4 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Corey Vann, who spent a decade moving crossed hoops partnerships astatine CAA, has joined ex-NBA prima Mike Miller’s Lift Sports Management arsenic its Chief Marketing Officer.
Lift, which reps sports stars including Patrick Beverley and Maya Brady, has brought successful Vann to oversee each trading initiatives and operations arsenic it targets caller ventures. Reporting into CEO Donnie McGrath, he will oversee nan trading strategy crossed Lift’s portfolio including marque development, subordinate representation, talent synergy and integer content.
Vann was astir precocious an executive astatine CAA, wherever he focused connected partnerships and endorsement deals crossed nan hoops division. He antecedently worked for nan National Football League, CBS Sports and for NBCUniversal arsenic an adjunct expert connected Football Night successful America.
“The opportunity to subordinate and thief turn Lift into a world-class agency was 1 I could simply not walk up,” said Vann. “Stepping into a domiciled successful which I get to touch aggregate sports, arsenic good arsenic spearhead business development, is simply a dream travel true.”
McGrath said he knew Vann was nan correct man for nan occupation “after 5 minutes of speaking pinch him.” “His relationships and estimation are unparalleled, and his, ‘find a way,’ mentality is simply a cleanable lucifer pinch nan group we’ve built astatine Lift,” he added.
New York-based Lift was founded successful 2020 by Miller, who won 2 consecutive NBA Championships pinch Miami Heat, and McGrath. Clients see Beverley, Brady and Paolo Banchero.
