Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Science (BS) Sports Management , Sports Management -Work Experience
Brand Velocity Group
Current
Brand Velocity Group
VisionWorks LLC
Current
VisionWorks LLC
The Players Impact
Current
The Players Impact
Revel Spirits, Inc.
Current
Revel Spirits, Inc.
Endeavor
2015-02-01 - 2018-01-01
Endeavor
Grand Central Tech
2015-02-01 - 2017-12-01
Grand Central Tech
Breeders’ Cup World Championships
2013-05-01 - 2015-01-01
Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Sports and Entertainment and Tiki Ventures LLC
2008-01-01 - 2013-01-01
Sports and Entertainment and Tiki Ventures LLC
Simon Property Group
1999-01-01 - 2005-01-01
Simon Property Group
Coca-Cola HBC
1991-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Coca-Cola HBC
Skills
Summary
If you want to launch, scale or monetize your business, you want Drew in the room. He's a self-described "white space" guy. The guy that not only looks forward but looks around to come up with fresh ideas to grow your business. Drew has a results-charged track record of guiding premier companies and iconic celebrities to differentiate their brand and optimize revenues through the development and execution of ground-breaking concepts, strategic partnerships and new business ventures. His ideas have created a billion dollars of top-line value. What makes Drew extremely valuable is his proven ability to shape his ideas for profit and take them to market to his vast and well connected professional network. Drew particularly enjoys building new categories, the most challenging and exciting work of all. He is best known for envisioning and making markets in sports and entertainment for: Endeavor(WME-IMG), MLB, International Olympic Committee, Coca Cola, Madison Square Garden, Simon Property Group, Breeders Cup, NY Mets, and Baltimore Orioles . Drew is a Partner of Brand Velocity Group, a disruptive middle market private equity firm that focuses on consumer and data companies with $10 million + of EBITDA. BVG is differentiated because of its focus on marketing, something its competitor’s lack. Drew takes great pride in BVG's core values -- integrity, thoughtfulness and kindness. Drew “lives every second of every day” and loves spending time with his family, dog and doing his part, such as mentoring kids in sports to make the world a better place to live.