Democratize College Athletics

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Student Athlete NIL (SANIL) is the only agency of record dedicated solely to assisting brands, universities and student-athletes in navigating the new era of Name, Image and Likeness. By bringing to bear decades of experience in collegiate sports marketing, ubiquitous credibility among industry stakeholders, and a second-to-none understanding of the regulatory environment, our partners are assured that they enter the NIL space equipped with the knowledge, data and insights necessary to take full advantage of the greatest arbitrage opportunity in marketing history.

Title Partner

INFLCR, a Teamworks product, is the leading athlete brand-building and NIL business management app for elite athletic organizations. The INFLCR athlete app educates student-athletes, coaches and staff for the NIL era in a safe and compliant environment, all powered by best-in-class content delivery for student-athletes to access and share content to their social media channels. INFLCR works with more than 4,000 collegiate and professional sports teams with a network of over 75,000 active users.

Impactful new features like the INFLCR Local & Global Exchange provide local and national companies with the ability to find, communicate with, pay, and report NIL transactions with student-athletes, maximizing their NIL earning potential with streamlined reporting for
their institution and their personal tax returns.

Venue Partner

The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame is a 94,256 square-foot interactive experience located in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment, and tourism district. Adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park, the Hall provides visitors with a highly immersive and engaging experience using a blend of historic college football artifacts and state-of-the-art multimedia exhibits. The National Football Foundation (NFF) established the Hall in 1951 to stand as one of the nation's premier sports shrines, immortalizing the game’s greatest players and coaches as positive role models for future generations.

Official Social Network

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

Official Financial Education Partner

As the Official ETF of the NCAA, Invesco QQQ is changing the way college students approach personal finance. Invesco QQQ believes it is more important than ever that student-athletes have access to sound financial resources that will help them avoid common money pitfalls and feel confident in their personal finance decision-making. Invesco QQQ is proud to support student-athletes both on and off the court with their free web-based game, “How Not to Suck at Money” – the Official Financial Education Program of the NCAA – that allows students to learn the skills and importance of budgeting, investing, choosing credit cards and so much more.

Official Hotel Partner

At Omni, we strive to be more than just a place you stay, but a place you experience. For us, that means we’re committed to more than only meeting your expectations—but raising them. It all starts with each of our destinations thoughtfully invoking local flavor and offering exceptional service to make your stay unforgettable. From championship golf courses to award-winning spas, signature restaurants and striking views, our hotels and resorts offer everything and more. Whichever destination you choose, you’ll want to make your stay a permanent vacation.

Official Registration And Payment Processing Partner​

As the most trusted camp management software, CIRCUITREE SPORTS is here to help Athletic Departments, Coaches, and Student-Athletes optimize, automate, promote, and grow their NIL and camp / event registrations. Our innovative features, modern web design, secure payment processing, and intuitive platform will have you opening online registration in no time.

Foundational Partner

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A lifestyle fitness drink and a pioneer in the rapidly growing performance energy sector, CELSIUS has five beverage lines that each offer proprietary, functional, healthy-energy formulas clinically proven to offer significant health benefits to its users. CELSIUS is proud to support the inaugural NIL Summit during this monumental time in college athletics. Attendees can look forward to a day fueled by CELSIUS alongside unique onsite activations and insights into our upcoming College Marketing program as we work to empower students to tackle the abundance of opportunities that come after graduation. Through hands-on marketing experience, the program aims to establish, support, and prepare college athletes and students alike. CELSIUS is eager to continue educating consumers through in-person engagement, ultimately setting the foundation to further partnerships with student-athlete influencers and organizations.

Supporting Partners

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Advance is the only unbiased industry expert that provides full protective education for both NIL and life beyond sports. Our robust DDMC curriculum: Decision-Making, Due Diligence, Money and Contracts prepares student-athletes for success along with the challenges and responsibilities of maximizing their full NIL potential. Our unique athlete pedagogy and process-driven methodology engages student-athletes in a way that they can understand and immediately apply protective tools to real-life, for the rest of their lives. Our automated intelligence (AI) driven due diligence technology allows student-athletes to protect themselves from potentially risky people or companies while applying learned due diligence processes.

Miller Nash is a nationally recognized, industry-focused law firm with offices throughout the West. Our sports, entertainment, and media team includes former D-1 collegiate athletes, agents, and in-house counsel who understand the way clients in the space operate. Our attorneys advise NIL collectives, educational institutions, professional sports teams, agencies, management companies, amateur and professional athletes, entertainment venues, content creators, talent managers, and other individuals and businesses in the sports, entertainment, and media industries.

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 14 offices and more than 600 attorneys and principals who provide a full range of legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world. Our professionals are widely recognized for their leading knowledge and experience across a broad spectrum of industries, as well as their dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives and pro bono work. But what really sets us apart is our investment in client relationships—our unwavering commitment to understanding their businesses, the around-the-clock access we provide, and our nimble and customized delivery of services. We treat your goals, ideas, and objectives as our own and fight fiercely for resolutions that are in your best interest. This promise goes deeper than words. It is our creed, adopted and held true at all levels, starting at the very top.

While the old-fashioned way of getting an autograph won't disappear, virtual autograph sessions are certainly on the horizon. DigiSign is the new wave of fan experiences that has transformed the routine athlete autograph moment into a live, dynamic, virtual engagement that – following a highly personalized interaction – leaves fans with a one-of-a-kind and authenticated digital signature collectible. This creates an entirely new type of ticketed encounter between fans and stars, and takes a unique approach to the antiquated industry of collectibles and autographed memorabilia. DigiSign allows athletes to easily meet with fans, sign autographs, and create personalized events that are extremely scalable and easy to activate. What’s more, these events can be directly promoted on their social channels. With DigiSign, the opportunities are endless to build your brand and grow your fan audience.

UniWorld Group (UWG) is the longest-standing, full-service, multicultural advertising and marketing agency in the United States. A thought leader in creativity, inclusion, and innovation, UWG has carved its legacy in the communication space for more than fifty years by connecting brands to multicultural audiences beyond the construct of race and ethnicity. UWG is a minority-owned, woman-led strategic partner of the WPP network.

Founded in 2000, Atlanta based MELT is one of the nation's leading sports marketing agencies. The agency's work includes more than two decades of representing The Coca-Cola Company activation of 17 consecutive Final Fours, 7 seasons of ESPN College GameDay, AFLAC's sponsorship of The Southeastern Conference (SEC) and much more. MELT has also won a collective 20 industry awards since 2017, including: CEO of The Year, Event Marketer IT list of Top 100 Event Marketing Agencies, and Chief Marketer's Top 200 Agencies.