Vice President

Born and raised in Bayside, Queens 44 years old Bachelors Degree in English from

Columbia University (1988) Masters in Sports Management from

University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1993)

Today we resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

First job in sports was an Internship at Western Kentucky University Athletic Department

Six years as a property executive and nine years as a brand executive at Pepsi

In 2010, he decided to switch over to consulting business by joining Team Epic

This agency specialized in campaign development, experimental marketing, and digital marketing

What responsibilities will you have in this role that you haven’t had in previous jobs?

To help lead Team Epic’s new positioning in the marketplace and to help lead our clients into the convergence of online and offline experiences in sports, lifestyle and brand marketing. It’s not just one core offering any more. We’re trying to be responsible to the needs of clients in the future. It’s more than just consulting. It’s more than just digital. It’s more than just experiential marketing. It’s all of those things.

What’s the biggest change for you in this job? Pitching business will be somewhat new. However, having

sat across the table from Dale Jr. pitching him on why Mountain Dew and Amp [would work for him] in his post-Budweiser era or pitching from a property perspective on why Target should carry NBA merchandise or pitching Toyota to continue with the Dew Tour, I’ve done a lot of pitching.

You’ve tried every area of the sports business. What differentiates the brand, property and agency sides of the business?

It was always about brands for me. I’m not just a property guy or an agency guy or a brand guy. From the client side, it’s nice to hold the keys and having buying power, targeting investments that meet your goals. That’s exciting. Building the property portfolio with partner solutions in mind was always exciting. Now being able to be on the cutting edge on the agency side, helping or enabling brands to sift through their choices and make wise, strategic investments will be equally exciting and brings it full circle.

Basketball Coach

Jones was born on March 30, 1961 (54 years old)

Born in Bastrop, Louisiana Attended Louisiana State University and

played on the Men’s basketball team which he coaches now

Played from 1980-1984 and played in the 1981 final four as a freshman

1984-1997 Assistant Coach at LSU 1997-1999 Assistant Coach at Memphis 1999-2000 Head Coach at Memphis 2000-2001 Assistant Coach at Alabama 2001-2012 Head Coach at North Texas 2012-Present Head Coach at LSU - 2006 & 2009 made it to NCAA First

Round- 2014 made it NCAA Second Round

"Not everybody is the right fit at a place like this," LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva said. "Getting along with people is really important. Johnny loves this place and his love and his passion shows so much, it's hard not to like him. Our fans love this place so much, and they see that in him and it helps form a special bond.”

"He's an excellent coach," Brown said matter-of-factly. "He's a disciplinarian. He's got an exciting style, and in order to attract fans in Baton Rouge, the score can't be 52-50. This isn't basketball country. You need an exciting style of play, and that's Johnny's way.