase Garrett founded the marketplace after working as a professional athlete in motocross and later becoming a sports agent and marketing executive at Red Bull. His background...

Power Players: NIL Management

Journal - 06/19/2023
NIL Management Founder Zach Beebe and partner Ed Brown have forged an NIL-focused business over the past 2 1/2 years. NIL Management is a Columbus-based agency that has made a name for itself by promoting NIL deals mostly for Ohio State athletes. Those...

Power Players: WME Sports

Journal - 06/19/2023
WME Sports WME struck early in the race to corral elite college talent when it signed Oliva Dunne, the LSU gymnast, in 2021, followed by Kansas star basketball player Gradey Dick and former Gonzaga hoopster Chet Holmgren. WME’s team of agents designated to seek and...

Power Players: Whoop

Journal - 11/21/2022
Kristen Holmes Vice President, Performance Science,  Whoop Holmes has competed, coached, studied and advised at the highest levels of sports and wellness. She starred in field hockey and was a member of the national team, and played...

Power Players: Red Bull Racing

Journal - 11/21/2022
Adrian Newey Chief Technology Officer,  Red Bull Racing Newey has overseen the resurgence of Red Bull’s Formula One team that this year captured the Constructors’ title — the team’s fifth and Newey’s 11th — ending Mercedes’ eight-year...

Power Players: Tennis Australia

Journal - 11/21/2022
Machar Reid Head of Innovation,  Tennis Australia Reid is one of his sport’s leaders in infusing technology into sport science. He earned a Ph.D. in biomechanics, published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and has...

Power Players: Drive by DraftKings

Journal - 11/21/2022
Meredith McPherron Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner,  Drive by DraftKings McPherron oversees all in vestments, portfolio construction and operations for the sports tech and entertainment-focused Drive by DraftKings venture capital firm. Its first venture fund...

Power Players: SeventySix Capital

Journal - 11/21/2022
Wayne Kimmel Managing Partner,  SeventySix Capital Kimmel and his venture capital firm SeventySix Capital invest in sports tech and athletes, not necessarily in that order. Kimmel is the rare entrepreneur whose portfolio includes cutting-edge companies such as...
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