Bobcats CFO resigns
July 10, 2009
Bobcats Sports & Entertainment Chief Financial Officer Michael Behrman has resigned. Industry consultant Bill Duffy from Atlanta-based Aspire Group Inc. will serve as interim CFO. Duffy has been working with the organization in an advisory role for the past five months. Behrman spent four years with the NBA team was responsible for all financial operations…
Read MoreFormer Atlanta Spirit chief Bernie Mullin forms Aspire Group
March 4, 2008
Atlanta Business Chronicle – by John Manasso Staff Writer After his mutual parting from the Atlanta Spirit LLC, owner of the NBA’s Hawks and NHL’s Thrashers, former CEO Bernie Mullin said he had about 27 different job prospects. He inquired about two CEO positions, one involving baseball and another involving multiple sports. In the end,…
Read MoreGA Tech hands ticket sales to Aspire Group
May 25, 2009
By JOHN LOMBARDO & MICHAEL SMITH Staff writers Georgia Tech has hired The Aspire Group to handle ticket sales for football and men’s basketball in what is believed to be the first case of a university outsourcing its ticket operations, a move that could start a significant trend as schools look to outsource more athletic…
Read MoreMullin launches consulting firm, signs NHL, Tribe
March 3, 2008
By JOHN LOMBARDO Staff writer Former Atlanta Spirit CEO Bernie Mullin has formed a sports consulting company, the Aspire Group, and has signed the National Hockey League and the Cleveland Indians as clients. Mullin, who resigned in January from Atlanta Spirit, which owns the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena, created…
Read MoreThe Aspire Group Partners With Ottawa 67’s to Service and Sell Tickets
February 9, 2010
Atlanta-based The Aspire Group announced today that they are partnering with the Ottawa 67’s of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) to service and sell tickets for the major junior hockey club that plays in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The Aspire Group will handle all inbound and outbound sales efforts at the Ottawa Fan Relationship…
Read MoreHearts, minds & wallets
May 1, 2008
by Tim Darnell Bernie Mullin … Years ago, the manager of a Denver, Colo., Jiffy Lube learned, first hand, why companies such as his spend millions of sports marketing dollars. Bernie Mullin was president and GM of the Denver Grizzlies at the time, “and Jiffy Lube gave us several thousand dollars worth of advertising tags,”…
Read MoreRising Stars
October 1, 2009
Which individuals will emerge as the next generation of leaders in the sports marketplace? Partnership Activation, Inc. is excited to recognize the October recipients of the “Rising Stars Program”, an initiative that honors four (4) young professionals each month who are making an impact in the sports industry early in their career. The individuals nominated…
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