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Ishveen Anand is the CEO and founder of OpenSponsorship, a platform that connects brands with athletes in the $140 billion sponsorship industry.   Ishveen shares her journey into sports sponsorship, which began when she became a sports agent in 2009.   She recognized the challenges in securing sponsorship deals and was inspired to create a more efficient and accessible solution through technology.   OpenSponsorship uses IBM's Watson AI to facilitate connections between brands and athletes, prioritizing genuine interests rather than just financial incentives.   Ishveen emphasizes the importance of understanding what athletes are passionate about in promoting authentic partnerships and shifting away from traditional sponsorship approaches.   Ishveen shares advice on acquiring strategies and productivity tools for business owners and reflects on the importance of being aggressive and adapting quickly in business.   Website: OpenSponsorship   Previous Episode: iam177-ceo-and-founder-breaks-down-barriers-in-sponsorship-process   Check out our CEO Hack Buzz Newsletter–our premium newsletter with hacks and nuggets to level up your organization. Sign up HERE.  I AM CEO Handbook Volume 3 is HERE and it's FREE. Get your copy here: http://cbnation.co/iamceo3. Get the 100+ things that you can learn from 1600 business podcasts we recorded. Hear Gresh's story, learn the 16 business pillars from the podcast, find out about CBNation Architects and why you might be one and so much more. Did we mention it was FREE? Download it today!

Derek talks with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship. Ishveen shares her entrepreneurial journey, key leadership principles, and how she built the category leader. Ishveen shares one of her proudest memories and accomplishments in her entrepreneurial journey. 

Building a company is not for the faint of heart. Ishveen is no stranger to the highs and lows of growing a business. Ishveen shares some pieces of her background that has helped her maintain her drive while building her company, OpenSponsorship.

Welcome to The Business of You Podcast, where you'll discover how to turn your big idea into big business. Learn how to grow your personal brand into the business of your dreams. Each week, you'll hear from the founder of successful companies and find out how they walked their epic journey to achieve a flourishing business. Then, listen to learn how you can use their roadmap to create a thriving company and pave your own road to success! Meet Ishveen Anand This week's guest is Ishveen Anand, the founder, and CEO of OpenSponsorship, a VC-backed startup connecting brands to pro athletes, teams, and events. Ishveen, a graduate of Oxford University, was named on Inc's Top 100 Female Founders list in 2019 and on the Forbes30under30 sports list. She has grown OpenSponsorship into the largest and smartest platform globally, completing 6000 deals to date using AI, social insights, and ROI data. Brands that have used OpenSponsorship to find athletes include Anheuser Busch, Verizon, Draftkings, Draymond Green, Rob Gronkowski, and Todd Gurley. Becoming a Disruptor in the World of Sports When Ishveen played sports at university, she found that the agencies who promoted athletes didn't care about change or innovation. So she decided to start her own company to change the environment of sports promotion in 2015. She not only works with big names in popular sports, but Ishveen also includes other non-traditional sports such as Cross Fit. Her current client base is 80/20 male to female, although this is representative of gender in sports. While more than half of the athletes on the platform are signed up by agents, anyone can match up with a deal that is less than six figures because the platform is so simple and easy to use. Discover how Ishveen uses her diversity as a part of her personal brand, how she challenges the norm in the world of sports, and how she overcame the challenges of growing her startup. Podcast Resources Visit Open Sponsorship on the web Connect with Ishveen Anand on LinkedIn Connect with The Business of You Visit the Business of You on the web Like The brandiD on Facebook Follow The brandiD on LinkedIn Join us on Instagram Learn more about Branding on The brandiD Blog   Show Highlights [02:07] Ishveen's journey and how she became a sports booking agent.  [05:01] How Open Sponsorship works for athletes.  [09:04] Turnaround time and the process of hiring an athlete. [11:04] How she defines her personal brand and how her brand promotes her business. [18:42] Seeing her brand with human elements and what she loves about her brand. Quotes “We've created a business that is doing business in the biggest sports leagues in the world.” “We've simplified the sponsorship process to be more like recruitment.” “Knowing that even small brands and local businesses can utilize athletes on the platform is amazing.”

Today on Power The Journey, a University of Oxford graduate with a bachelors and masters in Economics and Management. She was the CEO of Auxus Strategic Solutions, currently a board member at Influence Mobile and the Founder and CEO of Open Sponsorship, the largest and smartest two-sided marketplace for sports sponsorship. She was a Inc, top 100 female Founder in 2019, a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 in sports business, a serial entrepreneur and a trailblazer in sports business. Introducing Ishveen Anand. https://wearegameplan.com/

Ishveen Anand is the CEO and Founder of OpenSponsorship, an online platform that connects athletes with brands. As traditional sport sponsorship deals only go to the top 1% of athletes, Ishveen started OpenSponsorship to help all athletes have the opportunity to be sponsored by brands. Ishveen is a graduate from Oxford, and is listed as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2015 and is one of Inc.'s Top 100 Female Founders in 2019In today's episode, Ishveen shares how she spotted the gap in the sports sponsorship industry, her thought process from how she facilitated the connection between the brands and athletes to how she structured the dispute resolution mechanisms, and how brands can get the most out of the collaborations with the athletes. Resources:https://OpenSponsorship.com/ - Check out OpenSponsorship's website  Actionable Take-aways:1. Spot the gaps in a market and act to fill it. By doing so, Ishveen is able to serve the 99% of athletes who were traditionally left out sponsorship deals. 2. A great to get users to sign up to your platform is to allow them to sign up for free, but charge commissions. This means that they do not take any risk for signing up and only pay when they have benefitted from your service. 3. Reviews provide social proof. Consider how this affects your business and be pro-active with seeking positive reviews from your past clients.Connect with Ted on: His Website at : www.tedteo.com LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-teo/ Instagram at: @ted.teo Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/tedteo

Guest Ishveen AandFrom handling profits in the sports world to optimizing your mental health as an entrepreneur, join Liam Leonard's guest discussion as he examines the proactive skills, decisions, and mentality of successful CEO and co-founder Ishveen Aand. Ishveen shares her background in sports agenting and its experiences that lead her to develop one of the biggest sponsorship companies in the US. Listen with them as they talk about common misconceptions of the timeline of an entrepreneur, and why you shouldn't forget to invest in things that satisfy you.In this episode you will learn:The importance of balancing your work with your mental health and how to do soWhy you shouldn't be afraid of starting overThe benefits of maintaining a professional rewards system at workAbout Ishveen Aand :Ishveen Aand is CEO and Co-founder of Open Sponsorship, a program built from a gap found in her experience as a sports agent. Ishveen identified the need for greater accessibility in the sponsorship industry for the whole public, not just select big names, and moved quickly to create an unstoppable team that could develop the technology necessary to manage the full sponsorship process. Open Sponsorship has become one of the largest sponsorship companies in the US, with 8000 athletes that range from big names like ESPN to small business startups. Now, Ishveen Aaand's name is no stranger in the sports world, where she is even found in Forbes' “30 under 30” list.Connect with Ishveen Aand:Linkedin:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanand/Website:   opensponsorship.comConnect with The Prosperity Perspective Podcast:Website:https://www.linkedin.com/company/dmlcap/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DMLCapitalTwitter:https://twitter.com/goalagain?lang=en

Hey everybody, I'm Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast. In 2015 Ishveen Anand brought to market her dream of an open marketplace for brands and athletes to do business. Brands have messages they want to get out in support of their products, athletes of all levels are great spokespeople – let's bring them together in a transparent and accessible way. Simple right? Not exactly. There is a lot that goes into taking an idea and making it a reality, a reality that businesses like Anheuser Busch, Groupon, The Vitamin Shoppe Draft Kings, Verizon and thousands more feel is reputable and credible enough to do business with. The first 4-5 years were about growth and expansion, both of credibility and business opportunity. Then as the business matures, you get into a “what's next” mentality. Do we need to cross into other verticals outside of sports, like entertainment? Is there new technology we need to develop? Do we need to change our staffing and our process? Leading a business as the CEO requires a constant mindset of “where are we going, vs. Where we have been. There is no such thing as comfortable. Challengers emerge, technology changes – it's all fluid. And then, the biggest change of them all. Names, Images and Likeness legislation. Think about this for a second, Ishveen's business OpenSponsorship, was dependent on a limited number of professional athletes able to leverage who they are to generate business for other brands. Now, enter in 460,000 new collegiate athletes able to do the same. As of July 1st, college athletes can use their name, their image, and their likeness to earn money! This opened up a huge opportunity for Ishveen and the great folks at OpenSponsorhip. And, amazingly, it isn't just the big stars and the big brands who are making money, for example, Jackson State DE Antwan Owens struck a deal with 3 Kings Grooming! Hadn't heard of either before I recorded this, but I love this, every bit of it. For long-time listeners you know I had Ishveen on the show two years ago, she is amazing, I learned so much then. Now we're checking back in to learn more about what has happened in the NIL world over the first couple months of wild west action! Here's my good friend, Ishveen Anand...

Ishveen Anand is a trailblazer in the sports marketing industry having built OpenSponsorship.com into the world's largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes for digital marketing campaigns. Her accolades include getting on the Forbes 30U30 sports list, Inc's top 100 female Founders list and raising $1.5M for the company including from NBA all-star Baron Davis, 500 startups, notable VCs and her Alma Mater Oxford Angel Fund. The marketplace has 7000 athletes, 60% are managed by the major sports agencies and 40% is athletes direct. They have done 6000 deals including for brands like Sperry, Anheuser Busch, ESPN, Fanduel and 100s more. https://opensponsorship.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanand/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

John Canzano talks with Ken Goe of The Oregonian to talk Tokyo Olympics, new Hayward Field, the Sha'Carri Richardson story and more. Ishveen Anand from Open Sponsorship joins the program in hour two to give us some more insight on college athlete sponsorships, NIL, branding, endorsements and much more. We also play, The Big Splash, Punch It! Audio, the Culligan Watercooler Report, the 2 @ 2. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

John Canzano talks with CEO of Open Sponsorship, Ishveen Anand to discuss branding, college athlete sponsorship, NIL, and more. Canzano asks Amand what will happen to the middle tier athletes and non-revenue generating sport athletes as far as NIL opportunities, is if there is a limited amount of dollars or are new dollars being created, opportunities between Open Sponsorship and the Olympics, what sponsorship opportunities she sees for women's sports, and much more. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

Ishveen Anand is the CEO and Founder of OpenSponsorship, the first online platform created to facilitate sponsorship agreements by connecting brands with rights holders, like teams, leagues, and even athletes. She was listed as one of Inc.'s Top 100 Female Founders in 2019, and Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2015. She also captained both the college netball and cricket teams while attending Oxford University.  In this episode, Ishveen discusses why she created OpenSponsorship and the challenges of being an entrepreneur. She then shares some insights from the sponsorship space, including her advice for college athletes. She also discusses how she and her team at OpenSponsorship have been preparing to connect college athletes with deals once NIL opens up on July 1st, as well as the possibility of using the platform to connect athletes with opportunities beyond sponsorship deals, and much more. Support this Podcast: https://anchor.fm/maddie-salamone Connect with Maddie Salamone on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/madsal15 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbwoJD3-PCz0eGGmr8KfyXw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maddie-salamone/support

Ishveen Anand is a trailblazer in the sports marketing industry having built OpenSponsorship into the world's largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes for digital marketing campaigns. Her accolades include getting on the Forbes 30U30 sports list, Inc. Magazine top 100 female Founders list and raising $1.5M for the company including from National Basketball Association all-star Baron Davis, 500 startups, notable VCs and her Alma Mater Oxford Angel Fund. The marketplace has 7000 athletes, 60% are managed by the major sports agencies and 40% is athletes direct. They have done 6000 deals including for brands like Sperry, Anheuser Busch, ESPN, Fanduel and 100s more. Listen to how Ishveen has learnt how to build a multi-million dollar business by allowing her team to be different and why that is so important! Follow us on Apple podcasts and Spotify to ensure you don't miss an episode of 'The Psychology of Success'! Click on the link below to listen to this and every episode: https://paulmcveigh.co.uk Follow, like and subscribe

Current focus: Open Sponsorship (https://opensponsorship.com/) Past Highlight: Inc Top 100 Female Founder, 2019 | Forbes 30 Under 30, Sports Category Expertise: Technology, Entrepreneurship & Athlete Marketing Here are the links to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanand/ https://twitter.com/IshveenAnand Recorded April 2020.

On today's episode of Deep Dive we welcomed Ishveen Anand, CEO of OpenSponsorship, the largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes. I chatted with Ishveen about how she started her business, what she's learnt about sports sponsorship through the course of her career and how brands can benefit from partnerships with athletes.  We discussed how Ishveen... continue reading »

On today’s episode of Deep Dive we welcomed Ishveen Anand, CEO of OpenSponsorship, the largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes. I chatted with Ishveen about how she started her business, what she’s learnt about sports sponsorship through the course of her career and how brands can benefit from partnerships with athletes.  We discussed how Ishveen... continue reading »

In today's episode, I got to polish the elevator pitch of the amazing Ishveen Anand, CEO of OpenSponsorship, the largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes.   The two things I coach people on to help them polish their pitch is to first make it based on pain, because 70% of humans purchase based on pain, and... continue reading »

In today’s episode, I got to polish the elevator pitch of the amazing Ishveen Anand, CEO of OpenSponsorship, the largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes.   The two things I coach people on to help them polish their pitch is to first make it based on pain, because 70% of humans purchase based on pain, and... continue reading »

Ishveen Anand is the Founder + CEO of award-winning marketplace OpenSponsorship, a VC backed startup connecting brands to pro athletes, teams and events. Ishveen, a graduate of Oxford University, was named on Inc's Top 100 Female Founders list in 2019 and on the Forbes 30under30 sports list. She is an expert on sports sponsorship thanks to being a former sports agent and now having grown OpenSponsorship into the largest and smartest platform globally matching brands to athletes and fitness influencers. Brands who have used OpenSponsorship to find athletes include Anheuser Busch, Verizon and Draftkings; athletes include Draymond Green, Rob Gronkowski and Todd Gurley.@opensponsorshipwww.opensponsorship.com@ishveenanand

Derek talks with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship. Ishveen shares her entrepreneurial journey, key leadership principles, and how she built the category leader. Ishveen shares one of her proudest memories and accomplishments in her entrepreneurial journey.

Derek talks with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship. Ishveen shares her entrepreneurial journey, key leadership principles, and how she built the category leader. Ishveen dives into more of what her business is, and how she came about creating this revolutionary sponsorship company.

Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Michael Bungay Stanier, Ishveen Anand, Anna Vocino, Travis Steffen, Michael Marra, and Cam Speck.

Ishveen Anand is the founder of OpenSponsorship, a marketplace that allows brands and athletes to connect and engage for potential campaigns. In this episode, we talk about her early days working in the sponsorship space to developing and founding her own company. We get her insights on how the game of sponsorships has changed for athletes and what ways they can take advantage of their influence. Ishveen has been highly touted for all her accomplishments and was recognized as a 30 under 30 Forbes inductee. Check out OpenSponsorship : https://hubs.ly/H0pkJ5l0 For more information on how to be smarter with your money check out our website at www.afrugalathlete.com Follow us on Social Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/afrugalathlete/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrugalAthlete Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5k0dPpBLwVQ5D2MJoJrcGw/videos?view_as=subscriber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-frugal-athlete/ Follow Amobi Okugo [ Founder + Host ] Twitter:https://twitter.com/amobisays Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amobisays/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/okugo/ Website: https://www.amobiokugo.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrugalathlete/support

Connecting brands and athletes in an open marketplace, founder Ishveen Anand shares her vision for OpenSponsorship and how it can help brands be more authentic and athletes gain valuable traction in their communities.

Ishveen Anand, the CEO and founder of Open Sponsorships, talks about athletes playing video games, the opportunities for esports sponsorships and what brands need to know about esports. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! Multiple new episodes each week. For daily esports news, check out the Esports Minute (https://esportsminute.fireside.fm/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Ishveen Anand.

Hey everybody, I'm Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast…Just a reminder for everyone, we have this incredibly robust online learning platform called The Work In Sports Academy -- 4 modules full of articles, videos, worksheets, podcast episodes and more. The course teaches you hor to be an expert at getting hired in sports.YOu can find all the details at workinsports.com/adademyBUT the reason I am bringing this up is that during this crazy pandemic where we are all locked at home, I wanted to offer up something special to all of you. I created an abridged version of the Academy courses, called Academy Essentials… and it's 100% free. Register as a user at WorkInSports.com with either a free account, or a premium membership, and you will get the Academy Essentials course for FREE.Pretty cool right?Alright so let's talk about the sports industry!If you missed it I posted an episode on Friday on how the sports industry will function during high unemployment -- we are headed towards a period of high unemployment, many of you have never lived through that, so I brought up some strategies and expectations you should all have for this new scenario we'll all be facing.I suggest you listen, and be prepared for what is to come. Coming up on Wednesday is my interview with Dan Kaufmann, Director of Corporate Partnerships with the New York Jets - it's a great interview, and the LAST of my pre-corona interviews!I interviewed Dan prior to the breakout, he's an incredible interview, but we speak nothing of corona, so you'll need to take a break from corona talk for 40 minutes on Wednesday, I think you can hack it. Dan and I did talk last week, and for the NFL, business is still moving forward, he is still meeting with clients virtually and talking on the phone -- he, like Greg Hylton a few weeks back, said many teams in the NFL are still hiring staff...so that is a place to look if you are in the market. Of course, it can all be found on our site, WorkInSports.com the #1 job board for the sports industry. Just being completely transparent… prior to the corona outbreak, we had about 25,000 active sports jobs on our site. Now, we're down to 10,776 -- it is a smaller pool, but that's still a lot of opportunities. Our friends at Open Sponsorship -- former podcast guest Ishveen Anand's company - they are hiring. I'm seeing jobs from Red Bull, Turner Sports, NBC Sports, CAA, Bismarck Larks baseball team -- and a bunch of other orgs, some of which you have heard of, others you may not have known existed. That's what WorkInSports is here for -- we find all the jobs, thousands you may never have even heard of, and put them in one convenient spot for you. ASM global, Sommer Sports, Hurrah, Altitude sports… there are so many sports employers out there and these are just some of the employers on the first page of our site, posted fresh!Alright, today's question comes from Jasmine T…Jasmine is a member of our private Facebook group where she posed this question. YOu can join the group too, search Facebook for Work In Sports podcast, then answers a few quick questions and I let you in. Don't answer the questions, I don't let you in. It's pretty simple. Ok, Jasmine's questions: “For those of us that were in the interview process before all of this happened and the company is now under a hiring freeze, what would you recommend doing? What is the best way to keep in touch with the hiring manager? I'm trying to stay relevant so that I'm remembered when the hiring freeze is over!”Jasmine great question and I'm going to try and take it in multiple directions to help various people out in a similar scenario.This is a very real scenario, many people were in the process, and then the lights got turned off in areas around the globe, and people were told to stay inside, and we all adjusted to a new reality...with a hiring freeze. The most important part of hiring,

Mentorship is highly important in any role, but even more important when you're the CEO. You have to continue to push yourself, and your company, and having a mentor will help guide you through those tough times. A mentor can tell you what they have done for themselves, which can help you know what to do, and what not to do.

When Ishveen Anand started getting athletes like Dwyane Wade and Tiger Woods on her platform, brands started coming in droves. But according to Ishveen, simply driving transactions to happen on her platform would not be enough to create a sustainable business. In this episode we discuss why Customer Success became a core competency of OpenSponsorship's business, and how optimizing for outcomes like ROI and brand awareness made it possible for the business to retain customers in the long run. Ishveen also talks about how her role as a founder fundamentally changed as the platform scaled, and how she learned how to balance execution with delegation to her team over the 4 years since founding the company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ishveen Anand is the founder and CEO OpenSponsorship. The startup was born out of her experience as a successful sports agent in India and the UK. OpenSponsorship now has over 2000 athletes, teams and events being managed to brands globally looking for sports marketing opportunities. Ishveen was included in the Forbes 30under30 sports list in 2015 and OpenSponsorship was named a finalist in the 2015 Sports Technology Awards, category of best technology facilitating commercial returns. She graduated from Oxford University. She is of Indian-British origin, now living in New York where OpenSponsorship is based.At age 34, Ishveen Anand already has a decade of experience working in the world of professional sports, but investors still doubt her when she pitches her sports marketing startup, OpenSponsorship. “I'm of Indian origin, I'm British, I'm female, I'm young,” she says. “When I walk in and I'm like, ‘Hey, we're changing how brands work with NFL players,' they're like, ‘Really? Are you?'” Five years in, Anand is proving that her concept—a two-way marketplace that lets brands and athletes find each other for endorsement opportunities—can work. She's also proving that she's the right woman for the job: OpenSponsorship has been profitable since 2017, with revenue of $1.1 million last year, and recently inked its highest-profile client yet, alcohol giant Anheuser-Busch—all off $1.3 million in seed funding. Anand aimed to show profits as quickly as possible because, as a woman operating in a male-dominated industry, she knew that investors and clients alike wanted to see more from her than the potential for success. “Any room I get into, they're always going to ask for another data point,” she says. “And I know I'm going to have to give it.” --Cameron Albert-Deitch- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanandPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me for any reason on LinkedIn, Instagram, via email mark@vudream.com, text me 508-925-0261!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Ishveen Anand is the founder and CEO OpenSponsorship. The startup was born out of her experience as a successful sports agent in India and the UK. OpenSponsorship now has over 2000 athletes, teams and events being managed to brands globally looking for sports marketing opportunities. Ishveen was included in the Forbes 30under30 sports list in 2015 and OpenSponsorship was named a finalist in the 2015 Sports Technology Awards, category of best technology facilitating commercial returns. She graduated from Oxford University. She is of Indian-British origin, now living in New York where OpenSponsorship is based.At age 34, Ishveen Anand already has a decade of experience working in the world of professional sports, but investors still doubt her when she pitches her sports marketing startup, OpenSponsorship. “I’m of Indian origin, I’m British, I’m female, I’m young,” she says. “When I walk in and I’m like, ‘Hey, we’re changing how brands work with NFL players,’ they’re like, ‘Really? Are you?’” Five years in, Anand is proving that her concept—a two-way marketplace that lets brands and athletes find each other for endorsement opportunities—can work. She’s also proving that she’s the right woman for the job: OpenSponsorship has been profitable since 2017, with revenue of $1.1 million last year, and recently inked its highest-profile client yet, alcohol giant Anheuser-Busch—all off $1.3 million in seed funding. Anand aimed to show profits as quickly as possible because, as a woman operating in a male-dominated industry, she knew that investors and clients alike wanted to see more from her than the potential for success. “Any room I get into, they’re always going to ask for another data point,” she says. “And I know I’m going to have to give it.” --Cameron Albert-Deitch- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanandPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me for any reason on LinkedIn, Instagram, via email mark@vudream.com, text me 508-925-0261!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

How does a first time founder get 1,000 athletes on her platform from teams like the Dallas Mavericks, get on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and get accepted into one of the top accelerator programs in the country, all in her first year in business? If you ask Ishveen Anand of OpenSponsorship it's all about showing external validation, and ever since she graduated from Oxford and got her first job out of college she has created opportunities for herself by doing just that. In part one of our two part conversation with Ishveen, we talked about why she believes getting work experience instead of jumping into entrepreneurship straight out of school gives people a big advantage, how she identified a big opportunity in the sports sponsorship market that she couldn't ignore, and how she built up an impressive client list by not being afraid to reach out cold. Starting a two-sided marketplace is a notoriously difficult thing to do, and in this episode you'll learn how Ishveen was able to do so successfully by removing as much friction as possible from getting one side of the market to sign up, while simultaneously building up the other side. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey everybody, I'm Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast.When I was growing up in the Boston area, I used to get a kick out of the regional ads with the local sports stars.Dwight Evans would be reading an ad for the local Chevy dealer and it would be hilariously terrible. You can picture these guys showing up, never reading the script, and then trying to read a cue card being held by some poor intern above the camera.The local sports star would have their eyes clearly above the camera, they'd be reading at a very poor level and there would be some terrible dad joke at the end."Hello everyone… I am… Red Sox right fielder...Dwight Evans, and you should head down to Bob's chevrolet in Chicopee and check on the deals they've got for  a brand new 1985 Chevy ...Blazer. We've got all different shades of Red...like my sox."And then they'd smile some toothy grin and still not be looking at the camera. You knew this was like the 20th take and finally, the producer just said “Oh F it, that's good enough, it's a wrap”These cracked me up… and I wish they still happened as often as they used to when I was 10. We'd literally imitate them in gym class, a bunch of 5th-grade kids making fun of our local idols for reading with less aptitude and personality than we did.This was a big deal for the athletes back in the day… they made really good money back then, but nothing like what they do today. Salaries have far outpaced inflation, so the borderline Hall of Fame players don't need to peddle the local furniture store for a free couch and 5k. It was a lot of work, which more often than not resulted in a crappy advertisement that likely didn't help the business or the player's brand.Things have changed. Thankfully for the better, although I really miss those old ads. So how have things changed -- well, social is a huge part of it. Today's athletes grew up with it, are comfortable on the platforms, have their own brands, and can share their own voice directly to their followers.Plus, we have more and more brands telling themselves -- wait, I make a vegan snack bar, and I'm sure there is an athlete out there who is vegan… maybe we should partner up?This idea of hyper-targeting in alignment with a specific athlete makes all the sense in the world because they'll speak to the product with more enthusiasm and expertise, than just some rando talking about a chevy blazer in red, when they drive a Porsche.This extra targeting, this emphasis on social, this idea to connect brands and athletes  -- sparked something deep within today's guest.Ishveen Anand is the founder and CEO of OpenSponsorship,  a platform that has created a smarter, simpler approach to sponsorship marketing. Allowing brands to connect with 5000+ athletes, engage with their target audience, increase ROI and generate great content.She was also named Forbes 30 under 30 in 2015, and to INC top 100 female founders list in 2019 -- she's as impressive as they come, so without further ado… here's Ishveen Anand, straight from her office in New York City...you'll understand why I mentioned that in a few minutes when you hear fire alarms and police sirens in the background…Questions for Ishveen Anand, CEO and Founder OpenSponsorship1: I'm really excited to speak with you about your organization OpenSponsorship…but first I want to understand you and your motivation a little better.You attended Oxford, graduate with a degree in economics and management, and your career skyrockets, in fact, you're a CEO within about 5 years of graduating.And then, you launch OpenSponsorship.What was your mindset during this time -- did you always have this goal of “someday I'm going to start my own thing…” or did it happen more organically where you saw an opportunity and just went for it?2:  I'm seeing more and more high-level sports executives who come from an Economics background, which seems somewhat unconventional in the sports world.

Ishveen Anand is the Founder + CEO of award-winning marketplace OpenSponsorship, a VC backed startup connecting brands to pro athletes, teams and events. Ishveen, a gradate of Oxford University, was named on Inc's Top 100 Female Founders list in 2019 and on the Forbes30under30 sports list. She is an expert on sports sponsorship thanks to the platform completing 4000 deals to date using data insights and AI. Brands who have used OpenSponsorship to find athletes include Anheuser Busch, Verizon and Draftkings; Athletes include Draymond Green, Rob Gronkowski and Todd Gurley. About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show: https://projectegg.co/podcast/ Get Access To: 1. Resources: https://projectegg.co/resources/ 2. Financing Solutions: https://projectegg.co/epoch/ 3. Payment Solutions: https://projectegg.co/sempr/ 4. Services: https://projectegg.co/resources#services 5. Courses: https://projectegg.co/resources#courses 6. Software: https://projectegg.co/resources#software 7. Book: https://projectegg.co/resources#books --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/projectegg/support

This is the forty-seventh episode of the Average to Savage podcast featuring entrepreneur Ishveen Anand. Paul Guarino talked with Ishveen Anand discussing her time at Oxford, working in the sports world in many different roles, and the rise of her company Opensponsorship. Follow Ishveen Anand www.instagram.com/ishveenj www.instagram.com/Opensponsorship

Ishveen Anand is the CEO and founder of OpenSponsorship, a platform that democratizes the $140B sponsorship industry, connecting brands to athletes. Following her near-decade long career in sport sponsorship, she decided to use her intel to create OpenSponsorship. Her vision was to break down the barriers and eliminate the headache that's normal in the sponsorship process. The result? An award-winning platform that integrates IBM's Watson's AI technology to create a proprietary product that seamlessly connects brands to athletes. After graduating from Oxford University, Ishveen has had no trouble making a name for herself. She's been featured on the Forbes 30under30, has spoken at numerous summits, and has created a product that was named “One of the hottest sports startups” in Forbes. Website: https://opensponsorship.com/   Twitter; @IshveenAnand  

On Episode 39 of the podcast, Dani chats with Ishveen Anand and stand-up comic Akaash Singh about religion, Indian family structures, and what was wrong with the sports marketing industry before Open Sponsorship was created. Ishveen shares her journey from sports agent to entrepreneur, eventually starting a digital marketplace that matches sponsors and athletes with similar values. Plus, avid podcaster Akaash gives Dani his impressions of the Dark Horse studio! Tune in for a great conversation covering sports, comedy, and market innovation.

Talking about Sports Marketing Women as Maria Reitan welcomes Ishveen Anand, CEO and Founder of Open Sponsorship - the largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes and with clients such as Birchbox, Vita Coco and Hint water.They work with brands looking to target women in a unique way using sports - whether that be female athletes who are recent mothers, or male athletes who have a large female following.

Visit EOFire.com for complete show notes of every Podcast episode. Ishveen is the Founder + CEO of award-winning marketplace OpenSponsorship (listed by Forbes as one of the hottest sports start-ups.), a VC backed startup connecting brands like Glassdoor, Verizon and Draftkings to pro athletes, teams and events. She was named on the Forbes 30under30 list and is an expert on sports sponsorship. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Sponsorship is a way to define a brand. 2. Take time to hire the right people on your team. 3. Don’t let circumstances mess up your plans - work your way around obstacles. Check out Ishveen’s Top Business Book - The Hard Thing About Hard Things Sponsors: DesignCrowd: If you’re not much of a designer, but are looking for ideas for your next logo, websites design or even your new business cards, then DesignCrowd can help! Visit DesignCrowd.com/fire for a special one $100 VIP offer for Fire Nation! Pitney Bowes: Print postage right from your office and take advantage of special discounts! ​Plans start AS LOW AS ​$5 per month. Visit PB​.com/fire​ to learn more and sign up for your free trial. Terms apply, see site for details. Klaviyo: Klaviyo helps eCommerce marketers save time and make more money through super- targeted, highly relevant email and advertising campaigns. That's why thousands of ecommerce companies use Klaviyo to increase their sales! And right now, you can sign up for free!

Hi! Welcome to episode 10 of Tackling Sport Sponsorship with host Alex Fabian and very special guest Ishveen Anand from NYC startup OpenSponsorship, the #1 marketplace for sport sponsorship. Find out more about the vision behind OpenSponsiorship and how it came about in this interview with Founder & CEO Ishveen Anand. Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy :) All episodes are also available in audio format on YouTube and iTunes. Join us at www.opensponsorship.com Instagram & Twitter: @opensponsorship

This weeks episode featured Forbes 30 Under 30, Ishveen Anand. Ishveen is the Founder & CEO of OpenSponsorship, a platform that allows athletes and brands to connect over sponsorship opportunities seamlessly. Ishveen traveled the world as a sports agent and came to a realization. "Why is there not an Airbnb or Kayak for our industry?" Two years later, her platform is disrupting the industry with no plans of stopping soon.

Ishveen Anand CEO and Founder of OpenSponsorship created a platform that is considered the "Uber" of sponsorships matching brands with professional athletes, teams, league and properties.

Ishveen Anand started her career as a sports agent, brokering sports sponsorship agreements in India where she used the economics and management degrees she obtained from Oxford as her primary tools. She is credited for getting Bridgestone’s first cricket deal in India. In 2014, Ishveen decided to go out on her own and start OpenSponsorship, the #1 online marketplace that aims to connect brands to athletes, teams, and events. Ishveen is listed under Forbes’ 2015 30 Under 30, where she is the only female on the list and ranked #2 behind James Harden of the Houston Rockets. Today, her company has over 2000 athletes, 900 brands, and is spread over 40 countries. Today, Ishveen shares the story behind OpenSponsorship, the company’s ups and downs, why she says today’s economy rewards skill over experience, and her advice for those who want to make a leap into a career they really want.   Highlights of Today’s Episode: Where her idea for OpenSponsorship came from How the system works on connecting sponsors and endorsers Its first users and clients Her business' biggest success story and the challenges the business faced along the way How her passion for sports inspired her to start a business that is built around it Where she sees her business in the near future. Her advice to someone who wants to make a leap into a career that they really want.   Connect with Ishveen: OpenSponsorship   Love the show? Join our fans on the net and leave us your honest feedback! Tweet Us Follow Us on Facebook Check Us Out on iTunes Tune In on Stitcher Hang Out with Us on SoundCloud Visit our Website  

OpenSponsorship CEO and Founder Ishveen Anand joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy on the Sports Marketing Huddle to talk about sports sponsorships. What is the opportunity for brands to work with athletes of all sizes and followings? What are the short term and long term value of an endorsement campaign? How much does the engagement of an athlete’s social media following effect things vs the size of their following? What types of sponsorships have the biggest impact for the athlete and brand? In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business. Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it. Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad): Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceo Rob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressy Websites: BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.com Brian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.com Bacon Sports: www.baconsports.com Facebook: BOLD Worldwide Bacon Sports Cress Media

She was a sports agent and then an entrepreneur for a two-sided marketplace that connects brands to sponsorship opportunities in professional sports. Ishveen Anand shares how to leverage sports in your marketing. ThinkLikeAJournalist.com See the show notes.

Ishveen Anand is an impressive person. Not only is she an Oxford Grad, she is a Forbes 30under30, and she was willing (actually- the whole thing was her idea) to record a Coaching Conversation, where she discussed (and received some guidance) on how to build her Sales Team. The audio Quality on this episode is... not the best. But don't let that prevent you from LEARNING from her ideas, her questions... and my advice to her. 

This week, it's my pleasure to introduce Ishveen Anand, an entrepreneur and the founder of Opensponsorship. Ishveen has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the sports industry. This interview, she will share her career journey and explain what impact sponsorship has in modern day sport. If you are thinking about pursuing a career in sports sponsorship, this episode will help you out!

Ishveen Anand, a former Sports agent, invented a platform for athletes and brands to connect and do business together. Oxford- educated, married to a New Yorker and a graduate of 500 StartUps, Ishveen shares her Global perspective, and relentless energy around building a global brand, presence, and mindset. 

Nathan speaks with Ishveen Anand, the CEO of Open Sponsorship, a membership-based platform that connects brands with athletes looking for sponsors. Listen as Nathan asks Ishveen about the origins of the company, their latest round of funding, and life as one of Forbes 30 Under 30. Famous 5Favorite Book? – NoneWhat CEO do you follow?— Indra NooyiWhat is your favorite online tool?— ReBumpDo you get 8 hours of sleep?— NoIf you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Ignorance is bliss Time Stamped Show Notes:01:09 – Nathan’s introduction 01:48 – Welcoming Ishveen to the show01:59 – Talking Forbes 30 Under 3002:24 – How Open Sponsorship makes money03:12 – Money is made on the brand wanting to find the athlete side--$400/month so not a huge barrier to entry—and %5 on the athlete side04:15 – The cash deals are not necessarily the most popular05:15 – Started in August 201405:39 – 400 brands have already signed up06:19 -- $120K annual revenue in 201506:48 – Trying to be at $3M at end of year07:39 – Customer Acquisition Cost is at $3008:41 – Lifetime value of a customer is between $1200 and $2K10:28 – Subscription minimum is 3 months12:12 – The value proposition14:50 -- Ishveen Anand LinkedIn 3 Key Points:If your customer acquisition cost is lower than lifetime value, why are you hesitating on spending?Don’t let age hold you back, get started young!Know your value proposition like the back of your hand. Resources Mentioned:Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for.Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.   The Top is FOR YOU if you are: A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4) STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7) An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1) The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14). Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.   Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop  

Ishveen Anand is the founder and CEO OpenSponsorship, a two-sided marketplace connecting brands to the worlds’ largest network of sponsorship opportunities in professional sports. Ishveen, a graduate of Oxford University, is of Indian-British origin and now lives in New York. She was included in the Forbes 30under30 sports list in 2015 and OpenSponsorship was named a finalist in the 2015 Sports Technology Awards.  

ISHVEEN Anand is the founder and CEO of OpenSponsorship, a two-sided marketplace connecting brands to the worlds largest network of sponsorship opportunities in professional sports. Ishveen, a graduate of Oxford University, is of Indian-British origin and now lives in New York. She was included in the Forbes 30under30 sports list in 2015. She is a firm believer in the importance of sports to be used as a tool to boost confidence and develop various skill sets in every child. To learn more, visit www.opensponsorship.com Check the infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

Ishveen Anand has been working in the sports sponsorship space for over 7 years, helping develop engagement and impact for her clients. Founding her own company, OpenSponsorship, in the summer of 2014, Anand has taken her talents onto a global scale. Anand discusses some of the ways in which international sponsorship have affected sports revenue, as well as the hindrances of American teams to understand that with their regional restrictions developed prior to the Internet and Satellite television. Anand crafts some of the issues around messaging, as well as how each style of the sponsorship must create a significant reaction, including to those on Madison Avenue who may not fully comprehend why it is important to go outside the United States when spending marketing dollars. Twitter: @IshveenAnand