programs
CEO DREAM TEAM LUNCHEON
Sponsored by AmericanWest Bank, formerly Security Business Bank of San Diego
The SDSI CEO Dream Team Luncheon series is a membership only community of CEOs from sports companies ranging from action sports, traditional sports, endurance sports, and lifestyle companies. The group hosts an extraordinarily successful CEO every quarter in a private setting to share successes, challenges, confidential business strategies and management techniques to overcome obstacles and accelerate growth. Members are typically CEOs that have raised initial funding, acquired customers and built a core staff team or VCs focused on growth stage companies.
These events are graciously sponsored by one of SDSI’s founding sponsor AmericanWest Bank, formerly Security Business Bank of San Diego.
Next CEO Dream Team:
Corporate Wellness, March 25, 2013
Featuring
Arch Fuston, Director of Corporate Wellness, Active Network
Gary Levine, President, GS Levine Insurance
Kristian Rauhala, Founder, PEAR Sports
At Challenged Athletes Foundation
Past CEO Dream Team Luncheons:
Social Entrepreneurship:
Featuring
Latane Meade, President, VAVi Sports & Social Club
Nancy Reynolds, Director of Business Development, Challenged Athletes Foundation
John Sarkisian, CEO SKLZ
Chris Swortwood, COO The People’s Movement
At the Challenged Athletes Foundation
Featuring
Latane Meade, President, VAVi Sports & Social Club
Nancy Reynolds, Director of Business Development, Challenged Athletes Foundation
John Sarkisian, CEO SKLZ
Chris Swortwood, COO The People’s Movement
At the Challenged Athletes Foundation
Mark Cafferty, President and CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Council
Al Kidd, President, San Diego Sports Commission & San Diego Hall of Champions
Duane Roth, CEO, CONNECT
February 15, 2012, San Diego Hall of Champions.
Inspiring Greatness with Jeff Moorad
Featuring: Jeff Moorad, president and owner San Diego Padres
November 9, 2011 at the SONY Home Plate Restaurant, PETCO Park
A Panel Discussion of Sports Business Leaders
Featuring:
Jeff Kelley, Founder, Sanuk
Bryan Pate, Co-Founder & Co-President, ElliptiGO
Kevin Flanagan, CEO, The People’s Movement
August 15, 2011 at the Challenged Athletes Foundation
From Basketball Great to Business Leader and Everything In Between: Lessons learned from Bill Walton
Featuring - SDSI Executive Chairman Bill Walton
May 25, 2011 at Security Business Bank Carlsbad offices
Program Contact:
Renne Catalano
Program Manager
Email: RCatalano@connect.org
Phone: (858) 964-1334
Al Kidd, President, San Diego Sports Commission & San Diego Hall of Champions
Duane Roth, CEO, CONNECT
February 15, 2012, San Diego Hall of Champions.
Inspiring Greatness with Jeff Moorad
Featuring: Jeff Moorad, president and owner San Diego Padres
November 9, 2011 at the SONY Home Plate Restaurant, PETCO Park
A Panel Discussion of Sports Business Leaders
Featuring:
Jeff Kelley, Founder, Sanuk
Bryan Pate, Co-Founder & Co-President, ElliptiGO
Kevin Flanagan, CEO, The People’s Movement
August 15, 2011 at the Challenged Athletes Foundation
From Basketball Great to Business Leader and Everything In Between: Lessons learned from Bill Walton
Featuring - SDSI Executive Chairman Bill Walton
May 25, 2011 at Security Business Bank Carlsbad offices
Program Contact:
Renne Catalano
Program Manager
Email: RCatalano@connect.org
Phone: (858) 964-1334
SD Sport Innovators is the heartbeat of the Southern California sports business community. We inspire sports innovation through connections, networking, mentoring, education and access to capital.
SD Sport Innovators (SDSI) is a non-profit, business accelerating, trade organization that connects and drives the growth of Southern California's vibrant sports economy by offering innovative programs and services for start ups, mature companies and service providers. We offer mentoring, education and capital funding opportunities for start-ups; best practice collaboration, access to new technology, and public policy advocacy for mature companies; as well as deal flow to our service providers and the Southern California Investment Community.
