The Head Case Company
Craig Cerrana
President & CEO
Nelly Holdings
Mike Chaffin
Business Manager
Infinite eSports & Entertainment
Chris Chaney
Co-founder & President
John Henry Foster
Mike Chudy
Dir of Sales
Fleishman-Hillard
Matt Coble
Former SVP, Digital Strategy & Operations
Elasticity
Brian Cross
Managing Partner
Spencer Fane LLP
Roger Denny
Partner
National / Alamo
Jerry Dow
CMO
Diameta Ventures
Mark Gallion
CEO
Big River Running
Matt Helbig
Owner
Y Axis Consulting
Mark Heligman
Founder
Rawlings
David Hill
Former GM of Fall Products
TOP Marketing
Jon Hodgins
Owner
Nike
Bob Kerch
Former Dir of Global Business Development
Lynch Sports & Events
Vicky Lynch
Owner
Rawlings
Mark Malone
Former CFO
Anheuser-Busch
Tim Murphy
Former Head of Digital Team
Suddenlink
Bob Putnam
SVP & CIO
Fleishman-Hillard
Vijoy Rao
VP & Creative Program Director
MasterCard
Rob Reeg
Retired President, Global Technology & Operations
Signify Wealth
Stephen Rhodes
Managing Principal
Wines That Rock
Ron Roy
Founder and CEO
ESPN
Samantha Rudolph
Former Dir of Business Development
Anheuser-Busch
Jeff Sahm
Former Sr Mgr of Entertainment Marketing
Coolfire Studios
Pete Salsich
General Counsel
Vetta Sports
John Spanos
COO
St. Louis Sports Commission
Jack Stapleton
Board of Directors
Ironman
Ken Strominger
Former EVP, Marketing & Licensing
ClubReady
Dan Wacker
CFO
Wideman Management
Steve Wideman
President
Michael Johnson Performance
Brian Abadie
Pro & Elite Athlete Coordinator
KMOX
Tom Ackerman
Sports Director
St. Louis Blues
Bruce Affleck
EVP
Disney & Getty Images
Bud Albers
Former CTO
Sportradar
Javier Altamirano
Director Strategic Partnerships
Golf Channel Academy
Lorin Anderson
EVP
Hyde Park Ventures
Greg Barnes
Principal
Anders CPA + Advisors
Mike Barnes
Sports & Entertainment
Rawlings
Mark Barry
Former SVP Sales
Total Hockey/Total Lacrosse
Michael Benoit
Owner
Gatorade
Anuj Bhasin
Head of Global Gatorade
Nikco Sports
Craig Bidner
CEO & Owner
Progress Partners
Doug Billman
Managing Director
Second Spectrum
Whitney Blaine
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Gateway Motorsports Park
Chris Blair
General Manager
Cooper Perkins
Kim Blair
Vice President
SportsEngine
Greg Blasko
Co-Founder
SportTechie
Taylor Bloom
Co-Founder & CEO
R/GA Ventures
Dylan Boyd
Director, New Programs Development
Syracuse University
Sean Branagan
Dir of Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship
Ryerson University
Cheri Bradish
Loretta Rogers Research Chair in Sport Marketing
Cablelabs
Scott Brown
VP Ventures & Outreach
U.S. Soccer
Neil Buethe
Director of Communications
Frisco Roughriders
Scott Burchett
COO
NASCAR
Stephen Byrd
Director, Technology Integration and Development
Twitch
Garvey Candella
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Sporting Chance Initiative
Ryan Carenduff
Programme Manager
Empower Growth
J.C. Carleton
Partner
Anheuser-Busch
Kathy Casso
Former VP of Corporate Social Responsibility
Infinite eSports & Entertainment
Chris Chaney
Co-founder & President
St. Louis Blues
Steve Chapman
Group VP - Brand, Community & Partnership Development
MIT Sports Technology Research Group
Christina Chase
Managing Director
RSE
Shawn Cheng Vayner
Principal
St. Louis Regional Chamber
Tom Chulick
President
Tulsa Capital Partners
Tim Clark
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
St. Louis Surge
Khalia Collier
Owner
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jim Connolly
Dir of Technology
Wilson
Chris Considine
Former CEO
Sagamore Ventures
Demian Costa
Managing Partner
Octagon
Mark Coughlin
Former EVP
USA Softball
Craig Cress
Executive Director
GameStop
John Davidson
Head of Partnerships
New Balance
David Deck
Former GM of eCommerce
Riot Games
Scott Delap
Scalability Architect
Pick6 Ventures
Greg DellaFranco
Managing Director
K2 Sports
Anthony DeRocco
Former President
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill DeWitt III
President
Hyde Park Ventures
Jackie DiMonte
Associate
KTRS
Mark Dorsey
General Manager & Partner
National / Alamo
Jerry Dow
CMO
Equis Group
Greg Drozda
Partner
Reuters Sports
Josh Duboff
Sr. Commercial Manager.
Dodgers Accelerator
Scott Dudelson
Managing Director
Stack Sports/Blue Star Sports
Michael Dunn
CTO
The Durkin Agency
Karen Durkin
President
PGA Championship
Keira Durrette
Championship Marketing and Promotions Manager
MBT Distribution
Bob Dyer
President
Orlando Magic
Jack Elkins
Director of Innovation
New York Mets
Wes Engram
VP Corporate Sales & Service
ONE Softball
Sue Enquist
Founder & CEO
Schutt Sports
Robert Erb
CEO
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Farrell
SVP Sales & Marketing
Corazon Capital
Steve Farsht
Managing Director
Amazon
Brian Finegan
MVM of Team Sports & Golf
Chicago White Sox
Jeff Floerke
Manager, Corporate Partnerships Development
US Soccer
Dan Flynn
CEO/Secretary General
Next Play Capital
Tim Fong
Venture Partner
USA Track & Field
Kimberly Ford
Dir of Business Development
Sage Business Advisors
Andrew Forsdick
Partner
Gateway Motorsports Park
Curtis Francois
Owner
McDonald’s
Doug Freeland
Director - Sports & Entertainment Alliances
STATS
Ken Fuchs
Former CEO
USA Track & Field
David Gadis
Chief Revenue Officer
Nine Network
Jack Galmiche
CEO
Detalus
Joe Garea
Managing Director
Clover Light
Steve Gareleck
Managing Director
Scottrade
Justin Gioia
VP of Marketing
MasterCard
Amanda Gioia
Sr Business Leader of Worldwide Communications
Turner
Kevin Glidewell
Assistant General Counsel, Sports & Digital Entertainment
Corigin Ventures
David Goldberg
Principal
Gateway Grizzlies
Steve Gomric
General Manager
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Good
VP of Business Development
Prosper Women’s Accelerator
Mary Jo Gorman
Lead Managing Partner
AEG Europe
Charlie Greenwood
Former Dir of Digital
New Balance
Jason Griesenauer
Senior Manager, Digital Sport and Wearable Technology
NASCAR
Celeste Griffin
Director Strategic Development
G5 Capital
Steve Griffin
Managing Director
Sterling Ventures
Rohit Gupta
Partner
USA Football
Scott Hallenbeck
CEO & Executive Director
NCAA
Ty Halpin
Associate Director, Championships and Alliances
Under Armour
Lorin Hamlin
Head of Front End Innovation
Garmin
Kelly Hancox
Dir of Business Development & Strategic Partnersips
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Dan Harbaugh
President
ERA NYC
Jeremy Harper
Principal
Fred Sparks
Ken Harris
Co-Owner
W Partners
Wally Hayward
CEO
Ascension Ventures
Matt Hermann
Sr. Managing Director
Sport eXperience
Arno Hermans
Founder
Causeway Media Partners
Bob Higgins
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Golf Channel
Dan Higgins
Managing Dir of Public Relations
Rally Ventures
Jeff Hinck
General Partner
Horrow Sports Ventures
Rick Horrow
CEO
Marmot
Greg Houser
VP of Design & Product Development
Legacy Global Sports
Chuck Huggins
CFO
MILB
Kurt Hunzeker
VP of Marketing Strategy
One Zero
Clyde Hutchinson
Co-Founder
Hickory Ventures
Jake Ireland
Founder & CEO
Haas F1
Adam Jacobs
Former CMO
Hawk-Eye/Sony
James Japhet
Managing Director
Qey Capital
Dhani Jones
Chairman
Dippin Dots
Curt Jones
Founder
Sport Radar
Brian Josephs
Director, Enterprise Sales
Saint Louis University
Tassos Kaburakis, PhD
Professor of Sports Business
Sterling Ventures
Farzam Kamel
Partner
Vintage Capital Investments
David Kanuth
Founding Partner
Wilson
David Kaplan
Director, Digital Product Management
Billiken Angel Network
Jerry Katz, PhD
Founder & Executive Director
World Wide Technology
Jim Kavanaugh
CEO
RSE Ventures
Kerry Kellogg
Business Development Director
National Pro Fastpitch
Cheri Kempf
Commissioner
StubHub
Akshay Khanna
Head of Partnerships - NFL, NBA, and NHL
SportsEngine
Carson Kipfer
Co-Founder
STATS
Greg Kirkorsky
Former EVP of Global Sales and Marketing
On Grid Ventures
Jason Klein
Founder & CEO
Chicago Bulls
Matt Kobe
Dir. Business Strategy & Analytics
STATS
David Ladd
Former AVP
Jacksonville Jaguars
Mark Lamping
President
Spencer Fane LLP
Bob Lattinville
Player Agent
Bryan Cave LLP
Don Lents
Global Chairman Emeritus
Inter Milan
Claire Lewis
Former Marketing Dir
STATS
Patrick Lucey
Director, Data Science
BJC
John Lynch
Chief Medical Officer
GO! St. Louis
Brian Lyons
VP of Race Operations
BodiTrak Sports
Bruce MacFarlane
Chairman
Fox Sports
Ben Maggin
Vice President
Digital Entertainment Ventures
Swatick Majumdar
Venture Partner
Maryville University
Steve Mandeville
CFO
Amazon
Fouzan Mansuri
Director and General Manager, Sports
Anthem
Steve Martenet
President
Greenhills Ventures
Emanuel Martinez
Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Co-Founder and General Partner
Johnny Mac’s Sporting Goods
Bob McArthur
Owner
Under Armour
Sam McCleery
VP Open Innovation and Commercialization Lab
Anheuser-Busch
Pat McGauley
Former VP of Innovation
Golf Channel/Golf Now
Will McIntosh
SVP of Strategy
ClubReady
Andrew McMaster
Owner & CEO
Pac 12 Conference
Ron McQuate
CFO
49ers Ventures
Collin Meador
Investment Associate
NFL Players Association
Ricky Medina
Senior Manager of Business Development
Under Armour
Patrick Meek
Former APLM of Olympics & Special Projects
Sony of America
Jay Meerbergen
Executive Director of Corporate Development
Mark Cuban Companies
Abe Minkara
Managing Director
Centene
Dave Minifi
CMO
Anders
Robert Minkler, Jr
CPA + Advisors Managing Partner
Brand Foundry Ventures
Andrew Mitchell
Founder
Gatorade
Katie Montiel Vidaillet
Director - Gatorade Communications
St. Louis Ballpark Village
Theron Morgan
Dir of Sales & Sponsorship
U.S. Speedskating
Ted Morris
Executive Director
OGN
Christopher Mykles
Caster
EvoShield
Justin Niefer
Co-Founder
Black Lab Sports
JP O'Brien
CEO and Managing Director
Gateway Motorsports Park
Declan O'Neil
CMO
USGA
Tom O'Toole
Retired President
Sony Corporation
Eiji Ogura
Senior Manager (Sports Strategy)
SportTechie
Simon Ogus
Co-Founder & former COO
ESPN
Oke Okaro
Former VP of Mobile & Interactive TV
Denver Broncos
Russell Okung
Offensive Tackle
Cobra Golf
Tom Olsavsky
VP of R&D
St. Louis Rams
Orlando Pace
Hall of Fame Athlete
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Paul Paesang
Director of Industrial Design
Courtside Ventures
Deepen Parikh
Partner
Origin Ventures
Steve Miller
Partner
Wakestream Ventures
Kim Pasquino
Investment Director
Telstra Ventures
Yash Patel
Venture Capitalist
MLBAM
Andrew Patterson
Sr. Director of New Media
Sports & Fitness Industry Association
John Peters
Senior Director
Sports Hub Tech
Rob Phythian
President/CEO
Atlanta Braves
Mike Plant
EVP of Business Operations
U.S. Speed Skating
Matt Plummer
Board of Directors
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Sharon Price
CEO
Real Madrid CF
Jose Ramon
Head of Football Operations
Hype Foundation
Amir Raveh
Managing Partner
MasterCard
Rob Reeg
Retired President, Global Technology & Operations
Greycroft Partners
Weston Reynolds
Associate
St. Louis Blues
Alex Rodrigo
Group VP, Sports & Entertainment Operations
Callaway Golf
Austie Rollinson
SVP of Product
BAMTech
Jordan Rosen
SVP, Business Development
901 Tequila CEO & Justin Timberlake Advisor
Kevin Ruder
Detalus
Steve Rull
Managing Director and Owner
Metaphase Design Group
Bryce Rutter
Founder
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame
Ted Ruzicka
Executive Committee
Vintage Capital Investments
Kai Sato
Founding Partner
Gateway Grizzlies
Rich Sauget
Owner
San Francisco
Bill Schlough
CIO
St. Louis Sports Commission
Marc Schreiber
VP of Marketing & Development
ProInfluence
Steve Schwartz
Principal
NASCAR
Norris Scott
Vice President, Analytics & Insights
USA BAsketball
Paul Seiler
CEO
Brand Foundry Ventures
Sumeet Shah
Principal
KMOX
John Sheehan
Former Vice President / GM
Corigin Ventures
Jason Shuman
Associate
New Balance & Uvex
Andy Simonds
Former Senior Executive
FC Dallas
Jimmy Smith
COO & CFO
Vetta Sports
Pete Spanos
Founder and CEO
Blue Star Innovation
Matt Steffe
Sr. VP – Business Development/M&A
Harlem Globetrotters
Andrew Stein
Sr Dir, Corporate Partnerships
CAA Football & SFX Football
Jim Steiner
Former Founder and NFL Agent
St. Louis Blues
Tom Stillman
Owner
SEAT Consortium
Christine Stoffel
Founder
St. Louis FC & World Wide Technology
Tom Strunk
CFO
Anheuser-Busch
Julio Suárez
Senior Director, Community Affairs
ESPN
Nathan Suh
Director, Business Development
Sony Corporation
Hideto Takeuchi
Sony Corporation
Wylab
Stefano Tamborini
Director
Rawlings
Mike Thompson
SVP of Marketing
Anheuser-Busch
Mike Thompson
Sr Manager of International Sports Marketing
Easton
Mike Thorne
Former CEO
Wilson
Bob Thurman
VP of Innovation
Time Inc
Mark Treiber
VP of Business Development
Florida Panthers
Charlie Turano
EVP
SXSW
Chris Valentine
Capital Midwest Fund
Alvin Vitangcol
General Partner
St. Louis Sports Commission
Frank Viverito
President
Twelve Six Capital
Trey Wainwright
Partner
St. Louis Cardinals
Ron Watermon
VP of Communications
Well Said
Ben Wells
Director
University of California, San Diego, Business & Technology
Dr. Kai Wenk-Wolff
Advisor
American Strongman
Dione Wessels
CEO
National Center for Urban Operations
Maj. Gen. John Wharton (U.S. Army retired)
CEO
CDM Sports & Fantasy Sports Trade Association
Charlie Wiegert
VP & Director
Maryville University
Jason Williams, PhD
Assist. Dean & Dir of Rawlings Sport Business Management Program
National Pro Fast Pitch
Gaye Lynn Wilson
VP of Development
Golf Channel Academy
Todd Wilson
CEO
Geoff Wilson Consultancy
Geoff Wilson
Owner
Hudl
John Wirtz
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Otter Consulting
Mike Wohl
Investment Manager
Blast Motion
Mike Woods
VP of Sales
New Orleans Hornets
Pete Wyatt
Former VP of Marketing
PepsiCo
Gregory Yep
Former SVP of Gatorade Sports Science Institute
USGA
Hunki Yun
Director, Strategic Projects
Jacksonville Jaguars
Steve Ziff
VP of Marketing & Digital Media
St. Louis Blues
Chris Zimmerman
CEO
Rawlings
Mike Zlaket
President/CEO
U.S. Olympic Committee
Mounir Zok
Former Director of Technology & Innovation
Nike, Reebok, Spalding
David Zumbach
Former Senior Executive
What People are saying
Most notable was the broad range of expertise the speakers brought to the table. We had consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, technologists - just about everyone that you would want to get advice from as you're growing a business. Our company specifically used financial recommendations, improved the clarity of our brand messaging, and changed our partnership strategy, all resulting from advice given by the speakers.
Tyler Feret, Founder and CEO
Meridix
I can definitely say the program is invaluable to my company and my professional development. Each week we focus on different important elements related to creating great brands and businesses.We have thought leading speaking guests, beneficial exercises and we receive very constructive critiques that make our businesses better.
Brian Jensen, CEO
The weekly content from Stadia has been substantial, the keynote speakers have been influential, and the mentorship has been invaluable. Stadia hasn't just surrounded our group with big-thinkers; they're also individuals that have experienced success. Amongst the companies that we've personally interacted with: Under Armor, Getty, Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Blues - just to name a few.
Matt Sebek, Founder/CEO
The Stadia Accelerator has been a game changer for our business. The guest speakers they’ve brought in have been world class industry leaders. The mentor team has put us in a position to take our business to the next level. I would strongly recommend Stadia to any and all sports startups.
Joe Shuchat, Founder and President
Winning Identity (now owned by Blast Motion)
GolfNow always has been a company with a start-up spirit, so it’s great to see accelerators like Stadia helping entrepreneurs down the path to realizing their full potential as a business. With GolfNow’s investments in sports and technology, we understand the importance of entrepreneurship and fully support programs like these.
Will McIntosh, SVP of Business Development & Strategy
Stadia has opened my eyes to some great avenues for thought and innovation. This exposure is a great help in directing the USGA’s activities.
Hunki Yun, Director, Strategic Projects
Stadia is creating a powerful program to fuel activity in the sports entrepreneurial marketplace. Great resources, advisors and a passion for innovation makes the Stadia program an invaluable launch pad for emerging concepts.
Chris Zimmerman, President & CEO
Stadia Ventures truly fills a void by helping entrepreneurs bring innovation to the world of sports. The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed partnering with Stadia and their cohort companies as they develop new sports technologies and innovations. We look forward to helping Stadia transform St. Louis into one of the leading sports innovation hubs in the world.
Dan Farrell, SVP for Sales and Marketing
The Stadia Ventures Demo Day was an incredible experience. Getting to see their broad network of advisors and mentors, and understanding the guiding role they've played in the success of the startups in their program was an inspiration for new accelerators such as ours. I look forward to continuing to work with Stadia- they've been amazing partners and have been instrumental in helping to set up the infrastructure here at the Sixers Innovation Lab.