Chris Newman

Senior Vice President @Spire Sports Entertainment

Charlotte, NC, US

Contributing member of the senior leadership team working with C-Suite stakeholders to chart company direction. Provide leadership and drive strategy across the company\'s sales and marketing functions. Develop and implement strategic initiatives, monitor team and business performance, and act as a key spokesperson with executive level representatives from customers, strategic business partners and industry associations.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS Advisor and leader responsible for assisting with agency start-up; including defining positions, and sourcing talent to maximize output, capitalize on talent strengths, and leverage resources and strategic partners to scale business. Develop and implement the sales and operational infrastructure.Engage new brands across both public and private sectors; work across all divisions to secure sponsorship, endorsement revenue, and identify potential clients looking for an agency of record.Develop market specific promotional and marketing strategies for clients; create and assign campaign requirements for internal and external business partners and creative teams.Oversee end-to-end production for all major accounts.Train and mentor junior staff to grow relationships between brands and clients, and instill individual and team ownership and accountability.Liaise between remote leadership and office teams to provide guidance.Research and analyze competitive landscapes; advise stakeholders on new brand opportunities, talent development initiatives, and industry trends to drive revenue and perpetuate growth.Cultivate and manage vendor relationships; sourcing legal, creative, and web based collaborativebusiness partners that produce high-quality deliverables and excel across their specialty.Work directly with CFO to forecast and outline annual business projections; developing departmentbudgets, sales and operational metrics and KPIs.