John's sports career began years ago as a lowly,
unpaid intern with the San Francisco 49ers as a Sponsorship Sales
and Alumni Coordinator. Within this role he helped to Managed
Corporate Sponsorships and assisted the 49ers Alumni Department in
the coordination of all Alumni Events. He was tasked with writing
for "The Alumni Gold" quarterly newsletter (sent to 49er fan base,
season ticketholders and corporate partners). Lastly, he organized
Alumni events and Alumni Tailgate parties. In addition to this NFL
experience, John also worked on the Corporate Sponsorship team with
the Golden State Warriors during one of their most successful eras
in the "We Believe" Playoff run in 2007. There, John developed and
implemented several marketing strategies for several companies from
the Property perspective on both a local and national
perspective.
John is a seasoned corporate sponsorship and marketing expert
with nearly fifteen years of experience in the sports and
entertainment industries. John has a great familiarity with the
Northern California market with an extensive rolodex of C-Level
professionals within the corporate sponsorship, marketing and
advertising agency industries.
