Profluence+ Weekly Member Updates (7)
Welcome back to the Profluence+ Community newsletter, where we share weekly updates for members.
Recap From Last Week
We had an awesome group chat with Jordan Gazdik (Sports Investor) on Monday.
He dove deep into his journey and core areas of focus. Jordan’s humbleness and willingness to admit areas he’s still learning about were super refreshing.
We also had an working session on Friday with Scott Garber and Andrew Petcash.
➜ Recap with the recordings & notes in the community.
Updates For This Week
As a reminder, we have weekly events for the community with our group chats, networking hours, community meetups, & more.
Here's what we have this week: 🗓
8/13 group chat with Trey Bowles (Managing Director, Techstars)
8/15 group chat with Adam Azor (EVP, Global Marketing at Sportradar)
8/15 cricket panel (Opportunities, Landscape, Insights)
These will be incredible sessions!
Since you're a subscriber, here's a preview of upcoming community events:
8/20 group chat with Justin Driscoll (Principal LeAD Sports Capital)
8/27 group chat with Lauren Selig, PE Sports Investor
🗓 To RSVP and view all upcoming events see the community calendar.
Sports Startup Course
We’ve finished the first draft of the “sports startup” course — which is going to be an amazing resource for you.
25 sections of actionable content with quotes, graphs, data, & relevant examples from successful companies in the sports industry.
We’re still tinkering with the name as it’s targeted at sports founders…
But has great insights for everyone in the industry.
Content From the Community
Finding your content style
Branding 101: selling emotions
2025 tentpole sports events calendar
Demographic data for cricket in the US
Proven cold-email sequence for outreach
The 3rd golden age of North American soccer
NBA and their thinking around European hoops
How Gamma landed 20 million new users in one year
Ben Lang is looking to write $100k checks into two startups
Wins by Members
Very successful week for members across their businesses and initiatives!
Bet Caddy platform reveal for Tony Ryan
AthletFi 100% coverage across youth soccer club
TeamTrak announces 2025 launch of cycling league
Rey Jefferson sold 3 official WNBA basketball artworks
Sal Filardi wrote his first angel check into a sports tech company
Nationsbest Football official college football media partner for Jansanity
Ultrax developing a medical module alongside the University of Notre Dame
➜ See these and more in the “Share Wins” tab.
Newest Members
Founders
Phil Larmon - stealth
Kim Quigley - Onrise
Ben Nichols - Padel 22
Ryan Tremblay - NSID
Jay Resio - Draftnation
Blake Holman - MyArc
David Wurth - Plyr App
Blake Kassel - Bodylastics
Abdulqadir Chiba - stealth
Eric Brugel - CLAW league
Chase Garrett - IconSource
Hector Castro - Empire MMA
Adam Wright - CoachFrank AI
Will Minor - Netting Professionals
Markus Gaebel - Squash Facilities Network
Other
Atif Karim - cricket
Dexter Myers - stealth
Michael Joffin - stealth
Jason Fitter - CloseUp360
Riley Wilkins - sports law
Lance Dietz - KB Partners
CiCi Bellis - Cartan Capital
Joseph McGrath Jr - Fanatics & DSG
You can connect with the newest community members here.
Love building with all of you!
- Andrew Petcash, Scott Garber, & John Haegele 👋