LEADERSHIP

  • Brian Gainor, Founder of Gainor Sports

    Leader in Global Sports & Entertainment

    Brian Gainor is a leading executive in the sports & entertainment industry with 20+ years of experience advising professional teams, leagues, brands and organizations across the globe.

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    Jacksonville Sports & Entertainment

    Brian founded Jacksonville Sports & Entertainment in 2023 to help connect, unite and raise the profile of the Jacksonville sports and entertainment community.

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    Ohio Sports Administration Program Advisory Board

    Brian served as the Chair of the Ohio University Sports Administration Alumni Advisory Board - the #1 ranked MBA/MSA program in the world with 2,000+ alumni.

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    Keynote Speaker

    Brian has served as a featured speaker at dozens of acclaimed sports & entertainment conferences, league and team partner summits and industry events across the world.

  • Partnership Activation logo with tagline 'The 'Think Tank' for connecting brands with fans' on a black background.

    Partnership Activation

    In 2008, Brian founded Partnership Activation, an industry-leading resource showcasing marketing and sponsorship trends, insights and best practices distributed to 70+ countries worldwide.

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    Forbes 30 Under 30

    Brian was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in the category of Entertainment in 2011.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Gainor Sports’ executives have experience advising 200+ sports and entertainment organizations over the past 20 years, including:

  • ATP Tour logo on a dark blue background, representing men's professional tennis and Gainor Sports' work in tennis sponsorship strategy and fan engagement. Copy

    ATP

  • AFL logo with football shape and bold blue and red colors.

    Australian Football League

  • KFC logo above a football-themed BBB logo with a black and gray shield and yellow outline.

    Big Bash League

  • Logo for Caribou Coffee featuring a stylized coffee cup and the text 'Caribou Coffee'.

    Caribou Coffee

  • Logo for Cedar Fair with intertwined loops and the text 'Cedar Fair' in bold blue letters

    Cedar Fair

  • The Chelsea Football Club logo, featuring a blue lion holding a staff, with red roses and footballs on a circular blue and gold background.

    Chelsea FC

  • Graphic illustration of a bear's head with open mouth and bared teeth, in orange and black colors.

    Chicago Bears

  • Chicago Cubs logo with a red 'C' and 'UBS' in the center, surrounded by a blue circle.

    Chicago Cubs

  • Circuit of the Americas

    Circuit of the Americas

  • Cirque du Soleil

    Cirque du Soleil

  • Denver l Red Rocks Ampitheater

    City & County of Denver

  • Cleveland Browns x Gainor Sports

    Cleveland Browns

  • Cleveland Cavaliers x Gainor Sports

    Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Columbus Blue Jackets

    Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Complexity Gaming x Gainor Sports

    Complexity Gaming

  • Cricket Australia

    Cricket Australia

  • Cricket Victoria

    Cricket Victoria

  • Dallas Stars logo on a green background.

    Dallas Stars

  • Dallas Wings

    Dallas Wings

  • Detroit Red Wings logo featuring a white winged wheel on a red background.

    Detroit Red Wings

  • Durham Bulls

    Durham Bulls

  • eSports Stadium Arlington

    eSports Stadium Arlington

  • Evil Geniuses

    Evil Geniuses

  • FELD Entertainment

    FELD Entertainment

  • Full Sail University l Armada l Esports

    Full Sail University eSports

  • Georgia Aquarium

    Georgia Aquarium

  • Green Bay Packers

    Green Bay Packers

  • Harris County Houston Sports Authority

    Harris County Houston Sports Authority

  • Hartford Athletic

    Hartford Athletic

  • Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports

  • ICC

    ICC

  • ICC Women's T20 World Cup Australia

    ICC Women's T20 World Cup

  • Indianapolis 500 l Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    Indianapolis 500

  • Indiana Pacers

    Indiana Pacers

  • Las Vegas Raiders

    Las Vegas Raiders

  • Lowe's Home Improvement

    Lowe's

  • Major League Cricket

    Major League Cricket

  • Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl

    Maker's Wanted Bahamas Bowl

  • Melbourne Renegades

    Melbourne Renegades

  • Melbourne Stars

    Melbourne Stars

  • Methodist Hospital

    Methodist Hospital

  • Miami Heat

    Miami Heat

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  • Miami Dolphins

    Miami Dolphins

  • Milwaukee Admirals

    Milwaukee Admirals

  • Milwaukee World Festival l Summerfest

    Milwaukee World Festival

  • Minnesota Twins

    Minnesota Twins

  • Minnesota Vikings

    Minnesota Vikings

  • Minnesota Wild

    Minnesota Wild

  • Minor League Baseball

    Minor League Baseball

  • Momento

    Momento

  • MSPMAC l Minneapolis Airport

    MSPMAC

  • Viking Lakes l Minnesota Vikings

    MV Ventures

  • NBA G League

    NBA G League

  • NCAA

    NCAA

  • Netball New Zealand

    Netball New Zealand

  • New York Islanders

    New York Islanders

  • New York Knicks

    New York Knicks

  • New York Mets

    New York Mets

  • NFL Europe

    NFL Europe

  • Oklahoma City Thunder

    Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Olivet Nazarene University

    Olivet Nazarene University

  • One World Observatory

    One World Observatory

  • Orlando City SC

    Orlando City

  • Orlando Pride

    Orlando Pride

  • Overton Park Shell

    The Overton Park Shell

  • PGA TOUR

    PGA TOUR

  • Portland Trail Blazers

    Portland Trail Blazers

  • REVELxp

    REVELXP

  • BBQFest

    Q BBQ Fest

  • RBC

    RBC

  • Reese's l Hershey's

    Reese's

  • REVELxp

    REVELxp

  • RMHC

    Ronald McDonald House Charities

  • SoFi Stadium

    SoFi Stadium

  • Space Center Houston

    Space Center Houston

  • Sporting KC

    Sporting KC

  • Sports ETA

    Sports ETA

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • TPG

    Teall Properties Group

  • Texas Rangers

    Texas Rangers

  • TGL

    TGL

  • The Crossover

    The Crossover

  • The Hartford

    The Hartford

  • Towson University

    Towson University

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

    UIC Athletics

  • Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

    Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

  • University of Florida Athletics l Florida Gators

    University of Florida Athletics

  • University of Wisconsin Athletics l Wisconsin Badgers

    University of Wisconsin Athletics

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletics l UWM Panthers

    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletics

  • USA Fencing logo featuring a person reaching with a fencing sword within a shield, with stylized red and white stripes below, and the text 'USA FENCING' underneath.

    USA Fencing

  • USA logo with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue background inside the letters

    USFL

  • USL logo with the words 'United Soccer League' below in white on a dark blue background.

    USL

  • Victoria V logo with a red sausage illustration and the text 'Vienna Beef' on a yellow background.

    Vienna Beef

  • Weber 1 WBBL logo with a shield background, featuring a golf ball and a golf club.

    WBBL

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    World Table Tennis Championships

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    XFINITY