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Quentin 'Q' ThomCo-Founder and Co-Head Can you give us a brief summary of what your company does? At perfORM Due Diligence Services we help protect sports organisations from unwanted ... read more

Philippe PetitpontCEO and Co-Founder What is your name and position within the organisation? I’m Philippe Petitpont, the CEO and Co-founder of Newsbridge, the AI and cloud media company I ... read more

Kirsty MatthewsDirector of Brand Partnerships Can you tell us a bit about Orchard Connects?   We’re an experienced, boutique sponsorship agency who are part of Orchard ... read more

Damien GillmanCo-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Can you tell us in less than 100 words what your company does? Luscid is a software platform that reimagines the sponsorship search process. ... read more

By Matthew Leopold, ESA Awards Committee Chair Congratulations. The busy summer period of activation is over. You can finally relax (a bit) and start thinking about next year. Or an upcoming World ... read more

By Matthew Leopold, ESA Awards Committee Chair I can’t say I have ever enjoyed writing an award application. I have toiled over many submissions over the years. The challenge is always the same: to ... read more

Victor SteklyCEO & Founder Can you tell us in less than 100 words what your company does? We are a tech company that has developed software for sports and esports properties, brands and ... read more

By ESA Awards team 1. Elevate your business and demonstrate your commitment to the sponsorship community by taking part. From boosting staff morale to attracting new business and raising your ... read more

By Matthew Leopold, ESA Awards Committee Chair I love sponsorship. It is such a fascinating and brilliant discipline. Sponsorship can be the magic dust that transforms a customer’s ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is pleased to announce nine graduates from the June 2022 intake of the ESA Sponsorship Sales Certificate. Under the guidance of Course ... read more

Guest blog by ESA member Bright Partnerships It’s that time of year again when music fans flock to fields to drink warm beers, pray to the sun gods and soak up their favourite music. Not ... read more

Jamie HosieDirector Give us a brief overview of E10, and your role within the company E10 is a dynamic and fast-growing commercial and marketing agency, focused on maximising returns for ... read more

Martin FallonHead of Commercial Partnerships Give us a brief overview of the Motorsport UK’s approach to sponsorship and partnerships As the national governing body for four-wheeled ... read more

Sadie McKinlayHead of Development Please give us a brief overview of the Edinburgh International Festival’s approach to sponsorship and partnerships The Edinburgh International Festival exists ... read more

What's your name and position within the organisation? Maria WalshCOO and co-owner of Platformation Enterprise Services Ltd. Give us a brief overview of Platformation in general and your ... read more

ONSIDE owes a debt of gratitude to ESA. John Trainor and Jon Long first crossed paths as Judges of the ESA Awards in 2018 and started collaborating on projects shortly afterwards. Isn’t that a lovely ... read more

To celebrate International Women’s Day, ESA spoke to four women at different stages of their careers to understand the successes and challenges they’ve experienced so far, the help they’ve received ... read more

George GilmoreBusiness Director Hello, I'm George Gilmore, Business Director at rEvolution. I joined rEvolution in March 2019, shortly after the exciting acquisition of Revolution Sports ... read more

Eva GerritseBusiness Lead Sponsoring Insights Hi, I’m Eva Gerritse and I manage strategy and growth at Blauw Sponsoring Insights; a market research agency specialised in consumer insights that ... read more

Catherine Hawkins, ESA Sponsorship Sales Certificate Course Director, outlines various benefits and insights to be gained from studying it. What are the tangible benefits of doing the ESA ... read more