Experience

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  Gervin Global Management (GGM)

  • San Antonio, Texas Area

  • President and CEO

    • 2017 - Present
    • San Antonio, Texas Area

    GGM is a unique sports and entertainment marketing agency, whose namesake is George "Ice Man" Gervin. GGM is based in San Antonio, TX, with additional offices in Seoul, Korea, and Stockholm, Sweden. The company manages and has equity ownership in four major entertainment properties and represents selected personal clients who must possess the highest standards of integrity and core values.

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  Texas World of Wheels Inc. - Texas WOW

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Chairman

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • San Antonio, Texas

    Organizing and heading the development of the world's first ever Transportation Theme Park, which will also be the largest theme park in the world in size.

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  WheelsTV Showroom

  • San Antonio, Texas Area

  • Distribution Manager

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • San Antonio, Texas Area

    I have been heading up content distribution with our distribution partners Multicom in Los Angeles as well as distribution of the WheelsTV Showroom to multiple automotive dealers throughout the United States.

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  Team America Sports Inc.

  • San Antonio, Texas and Hong Kong

  • President and CEO

    • Jan 1990 - Feb 2013
    • San Antonio, Texas and Hong Kong

    Team America Sports began operations in San Antonio, Texas in 1990. On behalf of the company, I ran successful competitive men's professional basketball tours of Asia in 1991 and 1993, involving the Team America Basketball Club, consisting of current and former NBA players, including George Gervin, Johnny Moore, Lewis Lloyd, Larry Kenon, Jarvis Basnight, Bob McAdoo and Artis Gilmore, playing against the Men's National Basketball Teams of China, Indonesia and the Philippines, and Men's Professional Basketball Teams in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and the Philippiines, with in multiple cities in China, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. Several of the games were aired live on STAR Sports TV. The company also owns the rights to the "Jump Shot Dreams" Reality TV Show and the "Father and Son 2 on 2 Basketball World Championships", both projects of which are in development and scheduled to launch by the end of 2013. The company is incorporated in the US State of Delaware.

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  STAR Sports TV

  • Hong Kong

  • Broadcast Anchor and Play-by-Play Announcer

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 1997
    • Hong Kong

    Anchor desk and play-by-play announcer for NBA and Asian amateur and professional basketball and American Football

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  FILA Asia

  • Hong Kong

  • Basketball Sponsorship and Promotions Manager

    • Jan 1993 - Jan 1997
    • Hong Kong

    I was responsible for overseeing and implementing all sponsorship and promotional activities for the basketball line of footwear and apparel, including sponsorship of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC), the Korean Basketball Association (KBA), the Korean Basketball League (KBL), multiple basketball events, and professional and national teams throughout Asia. The last major project that I was in charge of overseeing was the "Grant Hill Tour of Asia" in 1995, which was an overwhelming success.

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  Global Television Network Inc.

  • Boston, Massachusetts

  • Director of Content Distribution

    • Jun 1987 - Jun 1990
    • Boston, Massachusetts

    I was responsible for the original implementation of the domestic US syndication and international distribution for the Pilot production and subsequent 54 episodes of the "Wild About Wheels" television show, which went on to be the first hit television series for the Discovery Channel. The show also became very popular overseas, and previously produced episodes are still shown in various markets around the world today. The show also led to the eventual creation and launch of the current "WheelsTV" in Acton, Massachusetts and the eventual concept for the current "WheelsTV Asia Network" I was also responsible for organizing and implementing successful sponsorship and financing deals with Eastern Airlines, Budweiser Beer, Boston University and Boston Trade Bank, and the acquisition of the production rights of two full seasons of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) racing circuit series.

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  KMOL TV

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Feature Story Sports Reporter

    • Jun 1987 - Jul 1988
    • San Antonio, Texas

    I was employed as a free-lance and contract television feature sports reporter and feature story contributor for KMOL TV and ESPN. I contributed to the stand up announcing, narration and directing of a renowned six part feature series on George "Ice Man" Gervin, former superstar basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls of the NBA. The series was shot on location in Rome, Italy and aired in various markets throughout the United States.

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  Entertainment Publications Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Special Projects Director

    • May 1986 - Jun 1987
    • London, United Kingdom

    I was employed in the company's London office as Special Projects Coordinator and Director for the world's largest discount dining and travel book. Sales efforts were concentrated throughout the United Kingdom. I developed several large corporate accounts, including the American, Australian and Canadian Embassies, Westminster Cablevision, Chevron Petroleum, American Express, Visa, Barclays Bank and Ryan Air.

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  Knight Ridder Viewtron

  • San Antonio, Texas and Miami, Florida

  • President

    • Feb 1985 - Apr 1986
    • San Antonio, Texas and Miami, Florida

    I was responsible for overseeing the marketing, distribution and sales of Viewtron, a videotex service business that was the birth of the very first publicly sold internet technology application service. The Viewtron service was owned and operated by Knight Ridder Newspapers of Miami, Florida. I was responsible for the entire markets of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, where the company owned the distribution rights for the Viewtron service. Knight Ridder shut down the service in April 1986 in order to take a tax credit loss that was initiated by the administration of President Ronald Reagen. Much of today's internet technology evolved directly from the Viewtron Service.

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  MCI Corporation

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Senior Account Manager

    • Feb 1984 - Feb 1985
    • San Antonio, Texas

    I was responsible for major accounts, both existing and new business, for what was the USA's largest domestic discount long distance telephone call service company at the time, prior to the company's merger with WorldCom Communications Company. I was responsible for handling some of MCI's biggest accounts, including the Pepsi Cola Company, Frito Lay, and General Motors Corporation. He also sold multiple WATS Lines and International Direct Connect Service contracts to large companies throughout the United States.

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  GTE Sprint Communications Company

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Managing Director for South Texas

    • Mar 1982 - Jan 1984
    • San Antonio, Texas

    I was the Managing Director and acting Sales Director for South Texas for the second largest discount long distance telephone service company in the USA. I was responsible for overseeing the entire operations of all sales departments in the cities of San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Laredo. I was instrumental in leading the building of the South Texas sales department into one of the largest growth achievers at GTE Sprint. We increased our sales staff from 2 people to 20 in a sixteen month period, and won numerious sales and achievement awards within the company.

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  Basketball Classics Events Inc.

  • Boston, Massachusetts

  • Promotions Director and Radio Announcer

    • Jan 1980 - Feb 1982
    • Boston, Massachusetts

    I was the Promotions Director and Press Relations Director for the 1980 ECAC Basketball Championships at the Cumberland County Coliseum in Portland, Maine and the 1981 Provident Classic Basketball Tournament at the Boston Garden in Boston, MA. I was the color commentator for the Provident Classic over WBZ Radio in Boston, in the last basketball game ever broadcast by the current legendary play-by-play radio announcer for the New Patriots of the National Football League. I was also the play-by-play radio announcer for the ECAC Basketball Championships over WGAN Radio in Portland, Maine and WBOS Radio in Boston, MA, and the first ever Big East Basketball Tournament over WITS Radio in Boston, MA.

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  Bay State Broadcasting Network

  • Boston, MA

  • Company Director and Play-by-Play Radio Announcer

    • Apr 1977 - Jun 1980
    • Boston, MA

    Bay State Broadcasting Network owned the radio broadcast rights for two years for Boston University Football, Basketball and Ice Hockey, and Harvard University Basketball and Ice Hockey. I was the play-by-play announcer for Boston University and Boston College Basketball on WBOS FM Radio in Boston, MA and WLYN FM Radio in Lynn, MA. I was the play-by-play announcer for the ECAC Ice Hockey Championships and the NCAA Ice Hockey Championships on WDLW AM Radio in Boston, MA and extensive affiliate network radio stations throughout New England. I also sold sponsorship packages and individual advertising spots for the broadcasts. I was involved in broadcasting over 225 different games live over a three year period.

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  WMEX AM Radio

  • Boston, MA

  • Account Executive and On Air Sports Reporter

    • Nov 1976 - Dec 1977
    • Boston, MA

    Account Executive, selling large advertising spot and sponsorship accounts for regular on air programming and major events, including Boston Red Sox Baseball. I was also a live on air reporter, covering various college sports, high school football championships, and the Boston Bruins of the NHL.

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  Associated Press

  • Boston, MA

  • Sports Reporter

    • Mar 1975 - Sep 1976
    • Boston, MA

    Boston area reporter covering major college and professional sports events.

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  Minuteman Publications

  • Acton, MA

  • Contributing Writer

    • Feb 1974 - Mar 1975
    • Acton, MA

    I was a contributing Reporter and Feature Writer for the Acton Minuteman Newspaper in Acton, MA. This was the first paid professional media position to start my career in the media industry, and occured while I was an undergraduate in my sophomore year at Boston University.