March 30, 2008

The Team joins forces with Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist with its upcoming Strategic Planning Process.

The Team, through its Collegiate Services Division, will facilitate the planning process as well as assist with the organization and data collection related to the RMAC’s Strategic Planning.

“We very much look forward to working with the membership and staff of the RMAC and helping them through this important planning process,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services.

“The RMAC looks forward to working with the Team to enhance our strategic plan. Their expertise and professionalism will be an asset to our process,” said RMAC Commissioner Joel Smith.

The Team’s Collegiate Services Division, was launched in January 2007, and offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification and self-study consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, sponsorship sales assessment and training, gender equity and compliance consulting, and executive search services.

The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Western Michigan University. Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of St. Thomas, Stevens Institute of Technology, Arkansas Tech University, Eastern Nazarene College, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Arkansas Monticello and the Pacific West Conference.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses.

Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.