Board of Directors

Mr. Nelson has been a member of our board of directors since July 2022, was our President from August 2022 to November 2022, has been our Chief Executive Officer since November 2022, and has been our Chairman since March 2023. Mr. Nelson began working in the financial services industry in 1986. In 1997, Mr. Nelson formed, and has since served as chief executive officer of, Nelson Financial Services Inc., which focuses on the employee benefits market. For more than 30 years, Mr. Nelson has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in the financial services arena. Mr. Nelson also formed Nelson Financial Services to provide financial guidance for all individuals. We believe that Mr. Nelson is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his experience in finance, particularly with respect to the sports management division of Nelson Financial Services.

Mr. Hecklinski has served as our President and a member of our board of directors since April 2024, and was our General Manager from March 2023 to April 2024. From November 2022 to February 2023, Mr. Hecklinski acted as a consultant in the college sports industry. From January 2022 to October 2022, Mr. Hecklinski was Assistant Football Coach at San Diego State University. From December 2018 to December 2019, Mr. Hecklinski was Assistant Football Coach at University of Kansas. From December 2016 to December 2018, Mr. Hecklinski was Assistant Football Coach at Indiana State University. Mr. Hecklinski was also Assistant Football Coach at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2016, the Colorado State University Pueblo in 2015, and the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Hecklinski holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Western Illinois University. We believe that Mr. Hecklinski is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience in coaching and recruiting college student-athletes.

Mr. Mason has been a member of our board of directors since September 2022. Mr. Mason is a former professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association, or NBA. Mr. Mason was selected with the 31st overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2002 NBA draft and continued his NBA player career with various NBA teams through January 2014. Mr. Mason also played professional basketball internationally for Olympiacos of Greece during the 2004–05 season and Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel during the 2005–06 season. From August 2013 to September 2014, Mr. Mason served as First Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association, or NBPA, and from November 2014 to December 2016, was the NBPA’s Deputy Executive Director. In March 2018, Mr. Mason co-founded and has since served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vaunt. Vaunt, based in New York City, creates in-person, once-in-a-lifetime destination programming and alternative competitions with pro athletes and entertainers. Mr. Mason earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture/Business from the University of Virginia in 2002, a Bachelor of Science in Business/Management from Union Institute & University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2017. We believe that Mr. Mason is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his business acumen and success in numerous organizations. Additionally, with Mr. Mason’s knowledge and skills as a former NBA player and Deputy Executive Director of the NBPA, Mr. Mason will be able to provide insights, leadership, and expertise as it pertains to our technology, recruitment, and marketplace.

Mr. Economou has been a member of our board of directors since May 2023. Since March 2023, Mr. Economou has been Managing Director of Greg Economou Consulting. From July 2019 to March 2023, Mr. Economou was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of game1, LLC. From April 2017 to June 2019, Mr. Economou was Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Sports of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Economou earned a BA in History and Communications. We believe that Mr. Economou is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to Mr. Economou’s executive-level experience with sports-related businesses.

Mr. Borish has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2024. Since January 2015, Mr. Borish has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Trading Corporation, an investment and advisory firm. Since December 2021, Mr. Borish has also been a partner of Torsion Technologies, LLC. In addition, since 2015, Mr. Borish has been an independent trustee of RMB Investors Trust, a registered management investment company. Since October 2023, Mr. Borish has also served as a director of CIBC Bancorp USA, a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX: CM; NYSE: CM). Additionally, since September 2013, Mr. Borish has served as the Board Advisor of ValueStream Labs, an accelerator for financial services technologies. From January 2013 to June 2020, Mr. Borish was the Chief Strategist of Quad Group LLC, an investment firm. Mr. Borish graduated from the University of Michigan with an A.B. and earned an M.P.P. in Public Policy from Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. We believe that Mr. Borish is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his prior experience serving in executive, director or trustee positions in financial management companies and organizations.