AJ Maestas is the Founder and CEO of Navigate. Navigate is the industry leader in evaluating and measuring marketing investments, primarily in sports and entertainment. Based in Chicago, navigate helps clients determine the value of their partnerships and understand how they are performing.
Rick is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and grown numerous agencies focused on sponsorship and fan engagement. FishBait celebrates its 17th anniversary in 2020, and Rick credits the longevity to a mix of “extremely hard work, good luck, loyal clients, and talented teammates.” Rick is known as one of the best sponsorship idea generators in the business today, and combines empathic consumer insights with crisp empirical data. His clients have included MasterCard International, numerous Olympic Games sponsors, Bank of America, ESPN, and dozens of others. Rick’s also a highly sought-after public speaker and writer.
Steve Pacheco is the President/CEO of the American Advertising Federation. Pacheco is tasked with designing a future-forward organization consistent with the changes impacting the advertising landscape. His role will span evolution of the AAF’s programs, services and membership; volunteer engagement; and serving as the voice of the advertising industry through advocacy and lobbying on key issues from free commercial speech to the advancement of diversity and inclusion.
Edward M. Kull was named Interim Director of Athletics at Fordham on July 1, 2020. A former Senior Vice President at GENYOUth Foundation, previously served as the Senior Director of Development and Senior Associate Athletic Director at Fordham University since May of 2017 where he was responsible for leading the annual and major gift fundraising efforts supporting 22 intercollegiate and club sports.
Burke Magnus was named executive vice president, programming and scheduling, of ESPN in May 2015, having served as senior vice president, programming and acquisitions since January 2014, and senior vice president, college sports programming, since March 2008. In this role, Magnus oversees all of the company’s program acquisitions and rights holder relations, content strategy and scheduling across professional and college and amateur sports.
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