Athletes Abroad Summit

🔥NBA SUMMER LEAGUE in Las Vegas starts today‼️ We are wishing safe travels to all who will invade HOT VEGAS this weekend - especially all the players, speakers, executives, sponsors, vendors, and attendees of the INAUGURAL ATHLETES ABROAD SUMMIT!✈️🏀🌎 Huge thank you to the NBA & NBPA executive teams and UNLV for all the support for this movement! This is HIGH LEVEL not EYE LEVEL💥 Wheels up! ✈️✈️✈️ https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #MLS #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking #Soccer #Football #Global #WheelsUp #NBASummerLeague #UNLV

✈️ Do you know your rights as an American athlete playing abroad? What should you do when you touch down in a new country? Who should you or your family call in an emergency? When you’re outside the U.S., Americans are considered foreigners. Your team and agent are great teammates, but you should still know your rights in another country!☑️ The Nevada Consulate will be in the building at the first Athletes Abroad Summit to give you and your family information and resources available to you abroad!🌎✈️💥 You may be surprised to learn the support available to you AND YOUR FAMILY in each country! 🔌🔌🔌 Tap in! ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #MLS #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking #International #Travel #BeInformed #Global

🏀 7 DAYS‼️UNLV Women’s Basketball Guard Kiara Jackson is attending the inaugural Athletes Abroad Summit! Meet Kiara and learn more about the business behind the ball!! 🏀🌎✈️ #Vegas #July15th Kiara is a graphic design and media major from Grand Prairie, Texas. The upcoming senior led the nation and the ranked Lady Rebels in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.49 last season!🏀🔥🔥🔥 We can’t wait to educate and empower every single athlete in the room! Beat us there!!🔥 Open to: 🎟️ Overseas Players 🎟️ Sports Professionals 🎟️ League Executives 🎟️ Corporate Brand Partners 🎟️ Collegiate Student-Athletes 💥Friends of UNiLV _____________________ Become a sponsor or get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #NIL #MLS #FIBA #EuroLeague #Branding #CreatingSpace #Education #Networking #Empowerment #UNLV

💥⚽️ Former Major League Soccer player Amobi Okugo will sit on our PLAYER ADVISORY PANEL as a part of the inaugural Athletes Abroad Summit! 🌎✈️🔥 #July15 #LasVegas _______________________ Amobi Okugo is a former professional soccer player turned multi-hyphenate athlete entrepreneur and speaker who has been recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient. 🌟 Amobi was drafted in the first round of the 2010 MLS super draft from UCLA and has since played over 200 competitive games for teams including Philadelphia, Orlando, Kansas City, Portland, and Austin. Amobi Okugo was a youth USMNT mainstay from u-14 - u-23 competing in the 2012 Olympic qualifying cycle amongst other international tournaments. ⚽️🏟️🔥 He is the founder of Athlete CEO, a platform that helps athletes turn into enterprises through education, content + business strategy, and brand incubation. Amobi is also a founder or partner with multiple other ventures - including A Frugal Athlete and Serve Consulting. ✨ Amobi Okugo also founded The Ok U Go Foundation to help provide resources and opportunities to children from low income backgrounds through athletic, educational, and social programs. Fun Facts about Amobi: ✨Learned how to swim in 5th grade ✨Has never had a cup of coffee ✨Can only understand Igbo but not speak [yet]. Come learn to build a global empire as an ATHLETE CEO from Amobi!🔥📈🌎 https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #MLS #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking #Soccer #Football #AthleteCEO #Olympics

💥Every athlete has a GLOBAL BRAND, but they don’t always know how to monetize it. Branding and marketing consultant Kristine McPherson will teach our guests how to position their brands for takeoff at the inaugural Athletes Abroad Summit!🔥 🏀🌎✈️📈 ______________________ For over a decade, Kristine has led the marketing and advertising strategies of several national and global brands. In addition to developing digital strategies for media campaigns, she also specializes in analyzing audience behaviors to craft marketing plans across various media channels. Kristine knows that understanding and effectively communicating with one’s audience is the key to becoming an “influencer” and securing deals. 💰 Kristine has worked with individuals, start up businesses, and established brands - lending to a well rounded breadth of experience. Some of the brands she has worked with include HBO Max, Juvia’s Place, Universal Pictures, USA Network, Jet Blue, Burlington Stores, Enterprise Rental Cars, Staples, and more as well as brand marketing for NBA Athletes. In addition to leading workshops around marketing and audience strategy, Kristine has been a featured speaker at several events - including Girls, Inc. Women In Media Conference, the Black Sports Business Symposium, American Advertising Foundation’s RAD Women, Razorback Business Pitch, and the Women In Tech Conference.💥 Kristine has a special gift for attendees! 🎁There are many opportunities to build global partnerships if you listen to your audience, know where to look, and know what to say! 🏀🌎✈️ ______________________ See you in Vegas! 🔥🔥 https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #UNLV #Education #Empowerment #Networking #Branding #Marketing #GlobalBranding

Thank you to our OFFICIAL SPONSORS for supporting the FIRST EVER Athletes Abroad Summit!🌎✈️🔥🏀⚽️🏈 #July15 #UNLV We have to create space for the 10,000+ athletes who play abroad to learn, share, and network. NBA Summer League in Las Vegas will never be the same!💥 https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking #UNLV #Sports

💡There are more roster spots available for many American athletes worldwide! This is why the game needs the FIRST EVER Athletes Abroad Summit! 🏀🌎✈️ #CreatingSpace #Vegas #July15th #UNLV The 2024 NBA Draft confirmed how viable the international market can be for American athletes. Many already know that WNBA players often play abroad outside the W season, but the international market is also gaining popularity for undrafted and college players. 💥 ⬆️ FOREIGN PLAYERS MAKE UP AN INCREASING % OF DRAFT PICKS, INCLUDING LOTTERY DRAFT PICKS. This forces many American players overseas. 📈 UNDERCLASSMEN CONTINUE TO BE DRAFTED, CREATING A NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSITION EDUCATION FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES. The NBA is increasingly drafting potential. 🚏 AMERICAN PLAYERS CAN GO OVERSEAS AND BEGIN THEIR PRO CAREERS STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. The NBA has drafted players after playing in Australia, such as AJ Johnson and previously LaMelo Ball. ✂️ MANY POST-DRAFT NBA SUMMER LEAGUE INVITES WILL NOT MAKE A ROSTER. There just aren’t enough spots in American leagues. There are more roster spots worldwide and money to be made! A bonus is traveling the world and immersing in another country. We are bringing players, attorneys, agents, managers, and other sports experts together to educate and empower players about their sports careers abroad. Join the movement!! 🏀🌎✈️ https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking

💥It’s GAMETIME with Coach Cris! Our OFFICIAL ATHLETES ABROAD SUMMIT HOSTESS is rising athlete brand manager and founder of Exclusive Brand Agency, Christian Ross-Francis!🏀🌎✈️ #Vegas #July15th ______________________ “Coach Cris” has worked with several pro athletes - including NBA G-League Player Kyree Walker, WNBA Draftee Unique Thompson, and WNBA Champion Ashley Shields - on all things brand education and development. She expertly crafts profitable marketing campaigns to connect her clients with their target audiences. 💥 Prior to becoming a sought-after brand manager, Coach Cris was a stand-out basketball player, AAU coach, basketball trainer, and assistant high school coach. She established “Life Beyond the Rim” while guiding the brand strategies of multiple local community organizations. 🏀💪🏽 In addition, Coach Cris has excelled as an Assistant GM for a professional basketball team - the Dallas Skyline. She is passionate about preparing athletes for success outside the lines and helping them serve their communities. ✨ Coach Cris wants to hear from you! She will be interviewing attendees at the Athletes Abroad Summit! Get ready!🔥🔥🔥 Only a few spot remain! https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking

💥UNLV Men’s Basketball Forward Isaiah Cottrell will learn about the BUSINESS SIDE of playing overseas sports at the inaugural Athletes Abroad Summit! 🏀🌎✈️ #Vegas #July15th Isaiah, nicknamed “ICE,” is a 6’11 Sophomore with the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. He is majoring in Communications Studies, and his career plans include owning multiple businesses. We are excited to empower Isaiah and the student-athletes in attendance through educational presentations and sessions around contract protections, wealth management, and branding. We can’t wait to see you change the game!🔥 Open to: 🎟️ Overseas Players 🎟️ Sports Professionals 🎟️ League Executives 🎟️ Corporate Brand Partners 🎟️ Collegiate Student-Athletes 💥Friends of UNLV _____________________ Become a sponsor or get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking

💰💰 We welcome Apex REI as a CHAMPION SPONSOR of the FIRST Athletes Abroad Summit! 🏀🌎✈️ #Vegas #July15th Apex Real Estate Investments, based in Dallas, Texas, is a private equity firm specializing in investing in large apartment buildings in landlord-friendly states. We aim to provide accredited investors with tax advantages, competitive returns, and passive income. We handle everything related to tenants and maintenance. Our mission is to partner with the best operators to ensure the financial success of our investors. 🔥🔥🚀🚀 Apex is led by Joseph Kimbrough - former Marine, TEDx speaker, and Forbes Council Member. Joseph is a former athlete who understands the need for cash flow for investors. He leads the Apex Real Estate Opportunity Fund for investors and is passionate about educating athletes about the benefits of private equity. 💥 Many athletes and professionals look for investment options, but they don’t know where to start. Meet Joseph at the Athletes Abroad Summit to learn more about opportunities in private equity!📈 Get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e-Z5AGNp ______________________ Follow us on IG & LinkedIn: @athletesabroadsummit to learn about our speakers and partners! #BallinAbroad #AthletesAbroad #Basketball #TheBusinessBehindTheBall #WNBA #NBA #FIBA #EuroLeague #CreatingSpace #Education #Empowerment #Networking #privateequity