Jeff Jarrett

All Elite Wrestling - Director of Business Development

Jeff Jarrett, a third generation professional wrestler, has been involved in the industry since 1986 when he made his in-ring debut at the age of 18. Throughout his illustrious career, the Tennessee native held 70 championships in various promotions such as NWA, AAA, WWF, and WWE amongst others. In 2018, Jarrett was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame before signing with the organization as a producer to organize matches. Most recently, Jarrett joined AEW where he currently serves as on-air talent and the Director of Business Development where he is responsible for exploring new markets for future shows as well as overseeing global brand growth for the five-year old organization. Outside of wrestling, Jarrett is a co-owner of the wood-bat summer league team Springfield Lucky Horseshoes. 

Vince Surdo

Catch - Founder and CEO

The company was founded back in 2020 by Vince Surdo who came from a hospitality, sports, and tech background.

Vince was an athlete his entire life and played baseball all throughout his youth and collegiate career. He always excelled in a leadership position in his athletic career being the catcher and captain of his collegiate teams, so he always had a passion for sports and being the best teammate possible.

Vince also comes from a family who owned and operated the 2nd oldest Italian Restaurant in Chicago called Monasetero's, working every job possible from back of kitchen staff to running banquet operations. The business operated for 55 years and Vince learned at a very young age the importance of what going above and beyond for customers means and providing the best hospitality experience possible. The family business was built on that foundation.

During the middle of the Pandemic, Vince was looking at the trajectory of how consumer behaviors were moving. Things were going cashless more than ever, people were going to be socially distant, and lines were a big thing that every business was trying to reduce. Unfortunately, most ordering platforms out there were overcharging small businesses and double-dipping into customers as well, all while claiming to be helping the businesses. Vince knew that 30% online ordering charges were ridiculous no matter who was paying them and then the idea hit, why wasn’t this available at stadiums? Or if it was, why wasn’t it a big deal or he was even remotely aware of it.

That spawned the idea for Catch, which started as a Mobile Ordering Platform for concessions at stadiums.

Vince and his Co-Founder Aaron built the Platform and since then, they have partnered with over 65 stadiums/venues/teams all across North America, and expanded their Platform for not just mobile ordering, but the full Point of Sale system and back-of-house Data Platform for organizations to leverage.

Currently, Catch just launched their own Front Office Platform, which allows teams and organizations to get away from the many spreadsheets and onto one single platform to run an effective organization.

Vince and his team continuously listened to their Partners and built the #1 Mobile Ordering Platform in Sports and the best POS System designed for Venues and Stadiums. With over 65 venues, the Platform processes millions of transactions every year and over 90,000 yearly customers pay for their food, merchandise and much more through the Platform.

John McCormack

Florida Atlantic University - Head Baseball Coach

John McCormack completed his 16th year atop Florida Atlantic University baseball as head coach in 2024, and 34th season with the program. He had previously served 11 years as associate head coach and seven years as an assistant coach, beginning in 1991.

Coach Mac has led FAU to four regular season conference championships (C-USA: 2016 & 2019, Sun Belt: 2010 & 2012) and one postseason conference championship (Sun Belt: 2013). The Owls have qualified for NCAA Regionals six times (2010, '13, '15, '16, '18, '19) in the McCormack era.

To this point, a total of 104 FAU players that McCormack has recruited or coached at FAU have continued their professional baseball careers, including Nolan Schanuel, who was selected in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels. Additionally, 33 of the 36 draftees were not drafted out of high school, continuing McCormack’s outstanding track record of developing players after they come to Boca Raton.

Adam Lowler

Glitnir Ticketing

Adam has been with Glitnir Ticketing since Early 2013. Prior to joining Glitnir, he worked for the Saint Paul Saints and the Detroit Red Wings. He has experience in ticket sales, ticket operations, customer service, promotions, sponsorship sales and marketing at the professional sport level. Adam currently leads Glitnir's sales and support teams as the Vice President of Sales and Customer Support.

Andrew Seymour

Palm Beach Cardinals - General Manager

Andrew Seymour has served as an executive in Minor League Baseball for over 15 years. The Toronto, Canada native was the General Manager of the Vancouver Canadians immediately preceding his time with the independent Grand Prairie AirHogs. Seymour then moved to Southwest Florida where he was the General Manager and Vice President of the Fort Myers Miracle, where the Minnesota Twins called home for Spring Training. He then moved across the state to assume the role of General Manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals and Assistant General Manager of Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, America's busiest baseball stadium serving host to six different affiliated baseball teams including the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins Spring Training bases. Seymour has been named minor league baseball executive of the year three-times throughout his career. 

Ryan Foose

Fooser Sports Designs - Founder & CEO

Ryan Foose is the award-winning founder of Fooser Sports Designs, creating logos and brands for teams all throughout the country. With clients that include ESPN, Minor League Baseball, NCAA, Fanatics, Hat Club and hundreds of schools, teams, and organizations world-wide, Foose develops the perfect solution for branding, marketing and outfitting each team. Foose is responsible for creating logos that were featured amongst the top-10 selling hats in all of Minor League Baseball in 2018, 2020, and 2021 with numerous other projects for MiLB's Copa de la Diversion campaign. His brands and logos are also featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Smithsonian National Museum of American History while winning awards including NA3HL logo of the year, MiLB Copa Identity/Cap Tournament Champion, Ballpark Digest best new brand, and many many more.

Audra Grigaliunas

Matyk Media- Director/Principal

Born to Lithuanian immigrants, Audra grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. She’s been called a “paratrooper” for good reason:  Send her into any project and she’ll get it across the finish line. Before forming Matyk Media, Audra spent 20 years producing for broadcast and digital platforms. She held senior leadership roles at ABC and CBS television affiliates, KO-MAR Productions, and New York-based Bankrate, Inc. In these roles, she successfully developed comprehensive multimedia programs while working with global organizations and some of the biggest names in digital publishing: Yahoo!, NBC, MSN, Comcast, and Bloomberg. She designs video strategies, builds studios, leads video teams, consults in-house communication teams, sets up technologies, uses data to drive video, and keeps up with the ever-changing video trends.

MATYK is a woman-owned, women-run video marketing consultancy and full-service production company. MATYK represents creative freedom, a forward-thinking philosophy, and a generation of creators with a purpose to tell stories that move.

John Wilson

Ballgame Sales Training & Consulting - Founder & President

John Wilson, Founder and President of Ballgame Sales Training & Consulting, has over 20 years of sales experience working for collegiate, minor league & professional sports teams. John understands first-hand what it takes to be a successful sales executive in the sports industry. During his career, he’s been in the front offices of the NBA, NFL, ECHL, MiLB and Frontier League. He has also managed and hired winning sales teams, sold sponsorships, premium seating and ticket packages. With clients in minor league & collegiate sports, Ballgame Sales Training & Consulting is a firm that offers affordable, and specialized sales training & franchise management consulting for collegiate & professional sports teams.

Glenn Gutek

Awake Consulting & Coaching - Founder

Glenn is the founder of Awake Consulting & Coaching, an organization devoted to helping professionals wake up, and lead in the direction of excellence. The vision and passion he brings to Awake has shaped a team that brings un-paralleled professionalism and expertise to making a bottom line impact in the businesses and practices they serve. With a variety of resources Awake Consulting & Coaching has the ability to create a profitable business that serves clients, customers, staff, employees and owners with enjoyment and excellence.

Glenn’s core coaching practice serves attorneys and law firms across the country. His experience helping Attorneys become effective entrepreneurial leaders, paired with his background in Organizational Development, gives Glenn a unique combination of education and experience that produces results for entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals.

In 2021 Glenn became a part of the ownership group of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes. In this setting his love of the game of baseball is matched with a deep desire to see the community of Springfield have a sports franchise they love, and an opportunity for young men to pursue their dreams.

James Vanterpool

James Vanterpool - Real Estate Agent & Investor, Springfield Lucky Horseshoes Ownership Group

James Vanterpool is a Real Estate agent in Virginia and real estate investor. Through growing his sales business he was able to join the ownership group with the Shoes. James enjoys networking and building relationships to expand his sales business

George Linley

Palm Beach County Sports Commission - Executive Director

George Linley has been a member of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission (PBCSC) for more than 20 years and its Executive Director for nearly 13 years. During his tenure as executive director, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission has significantly grown the sports landscape and sports tourism impacts in The Palm Beaches.

Palm Beach County is one of the leading sports destinations in Florida and its Sports Commission has been nationally recognized for its recent accomplishments. Under Linley’s leadership, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission’s event portfolio has doubled since 2011. Palm Beach County is home to an array of world class sporting events on both a national and global stage. Sports events are contributing to the overall success of Palm Beach County’s tourism economy, which has seen record growth in hotel occupancy and bed tax collections.

George received the 2021 Larry Pendleton Leadership Award, presented by the Florida Sports Foundation to an executive in the Florida sports community who has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills. George was recognized as the nation’s “Sports Tourism Executive of the Year”, in 2019, presented by Sports ETA.

George is a Palm Beach County native. He graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He received a Master of Business Administration with a track in Sports Management from Florida Atlantic University.

George also serves on the Orange Bowl Committee, the Boca Raton Bowl Executive Committee, the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) and the Roger Dean Stadium Advisory Board. He is committed to making Palm Beach County the premier sports destination in the United States.

Ashely Peterson

Palm Beach Children’s Hospital/ St. Mary’s Medical Center- Marketing Manager

A & J Baseball Consulting - Founder

Ashley was a Minor League baseball executive with the Reading Fightin’ Phils for 15 seasons. A native of Reading, PA, her story is unique in that her first job at age 15 was with the RPhils, she completed her internship there and then continued down her career path becoming the Assistant General Manager all with her hometown team. Ashley joined forces with Brandiose to form BrandioseOps in 2016 where she worked with Minor League Baseball teams on developing a team sales culture and together, they developed “The Idea Bar,” an online idea exchange platform.

Ashley pivoted to healthcare where she manages the marketing initiatives for the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. She is still involved in consulting, volunteers on the local youth athletic board and attends more baseball games then she did working in MiLB with her three sons who play travel ball.

Bruce Adams

Bethesda Community Baseball Club - Founder & President

Bruce co-founded the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club in 1998 to build Shirley Povich Field, create the Bethesda Big Train summer college team, and raise money to improve fields for kids. A founder of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (CRSCBL) in 2005, Bruce was an inaugural member of the CRSCBL Hall of Fame. Bruce has served as a Montgomery County Councilmember and as director of Montgomery County’s Office of Community Partnerships. A 1998 Washingtonian of the Year, Bruce was inducted into the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame in 2020. For additional information: www.bigtrain.org/about/board.

Jeremy Neisser

Founder - Sports Marketing Machine

Jeremy Neisser is a highly respected figure in the sports marketing industry with an impressive career that spans over 20 years. His extensive experience within professional sports and college athletics has given him an in-depth understanding of the challenges these organizations face, particularly when it comes to increasing ticket sales.

As a sports marketing consultant, Jeremy partners with sports teams and college sports programs, providing them with the necessary tools and systems to navigate the complex world of digital marketing. His expertise in analyzing marketing data and sharing best practices allows teams to sell more tickets and increase their fan base more effectively.

Jeremy is recognized for his innovative strategies and his focus on results. His significant contributions have left a lasting impact on the sports marketing landscape. Jeremy hosts the Sports Marketing Machine podcast where he provides audiences with valuable insights and practical solutions to pressing marketing issues.

Jamie Toole

Springfield Lucky Horseshoes - Chief Storyteller

Jamie Toole has been providing fan-first entertainment to communities all throughout the country since his first job in the industry working the speed pitch machine for the Capital City Bombers in 1998. Since then, Toole has served in numerous executive level roles in Minor League Baseball, Independent League Baseball, and Summer Wood-Bat League Baseball with stints working for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Joliet JackHammers, Salem Avalanche, Bridgeport Bluefish, Jupiter Hammerheads, and South Coast League. In 2020, Toole founded Golden Rule Entertainment and purchased the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes with the intent of creating a brand and product that the community will be proud to call their own.