Authors
RYAN STEPHENS
Ryan is an Associate Media Analyst at Sports Media Challenge where he helps champion social media strategies for sports, lifestyle and entertainment brands. In his spare time he serves as a social media consultant who is passionate about the power of web 2.0 and its ability to cultivate conversations, build relationships and spread of ideas. Feel free to leave your thoughts on his articles, connect with him on his blog at Ryan Stephens Marketing or find him on LinkedIn and Twitter @ryanstephens
DARREN HEITNER
Darren Heitner created the first sports agent blog on the internet, SportsAgentBlog.com, which receives upwards of 5,000 unique visits per day from sports agents, athletes, media sources, and the general public. In the blog, everything from contract negotiations to endorsement deals are examined, providing the framework for a great deal of information upon which he has been able to depend. In 2009, Darren created EntertainmentAgentBlog.com, which has the same purpose of SAB, but focuses on the entertainment industry.
Darren is also the CEO and Founder of Dynasty Athlete Representation, a full service sports and talent agency that handles contract negotiations, marketing endorsements, financial planning, legal services, etc. Connect with Darren on Twitter @Darren_Heitner
TYLER JOHNSON
Tyler Johnson is an innovative thinker inspired by the likes of Bill Veeck, Jon Spoelstra, Pat Williams & Brooks Boyer. Most recently he worked as the New Business Development Executive with the Chicago White Sox. Tyler has also worked directly with the inventor and creator of Arena football and also for Mike Ditka’s former Chicago AFL franchise. As a former collegiate athlete and business sensed individual Tyler ventured to combine his passions to get into the business side of sports.
Follow Tyler on Twitter @TylerDjohnson or connect with him on LinkedIn.
GAIL SIDEMAN
Twenty years of public relations experience, including 10 in NCAA Division I sports information during which she received national awards for her work, have helped Gail Sideman emerge as a nationally-respected publicity professional in sports, social media and publishing. She is also a veteran support staffer of sports television crews for events that include the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA regular and postseason and others.
You can find more information about Sideman’s business at www.publiside.com or follow her on Twitter @Publiside and Facebook.
BILL GUERTIN
Bill Guertin is CEO (Chief Enthusiasm Officer) of The 800-Pound Gorilla, a dynamic sales training and consulting company whose list of blue-chip clients includes the ticket sales departments of dozens of teams from the NBA, NFL, NHL, Major League Baseball, and Major League Soccer. He is the author of the Gold Medal-award-winning book Reality Sells, and his second book, The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales: How to Dominate Your Market, will be published this fall by John Wiley & Sons.
Subscribe to his Sports Ticket Sales Newsletter at www.The800PoundGorilla.com, or follow Bill on Twitter @800poundgorilla.
SAM TAGGART
Sam is a project manager for VaynerMedia, a storytelling/branding agency based in New York City. VaynerMedia works with both personal and consumer brands to help expand their presence on the web. As project manager for the New York Jets organization and for Jets Safety Kerry Rhodes, Sam combines his passion for sports and social media on a daily basis.
You can follow Sam on Twitter @gosam and visit VaynerMedia.
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ASH READ
Ash is the co-founder of FundSport.com a grassroots sports community providing sports clubs and athletes from around the world with professional, easy-to-understand advice and articles on all aspects of grassroots sport including sponsorship, fundraising, the Internet, social media, club management, PR and marketing. As well as being passionate about the development of grassroots sport Ash also has a keen involvement in the sports social media industry.
You can follow Ash on Twitter @ashread14
MICHELLE HILL
Michelle Hill, sports and fitness writing specialist, writes press releases, blog posts, brochures, and website content for sports and fitness-related companies. Her mission is to help pro athletes and fitness professionals achieve a greater success score in their entrepreneurial endeavors with her writing expertise and creative turn of mind. Learn more and connect with Michelle here.
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STEPHANIE BAGLEY
Stephanie is an editor and project manager with Vaynermedia, working with the NHL to explore ways the league can use social media to engage fans and grow excitement around the game. She also hits the sports circuit as a freelance reporter for ESPN the Magazine, where she has been lucky enough to write since 2007. Her Flip cam is her favorite accessory. When not on Twitter @StephBags and/or otherwise socially engaging, Stephanie enjoys snowboarding, cooking Italian food, the sport of hockey and taking years off her life watching her favorite teams, which include, but are not limited to, the New York Jets and the New York Mets.
GREGG MARC MILLER
Gregg Marc Miller is the creator and host of the new blog and sports web show Who’s Huge in Sports? Gregg sits down with major players in sports, and related entertainment, in a relaxed environment discovering who they think is huge. Gregg cultivated his on camera skills as a performing artist in New York and Los Angeles. Through work in commercials, television and film he established relationships with various influential people in the Media Industry. He honed his technical skills working for years in video production, and sound engineering. Gregg can be reached through his website www.whoshugeinsports.com and by Twitter @whoshugesports or email.
MATT CLARK
Matt Clark is currently an intern for Sports Networker, studying sport management and public relations at York College of Pennsylvania. He has an extreme passion for learning about new trends in social media and technology and how it is revolutionizing sports. He has contributed as sports editor for the York College newspaper, been an event manager for collegiate sporting events, intramural supervisor, contributor to the sports information department, and executive board member on the Sport Management Student Association. Matt is heading into his third season as part of the game-day entertainment with the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees. Connect with him on Twitter @mattgclark or via email.
REUVEN FRIDMAR
Reuven is a fourth year student at Marquette University, earning degrees in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and intern for Sports Networker. He hopes to create sports marketing initiatives that drive value while focusing on charitable causes. Reuven has lived in three countries and visited 13 total. He prides himself on being fluent in Hebrew, Russian, and English. He is a people and idea lover.
Connect with Reuven on Twitter @rtg07
PAUL THOMPSON
Paul Thompson is currently a student at The Ohio State University majoring in Sport and Leisure Studies with a minor in Business. Paul is an intern for Sports Networker and also works full-time for JP Morgan Chase. He enjoys meeting and learning about new people. He is an avid reader and loves learning as much as he can, whenever he can.
Connect with Paul on Twitter Pthompson913 or via email.
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MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS
Michael Fitzsimmons is a junior at the University of Arizona, majoring in English with a minor in Business. He is a previous staff writer for the Arizona Daily Wildcat, covering tennis, football, and baseball. The past two years he has played club baseball for Arizona. Michael loves to travel, learn the dynamics of different people, and looks forward to discovering all the opportunities the sports industry has to offer.
Feel free to get it touch with him via email.
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SAM CHAN
Sam is a student at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, majoring in Communications. His dream is for the Vancouver Canucks to win a Stanley Cup in his lifetime, although so far, its looking kind of bleak. In the past, he worked with BlackBerry and helped relaunch their Business-to-Business network. With his experience there, he can probably help you change your ringtone, maybe. He is very passionate about most sports (even curling, but not poker), and is interning for Sports Networker this summer. He also writes infrequently at his personal blog. If you would like to talk sports or anything else with him, find him on Twitter, Facebook or email.
