DISE is excited to welcome Cre Rasberry to the board of directors beginning in 2021! She currently serves as Director of Events at Conference USA and joined the DISE board in January as part of our Partnerships committee.
To get to know Cre, we asked her a few questions about her professional experience and the DFW sports industry.
Read MoreDISE is excited to welcome Kenny Bunch to the board of directors beginning in 2021! He currently serves as Director of Service & Retention for the Dallas Mavericks and is joining the DISE board as part of our Memberships committee.
To get to know Kenny, we asked him a few questions about his professional experience and the DFW sports industry.
Read MoreVote for your favorite nonprofit to receive an additional grant at this year’s virtual Fast Pitch event on December 10!
Read MoreBlack Sports Professionals – North Texas, Women in Sports and Events (WISE), and Dallas Influencers in Sports & Entertainment (DISE), together presented a webinar with speaker Reggie Williams, former NFL linebacker and author of Resilient by Nature, an intimate account of his remarkable journey from athlete to executive. He was interviewed by NFL columnist Jarrett Bell.
Read MoreDISE will be hosting virtual events, including speakers, panel discussions, and happy hours for our membership. Please let us know what days of the week and times of day would be most convenient for you to log in and attend!
Read MoreOn Tuesday, December 2, 2019, DISE hosted our 5th annual Fast Pitch presented by Lagardère Plus.
6 non-profit finalists and the Troy Aikman Foundation Fund at United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas were honored with grants to fund the amazing work they are doing in the Dallas community.
Read MoreOn Monday, October 21, 2019, Dallas sports and entertainment professionals convened at the American Airlines Center for a panel discussion on how the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic is already shaping up to be a huge success for North Texas.
Read MoreNick VanderLinden has a long track record working with beverage brands – he’s been the GM of Red Bull here in Dallas for two years after spending nearly 15 years at Anheuser-Busch InBev. Nick brings his extensive sales and marketing experience in the consumer goods sector to the DISE advisory board, and we’re very lucky to have his unique perspective. We caught up with Nick to ask him about what sets Red Bull apart from other brands in sports sponsorship, the industry in DFW, and what advice he’d give his younger self.
Read MoreDISE advisory board member Jennifer Cho is the EVP/GM Southwest at Weber Shandwick, an international public relations agency with offices in 79 cities. Jen’s robust background in sports and entertainment has led to a fascinating career path, and her leadership and extensive experience in marketing have made her a valuable addition to the DISE team. Jen was recently the moderator for our diversity and inclusion in sports event, Cultivating Change On and Off the Court.
Read MoreOn Thursday evening, July 18, 2019, sports and entertainment professionals from across DFW came together at the new Dallas Morning News auditorium for the first event collaboration between Dallas Influencers in Sport and Entertainment (DISE) and Black Sports Professionals North Texas (BSPNTX). The event featured a panel discussion involving the country's foremost thought leaders who have helped shape the current state of diversity and inclusion in the world of sport.
Read MoreOn Thursday, June 6, 2019, Dallas professionals in sports and entertainment gathered to dodge, dip, dive, duck, and dodge in our first annual sand dodgeball tournament at FORO Sports Club!
Read MoreDISE advisory board member Jeff Armstrong co-leads the Richards Partnership Marketing team at The Richards Group and has more than 20 years of experience in the sports, entertainment, and cause marketing space. We caught up with Jeff to ask him some questions about the sports industry, his background, and how to get your foot in the door at a sports marketing agency.
Read MoreDISE advisory board member John Davidson leads GameStop’s esports and partnership efforts, identifying brands and developing strategy for opportunities that bring value to customers. We caught up with John to ask him some questions about the industry, his experience, and what advice he has for up-and-coming sports and entertainment professionals in Dallas.
Read MoreOur event, Exploring the "I" in DISE: Everyone's an Influencer focuses primarily on celebrity “macro” influencers and their impact. However, we would be remiss if we didn’t also explore the impact being made by campaigns featuring micro-influencers. So, we caught up with Dr. Jon Iadonisi, the Founder and CEO of VizSense, a Dallas-based Influencer Marketing and Sales Intelligence Firm, to learn more about micro-influencers and how his company delivers highly specialized marketing and sales campaigns engineered to a specific brand’s DNA.
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