We are delighted to
kick off the 5th season of the iWorkinSport LIVE Interview series with none
other than Craig Thompson, an influential name in sports
marketing globally.
Craig has been disrupting
the status quo and innovating strategies for sport growth for over 30 years. He
was one of the co-founders of TEAM Marketing and was instrumental for the creation
of the UEFA Champions League, in 1992, as well as several other major sports
ventures. Craig is currently the CEO of Mindspring Sport, a sports marketing
agency, as well as founder and partner at Mindspring Capital.
Thompson has a rich background
in consulting for major global sports projects spanning 17 sports across 66
countries.
Prior to Mindspring,
Thompson served as CEO of the 34th America’s Cup San Francisco, created the
sporting and commercial concept for Europe’s first professional, multi-country
hockey league launched in 2008, the Champions Hockey League, and served as VP
of ISL Marketing, whose properties included exclusive global marketing
relationships with the IOC, FIFA, UEFA, FIBA, IAAF and the FEI.
Do you want to hear some amazing stories about life in the sports world? Thompson says “it has been a wild ride and if you love sports the stories will be fun for you.”
Learn more about the career of a renowned sports executive. Join us LIVE on 16th February at 7 pm CET as we discuss his career and his views on the current sports matters and opportunities.
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