Primary Job Title Head of Business Development & Partnerships Primary Organization Players Academy
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Dan serves as Director of Business Development, responsible for driving all aspects of new business for Scratch Events, including growth within the retail sector, expansion into new business verticals, and identifying opportunities within digital media. Dan has over 12 years of business development experience in sports, entertainment and digital
media. Prior to joining Scratch, Dan held several business development positions at ESPN. Most recently, Dan was a Senior Director of Business Development and Strategy at ESPN responsible for developing business plans, negotiating new partnership agreements and launching new start-up businesses for ESPN and ESPN Digital Media. Dan has also served as an independent consultant for several digital media companies and media entertainment based clients. In addition, he has served as a strategic business consultant for Price Waterhouse and in account management at Grey Advertising. Dan has built a solid reputation as a skilled strategic thinker, dealmaker, negotiator and partnership development executive. Dan holds a B.S in Business from The University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Specialties
- Strategic Partnership Development
- Digital Media and Technology
- Contract Negotiations
- Financial Modeling
- Launching New Business Initiatives
- Marketing and Brand Development
- Business Plan Development
- Industry and Partner Research and Analysis
