Our Team

17-year marketing veteran including golf, hot dogs, magazines, professional baseball, cars and event marketing.
Consistently exceeded aggressive revenue goals and set industry standards at General Motors for lead generation and sales increases of more than 20%.
Focus on account management, business development, product marketing, strategic planning, client relations, event management, contract negotiations, and budget management.
Created a game-changer in 1998 … and still used today … when Trevor Hoffman, MLBs all-time saves leader, enters the game to Hells Bells – otherwise known as Trevor Time.
Set industry standards for lead generation.
Emmy Award winning producer for the 1998 World Series commemorative video.
Driver and public relations personality for the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

17-year professional career developing strategic partnerships and providing integrated sales and marketing solutions for top brands, numerous professional and collegiate sports teams, entertainment properties and various lifestyle events.
Primary responsibilities include business development, creating, evaluating, and activating sponsorship opportunities, building cross-promotional programs, and creating strategic integrated marketing campaigns for respective clients.
Conference marketing director of the National Sports Forum – the largest cross-team sports marketing conference dedicated to sales and marketing.

15-year career in marketing and manufacturing.
Runs all day to day operations/finance of the business, including accounting, finance, legal, event operations, contracts, purchasing and meeting planning.
Has helped create start-up companies and managed multi-million dollar programs.
Implemented budgeting systems, vehicle-ordering systems, helped streamline evaluations, contracts, and purchasing.

10-year marketing and events career developing effective strategies, integrated programs and partnerships to increase visibility of brands, generate revenue-producing campaigns and sales of consumer products for major corporations in the sports, entertainment, lifestyle, fitness, and fashion arenas.
Primary responsibilities include creation of strategic programs and promotions, new business and partnership development, sponsorship evaluation and account management.
Special affinity for collegiate athletics. Created a multi-faceted sponsorship program that placed a never-before-done Pontiac on the arena floor of Staples Center throughout the entire Pac-10 Tournament in Los Angeles.

25 years representing General Motors’ brands, working primarily with lead generation, consumer product education and dealer incentive initiatives.
His path in the promotions industry has traversed through many Fortune 500 companies including the International Motor Sports Association and House of Seagram and Bacardi-Martini, USA.
Was a member of the conceptual team that created one of the most successful automotive lead generation activities in General Motors’ history: The Measure Up Challenge.
Considered as an industry authority for fully maximizing clients' event sponsorships.

7+ years professional career managing and developing event and sales promotions for top brands including Buick, GMC, Chevrolet, ConocoPhillips and more.
Primary responsibilities include business development, account management and executing sales promotions and event programs for respective clients.
Created, launched and executed Pontiac Vibe launch sweepstakes for cross-promotion with Pac-10 Blue Chip sponsors including 76 Gasoline , Verizon Wireless, US Bank and State Farm Insurance.

10+ years marketing and promotional professional in brand, automotive, sports and entertainment.
Focus on promotions, sales, various lifestyle events and more.
Primary responsibilities include business development with strategic planning, account management, product marketing, activation execution and client relations.
Designed and executed the first of several Western Region multi-lateral NASCAR programs.
Two time Chevy Racing Award Winner.

10-year career in marketing and promotions.
Over 10 years’ experience in Meeting & Event Planning for groups up to 600 people.
Celebrity handler for Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas.
Runs in-house Fulfillment Programs, responsible for Client Reporting.

20-year career in accounting, finance and operations.
Responsible for cost accounting, finance and operations.
Analyzed and created procedures that reduced company costs by more than 10% and increased project management efficiency for a multi-million dollar company.

14 + years in the marketing and graphic design industry.
Ability to design and produce all the elements that separate Southport's clients from the sea of vendors on a traditional expo row.
Oversees the logistical necessities required for major events across the nation.
Has developed award winning display properties and numerous print campaigns for clients including General Motors, Ford, Toyota and 3M.
Member of the Graphic Artist Guild and AIGA.