13. Ishveen Anand: CEO/Founder, OpenSponsorship
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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.
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