Dear NIL,
Where do I even begin? Three years ago, you changed my life. I can’t picture my life without this chapter in my book.
From starting my own business a year ago within the industry, to some of the top-name universities in the country flying me in for content workshops, to partnering with brands like Mariott &
@jblaudio , to being an NIL advisor for META, to MC’ing NIL events with hundreds of people in the room, to getting my master’s in media psychology and conducting the FIRST NIL study, to being published in articles by outlets like the
@nypost and
@sportsillustrated , to starting the FIRST content convention
@athlete.con for athletes that was the FIRST event to facilitate NIL deals in person, to working with over 500 student-athletes to take advantage of the opportunities you’re providing them, none of it would be possible without you.
Who would have thought athletes being able to make money off their name, image, and likeness, like they rightfully deserve, would have changed my life years after retiring as a collegiate and NBA dancer.
To the universities that trust me to educate your athletes, to the brands that always back my visions, and to my athletes that believe in what I teach, thank you all for making my dreams a reality.
Happy birthday NIL ✨
