The Javtis Center hosted their first ever Fanatics Fest with Michael Rubin in New York on Friday August 16th thru 18th as it was a epic and legendary weekend. This was sold out as 70,000 plus fans showed up for Fanatics Fest which had a star studded lineup with athletes and music artists to meet all the fans who attended. Javtis Center did a fantastic job of keeping everything set, ready to go and organized as they had different passes that people registered for. Each day of Fanatics Fest brought exciting things for fans to do, icons/legends singing autographs for them, games and being part of something special.
There's plenty of star power slated to be in the building with Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Quavo, Lil Wayne and more representing for hip-hop. On the athletic side of things, fans will have the chance to see Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter, Jalen Brunson, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Tom Brady, Cody Rhodes and more. Rubin had everyone that he knew in the sports world and music industry come to support Fanatics Fest live at the Javtis Center. Gary Vee was also in attendance with his company Vee Friends and helping Rubin in a big way. This is a great way to build connections, networking and meeting the right people which could lead to something huge.
Michael Rubin, noted internet entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social justice advocate, has built several multibillion-dollar direct-to-consumer companies. Driven by a deep passion for business and a life-long love of sports, Michael is the CEO of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform that is reimagining the fan experience across several verticals, including licensed merchandise, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting and gaming, live commerce, and sports and collector fan events. He previously founded GSI Commerce, which was sold to eBay in 2011 for $2.4B (https://www.fanaticsinc.com/michael-rubin). Rubin has a great story, as he continued to work hard achieving his goal and now a awesome role model for people.
The Pivot Podcast with Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder was part of the lineup at Fanatics Fest doing a couple of panels. They have a great platform where other athletes from different sports can tell any story and chop it up with them. Everyone please subscribe to the Pivot Podcast, show support for Clark, Taylor and Crowder. Their team behind the scenes does a fantastic job of putting each episode together and having great/important conversations. All the fans enjoyed meeting Ryan, Fred and Channing getting pictures and talking for a little.
Also shout-out to Adam Schefter from ESPN as he was there doing a panel with Chad Ocho Cinco.
Fanatics Fest NYC offers something for every type of sports fan, from live trading card breaks and athlete meet & greets, to immersive league and brand activations and exclusive merchandise drops. Fanatics is building a global digital sports platform. Their vision is to serve sports fans around the world across their digital sports journey. Few passions are as strong as those that sports evoke. Sports provides connections, creates a sense of community, spans generations, inspires hope to achieve the impossible, serves as a platform for social change, and teaches the value of teamwork.
They ignite these passions for global sports fans by offering an integrated, personalized, and immersive fan experience across our businesses, which today includes Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming. Fanatics has relationships with 900+ properties and includes many of the sports world’s most prominent brands. With more than 80 offices & facilities across the globe, Fanatics is best positioned to service fans & partners anytime, anywhere. What began as a single e-commerce deal in 2002 has grown into a mobile-first, tech and data-fueled consumer brand reaching fans across the entire sports ecosystem (https://www.fanaticsinc.com/about-fanatics).
Shout-out to Taylor Rooks who is a big inspiration for Women In Sports as she did a panel with Sabrina Ionescu, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar live at the theater in Javtis Center. Rooks is one of the best in our Sports Industry with talking about important topics that impacts the world in a positive way. Their panel was inspiring, informative, helping each community, giving advice to people and work hard. They also talked about the changes in NBA and WNBA that happened during past couple of years. The Future is bright for both leagues as growth is important and keeping fans happy.
Gary Vaynerchuk is a entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of VaynerMedia, a full-service digital agency servicing Fortune 500 clients across the company’s four locations.
Vaynerchuk is one of the most sought after public speakers alive today. He is a venture capitalist, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and an early investor in companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo and Uber.
In addition to running VaynerMedia, Vaynerchuk also serves as the CEO of holding company VaynerX, which houses VaynerMedia and new publishing company, The Gallery. Vaynerchuk serves as a partner in the athlete representation agency VaynerSports and restaurant reservations app Resy. Vaynerchuk also runs DailyVee, an online documentary series, and hosts, a business and advice Q&A show online (https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/gary-vaynerchuk).
I had the opportunity of connecting with Gary Vee as he introduced me to some of his team and partnerships live at Fanatics Fest in Javtis Center. Vee then did an interview with me talking about his company Vee Friends, helping out the youth, Michael Rubin and Fanatics Fest.
Here is my interview with Gary Vee
Shout-Out To Michael Rubin And Fanatics For Making Everything Happen.
Here is my interview with Former NBA Player Joe Smith and shout-out to my guy Thomas Davidson for taking the video
Looking forward to working with all of you guys more
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