VP, Corporate Partnerships NY Giants

New York, NY
Joined June 2008
Opendorse released its annual NIL report and, woo boy, it’s a banger. This June, NIL collectives paid athletes… 824% more than they did last June - perhaps the most revealing front-loading figure yet. Also: Athletes projected to get $2.75B this year in Rev-Share + NIL.
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Congratulations to the co-founder of Opendorse, Blake Lawrence, on being named to the 70 Most Impactful People in the NIL Space list. @Blake_Lawrence silverwavesmedia.com/70-most…
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How do NIL platforms ACTUALLY work? Here’s the best 30 second explanation from a recent @ontexasfootball podcast
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$1.67 BILLION will be spent on college athlete NIL services and products this year... Download the annual @Opendorse report to see exactly where the money is flowing: biz.opendorse.com/blog/nil-3…
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Big day for the team. Welcome to the fam, Stephen!
We are excited to announce Stephen Denton as our new Chief Executive Officer. With a proven track record in scaling businesses across technology, media, AI, and e-commerce, Stephen is the ideal leader to guide Opendorse through its next phase of growth. biz.opendorse.com/blog/opend…
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Exciting week @opendorse - went for a late night Blitz & followed it with some inaugural gameplay of #EACollegeFootball25! Apart from the game, the Johnson case opinion is worth understanding for anyone working in college sports right now. Learn more ⤵️ linkedin.com/pulse/johnson-d…
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Welcome to a new chapter of Opendorse. Incredibly excited to welcome Steve to the team and to shift my focus 100% towards helping our partners navigate once-in-a-lifetime changes in the college sports landscape.
We are excited to announce Stephen Denton as our new Chief Executive Officer. With a proven track record in scaling businesses across technology, media, AI, and e-commerce, Stephen is the ideal leader to guide Opendorse through its next phase of growth. biz.opendorse.com/blog/opend…
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If a business asks for your shipping address in the DM's, and handles payment via Venmo... you're probably thinking -- "this is sketch" -- right? Yet... this is how LOTS of athletes are handling NIL deals. 🪪 confidential information in the DM's. 📝 deals without actual agreements. 💸 payment via Venmo or CashApp. (if they ever get paid at all) ❌ It's a problem. ✅ We've solved it. Here's how @Opendorse helps athletes run their NIL deals like a real business. Secure communications, automated agreements, guaranteed payments, and lots, lots more. It's kinda like Etsy for NIL...
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Advertising and marketing company Epsilon has partnered with Opendorse to launch an NIL campaign that offers a $500 NIL deal to every female athlete participating in March Madness. More: on3.com/nil/news/epsilon-ope…
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That’s a wrap on NIL Media Day! Take a look behind the scenes from Austin, TX. 📍 – at Austin, TX
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Top 5 day of my career working @opendorse for a variety of reasons - but this right here is so, so cool. Loads of behind-the-scenes work by so many to make the @EASPORTSCollege launch come to life.
Working with Opendorse, EA Sports is signing side NIL deals with top players to promote College Football 25. Those are more than the $600 opt-in deal. Top female athletes are participating, including Jordy Bahl and Shelomi Sanders. More via @petenakos: on3.com/nil/news/ea-sports-l…
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The NIL marketplace Opendorse is preparing to launch Opendorse Payments, which will allow colleges to manage NIL contracts and send NIL deals to athletes. Permissive school-to-athlete NIL pay could be adopted as soon as August. More via @petenakos: on3.com/nil/news/as-ncaa-eva…
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Yeah, It’s really happening! Coming this summer. Full reveal in May #CFB25
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The Players Health x Opendorse NIL Exchange is today. Jam-packed day of brand, collective, legal, and content panels focused on maximizing the NIL opportunities for student-athletes. Dozens of brands & collectives in attendance. Key decision makers for future of college sports. – at Orlando, FL
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NEW: If an athlete transfers, collectives can file a claim to recover the $$ paid to the athlete prior to transfer. This is a truly innovative solution from @Opendorse x @PlayersHealth that benefits every stakeholder in the NIL industry. Learn more:
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Player's Health, a firm specializing in sports risk management and insurance, is launching an insurance product designed to protect NIL collectives in addition to partnering with Opendorse. Story on an idea that may offer some stability for collectives sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…
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🚨 Collectives & Colleges 🚨 Join us tomorrow for an exclusive NCAA Convention Debrief. We'll share insight into changes resulting from the approved proposals and preview the upcoming NIL Exchange event. RSVP NOW: iter.ly/1nnwu
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Blake Corum 🤝 Peloton @onepeloton Sr. Instructor Alex Toussaint made sure to show Blake some love on his historic year.
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