LEADERSHIP

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    Leader in 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 Ad Advisory Board

    Brian serves 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.

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    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

  • A logo of the Australian Football League (AFL) with the letters 'AFL' inside an oval shape.

    Australian Football League

  • KFC and BBL logo design with a black shield and yellow background.

    Big Bash League

  • Logo for Caribou Coffee featuring a stylized depiction of a coffee cup with steam and the text 'Caribou Coffee' underneath.

    Caribou Coffee

  • Cedar Fair logo with interconnected roller coaster tracks and the text "Cedar Fair" below.

    Cedar Fair

  • The Chelsea Football Club logo featuring a blue lion holding a staff, surrounded by the words "CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB" and symbols of a red ball and red flowers.

    Chelsea FC

  • Illustration of a bear's head in orange and black colors, with its mouth open and teeth showing.

    Chicago Bears

  • Chicago Cubs logo featuring a large red C with the word CUBS inside, on a blue circle background.

    Chicago Cubs

  • Abstract logo with black, white, and red curved shapes.

    Circuit of the Americas

  • Gold circular logo with a smiling sun face in the center, surrounded by rays and decorative elements, with the text 'Cirque du Soleil' below.

    Cirque du Soleil

  • Logo of Denver with a stylized cityscape, mountain, and sun, accompanied by the text 'DENVER THE MILE HIGH CITY'.

    City & County of Denver

  • The Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team logo with a black background.

    Cleveland Cavaliers

  • A logo with a stylized dark blue star outline, with a smaller white star inside it, and the word "COMPLEXITY" written below in bold, dark blue letters.

    Complexity Gaming

  • Cricket Australia logo featuring a shield with a green background, a sunburst, and white stars, and the text 'CRICKET AUSTRALIA' underneath.

    Cricket Australia

  • A shield-shaped logo with a large navy blue letter 'V' in the center, surrounded by curved blue, gray, and green lines.

    Cricket Victoria

  • Detroit Red Wings logo on a red background.

    Detroit Red Wings

  • Icon with two overlapping stylized white letters S on a blue circular background.

    eSports Stadium Arlington

  • A logo with a circular design divided into four sections, with a blue background.

    Evil Geniuses

  • Hello Entertainment logo made of gold stars with the text 'HELLO' in large font and 'ENTERTAINMENT' below in smaller font.

    FELD Entertainment

  • Full Sail University Armada Esports logo with a stylized 'A' in the center and the university and program name surrounding it.

    Full Sail University eSports

  • Logo featuring a blue fish shape with the letter G integrated into the fish body.

    Georgia Aquarium

  • Green Bay Packers logo on a yellow background

    Green Bay Packers

  • Harris County Houston Sports Authority logo with a blue star and red claw marks on a black background.

    Harris County Houston Sports Authority

  • Hartford Athletic logo featuring a blue circle with white text, a red star, and a green 'H' in the center.

    Hartford Athletic

  • Hendrick Motorsports logo with red text and a black checkered flag design.

    Hendrick Motorsports

  • A stylized blue globe with curved lines wrapping around it, representing a global network or communication

    ICC

  • Logo for ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a stylized cricket ball and vibrant pink and blue elements.

    ICC Women's T20 World Cup

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo with checkered racing flags and wings.

    Indianapolis 500

  • Indiana Pacers logo featuring a stylized letter P with a basketball design, surrounded by a yellow band with the text 'INDIANA PACERS'.

    Indiana Pacers

  • The logo of the Las Vegas Raiders football team featuring a pirate wearing a football helmet and an eye patch, with two swords crossed behind his head.

    Las Vegas Raiders

  • Lowe's logo on a blue background.

    Lowe's

  • Major League Cricket logo featuring bold red and blue typography and graphics.

    Major League Cricket

  • Logo for Bahamas Bowl with palm trees, a football, and the text 'Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl'.

    Maker's Wanted Bahamas Bowl

  • Melbourne Renegades logo, featuring a red 'R' with a tail, and the team name in black and red text.

    Melbourne Renegades

  • Melbourne Stars cricket team logo featuring a green star with the team name.

    Melbourne Stars

  • Stylized letter M in black on a white background.

    Methodist Hospital

  • Logo of the Miami Dolphins featuring a stylized dolphin jumping in front of a sunburst.

    Miami Dolphins

  • Milwaukee Admirals logo featuring a stylized skull with antlers wearing a navy hat, with bold blue and white lettering.

    Milwaukee Admirals

  • Logo of the Minnesota Twins baseball team featuring a stylized 'TC' within a red eye shape against a navy blue background.

    Minnesota Twins

  • Illustration of the Minnesota Vikings logo featuring a Viking with a yellow braid, horned helmet, and a purple headband, facing to the right.

    Minnesota Vikings

  • Minnesota Wild hockey team logo featuring a stylized wild animal head with a forest and sun design in green, red, and yellow colors.

    Minnesota Wild

  • Logo for Minor League Baseball featuring a silhouette of a baseball player in navy blue with a helmet, set against a background divided into red and blue halves, with five stars above the player, and the words 'Minor League Baseball' below.

    Minor League Baseball

  • Logo of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission with an airplane and the acronym MAC in the center.

    MSPMAC

  • A white Viking longship with a sail, floating on water against a purple circular background.

    MV Ventures

  • NBA G League logo with a silhouette of a basketball player and a lightning bolt in the G

    NBA G League

  • NCAA logo with white text on a blue circular background.

    NCAA

  • Netball New Zealand logo on black background with white text and emblem.

    Netball New Zealand

  • The New York Islanders hockey team logo featuring a stylized hockey stick and puck with the team's name.

    New York Islanders

  • New York Knicks logo featuring a basketball with the team name inside

    New York Knicks

  • New York Mets logo featuring a stylized city skyline, a baseball with stitching, the word 'Mets' in orange script, and a bridge, all enclosed in a circular orange border.

    New York Mets

  • NFL Europe logo with a shield, stars, football, and bold red 'NFL' text on a blue background.

    NFL Europe

  • A yellow flame with a Christian cross in the center on a dark purple background.

    Olivet Nazarene University

  • Logo for One World Observatory with the slogan "Elevate Your Senses"

    One World Observatory

  • Orlando City soccer team logo featuring a gold lion's head on a purple shield background.

    Orlando City

  • Orlando Pride logo featuring a stylized fountain inside a circular badge with purple, white, and blue colors.

    Orlando Pride

  • Colorful rainbow with dots radiating outward

    The Overton Park Shell

  • Portland Trail Blazers logo with a stylized 'pinwheel' design in black, red, and white, and text 'PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS' beneath.

    Portland Trail Blazers

  • A stylized logo of a grill with a flame above it, in orange and gray colors.

    Q BBQ Fest

  • RBC logo with a blue background, featuring a yellow lion holding a globe, and the text 'RBC' at the bottom.

    RBC

  • Reese's logo with orange background and yellow and brown text.

    Reese's

  • A drawing of a house with a chimney emitting a heart-shaped smoke, where the house is holding hands with a McDonald's worker in a red and yellow uniform.

    Ronald McDonald House Charities

  • SoFi Stadium logo on a blue background.

    SoFi Stadium

  • A blue background with a white logo consisting of curved shapes forming a dynamic, abstract symbol.

    Space Center Houston

  • Logo for Sports ETA featuring colorful stylized flags above the text.

    Sports ETA

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers flag with skull and crossed swords logo.

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Red stylized lowercase letters spelling "tpg" on a white background.

    Teall Properties Group

  • Texas Rangers logo with a red and blue circular design, white background, large red letter 'T' in the center, and team name arched around the circle.

    Texas Rangers

  • A white circular logo with a stylized check mark and zigzag lines inside, set against a blue background.

    The Crossover

  • Logo featuring a stylized deer with large antlers and the text 'The Hartford' beneath it.

    The Hartford

  • Touison sports team logo featuring a stylized tiger head with an open mouth, in black, white, and yellow colors.

    Towson University

  • UIC logo with bold blue letters outlined in red on a white background.

    UIC Athletics

  • Gasparilla Bowl logo featuring a shield with crossed swords and text 'Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl'.

    Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

  • University of Florida Gators athletics logo featuring a green alligator head with sharp teeth, set against a blue background with the word 'ATHLETICS' below.

    University of Florida Athletics

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    University of Wisconsin Athletics

  • Milwaukee Brewers logo featuring a black panther head with an open mouth and the team name beneath it.

    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletics

  • Logo for USA Fencing featuring a stylized figure fencing inside a shield with red and white stripes.

    USA Fencing

  • U.S. flag-themed text spelling out 'USL' in red, white, and blue colors with stars.

    USFL

  • USL logo with red and blue colors and the text 'United Soccer League' beneath it.

    USL

  • Vienna Beef logo with a blue V and a red sausage illustration on a yellow background.

    Vienna Beef

  • Weber 1 WBBL logo featuring a shield with a golf ball and tee, and bold green and white text.

    WBBL

  • A stylized letter 'W' with a gradient color transitioning from orange to red, on a black background.

    World Table Tennis Championships

  • White stylized letter 'X' on a purple gradient background.

    XFINITY