“Sponsorship has grown up over the decades from and ego-driven investment to ‘this could be interesting’, to ‘our competition is doing it’, to comprehensive, strategic and well-integrated platforms that enable brands to touch and interact with consumers in authentic and compelling ways.”

Management
With over 20 years at IMG, the worlds’ largest sports management company, Erik brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record.  While at IMG, Erik helped build a number of successful sport and lifestyle events including the Bank of the West Tennis Classic (formerly the Virginia Slims of Oakland), the Bank of the West Beach Games (formerly the US Open of Surfing), the Transamerica Seniors Golf Tournament and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon – to name just a few. In addition, Erik’s Executive Director experience also includes events such as the Manhattan Beach Tennis Open, Scottsdale Tennis Championship, San Francisco Marathon, Symphony on Ice and the Merv Griffin Celebrity Tennis.

Corporate
We have worked with a number of corporate customers including: JP Morgan, Siebel, Audi, Bank of America, Bank of the West, DHL, Sybase, SAP, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, Franklin Templeton Group, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Porsche.

Association
We have worked with a number of professional sports and media associations including: Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), Stanford University Athletics, ESPN, NBC Sports, Fox Sports Net, ABC Sports and CBS Sports.