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MICHAEL SCHRECK

CEO / Co-Founder

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Michael Schreck’s passion for college sports drove him to found Collegiate Sports Management Group, which he established with the vision to support all athletic programs helping to maximize exposure and revenue.

He has over 20 years of experience in Leadership, P&L Management, Capital raising, broadcast rights/business term negotiations with both professional and collegiate sports properties, sponsorship/media sales, and partnership marketing.

Michael has negotiated over $250 million in sports broadcast rights and business terms, including deals with properties, (NFL, NCAA, NHL, The Masters, Olympics, NASCAR, EPL, etc) and networks, (ESPN, CBS, NBC, FOX, Twitch, WW1, Tune-In Radio, Vox Media, Kiswe, Sidearm, etc) including groundbreaking OTT media rights agreements on behalf of Divisions I, II, III, and JUCO college conferences.

Prior to founding CSMG, Michael successfully ran and grew the Westwood One Sports group by tripling staff size and revenue during his tenure. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College teaching sports media, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Michael earned a BS in (Communications with a minor in Sports Marketing) from SUNY Oneonta.