Varsity team

Magnus Financial Group Announces Chase Wickenheiser Has Joined the Firm as an Associate

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magnus Financial Group LLC ("Magnus") is pleased to announce that Chase Wickenheiser has joined the firm as an Associate.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magnus Financial Group LLC ("Magnus") is pleased to announce that Chase Wickenheiser has joined the firm as an Associate.
  • Chase partners with his clients to help them organize their current financial pictures and to advance and motivate them to achieve their financial goals.
  • Prior to joining Magnus, Chase had been an Associate at Modus Park Associates since 2020.
  • Chase earned his Bachelor of Economics along with a minor in Business while attending Cornell University.

Audience Platform Is Pleased to Announce the Hiring of Long Ellis as SVP Client Strategy

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Long brings extensive experience in ad tech, advanced TV, CTV, data management, yield optimization and programmatic capabilities and is a key addition to our senior management team.

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  • Long brings extensive experience in ad tech, advanced TV, CTV, data management, yield optimization and programmatic capabilities and is a key addition to our senior management team.
  • Long then followed his passion for advancing TV technology and joined Google as Director of their Google TV Ads advanced TV division.
  • At Google, Long tripled the TV ad sales team that drove revenue from $9M to $120M in two years.
  • He and his wife Catherine, have three grown children and reside in Rowayton, CT.
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Edwina Payne Joins Varsity Brands As Chief Information Officer

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Monday, May 24, 2021

DALLAS, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Varsity Brands, the market leader in sport, spirit and achievement, today announced that 25-year technology veteran Edwina Payne has joined the Company as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately.In this capacity, Mrs. Payne will report to CEO Adam Blumenfeld and assume direct responsibility for the accelerated uptake of Varsity Brands' technology transformation, including working with key senior leadership to define strategic investments and pursue digital transformation opportunities.

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  • DALLAS, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Varsity Brands, the market leader in sport, spirit and achievement, today announced that 25-year technology veteran Edwina Payne has joined the Company as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately.In this capacity, Mrs. Payne will report to CEO Adam Blumenfeld and assume direct responsibility for the accelerated uptake of Varsity Brands' technology transformation, including working with key senior leadership to define strategic investments and pursue digital transformation opportunities.
  • Most recently, Mrs. Payne served as a Senior Vice President for Technology Strategy at McKesson Corporation, where she led a 60-person global IT strategy and portfolio management team.
  • With a mission to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for young people, Varsity Brands elevates the student experience, promotes participation and celebrates achievement through three unique but interrelated businesses: BSN SPORTS, a Varsity Sport Brand; Varsity Spirit; and Herff Jones, A Varsity Achievement Brand.
  • Through its dedicated employees and independent representatives, Varsity Brands reaches its individual and institutional customers each year through competitions, camps and sales.

Varsity Performing Arts Announces "Together As One" Performance Opportunity for Bands and Spirit Programs Across the Nation

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Monday, July 6, 2020

Varsity Performing Arts is a division of Varsity Spirit, the leader in cheer, dance, and scholastic band with a mission to elevate the performing experience for all students through camps, education, and events.

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  • Varsity Performing Arts is a division of Varsity Spirit, the leader in cheer, dance, and scholastic band with a mission to elevate the performing experience for all students through camps, education, and events.
  • Through educational initiatives, Varsity Performing Arts works with coaches, leaders, and participants across campuses to develop opportunities for collaborative spirit in school and the surrounding community.
  • For more information on Varsity Performing Arts, and to stay up to date on program and event lineups, visit varsityperformingarts.com .
  • The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs.

Coalition Of Student-Athletes Fight For Right To Compete At Brown University

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

The attached letter calls for Brown University President Christina Paxson to immediately engage in discussions with the coalition with the purpose of reinstating the affected teams.

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  • The attached letter calls for Brown University President Christina Paxson to immediately engage in discussions with the coalition with the purpose of reinstating the affected teams.
  • Brown withheld this information knowing full well that it was highly material to the students' academic, athletic, and financial decision-making processes.
  • "I fought hard to be admitted to Brown, to make the team and to contribute to our success.
  • Rising seniors currently have no options to compete in their last year of varsity play without postponing their education.

Varsity Spirit Launches Series of Virtual Solutions for Student-Athletes, Coaches and Families

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Friday, May 1, 2020

For the first time ever, Varsity Spirit has created virtual, at-home training classes to keep cheer and dance skills and spirits up from anywhere, anytime.

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  • For the first time ever, Varsity Spirit has created virtual, at-home training classes to keep cheer and dance skills and spirits up from anywhere, anytime.
  • Athletes can feel the energy of Varsity Spirit'slive, instructor-led classesand transform their living rooms into a (virtual) game day atmosphere.
  • "The world needs spirit now more than ever," said Bill Seely, President of Varsity Spirit.
  • For more information about Varsity Spirit or Varsity Brands, please visit varsity.com or varsitybrands.com .

Varsity Spirit Gives Back with More Than $6.5M in National Fundraising Efforts

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

The efforts have also extended to include initiatives by parent company Varsity Brands , the market leader insport, spirit and achievement headquartered in Dallas, Tex.

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  • The efforts have also extended to include initiatives by parent company Varsity Brands , the market leader insport, spirit and achievement headquartered in Dallas, Tex.
  • Varsity Spirit also inspires giving through the St. Jude Game Day campaign; urging schools across the country to show their spirit and turn their football or basketball games into fundraising opportunities.
  • Varsity Spirit launched National School Spirit Day in 2009 as a way to encourage cheerleaders and dancers to participate in community service projects.
  • For more information about Varsity Spirit or Varsity Brands, please visit www.varsity.com or www.varsitybrands.com .

Varsity Brands and GoFundMe Announce Exclusive Partnership to Provide Social Fundraising Solution for America's Schools and Sports Teams

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Schools, teams, leagues and clubs need a safe and secure way to raise funds quickly to offset rising program costs, and we believe this partnership will change the paradigm for team and school fundraising forever.

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  • Schools, teams, leagues and clubs need a safe and secure way to raise funds quickly to offset rising program costs, and we believe this partnership will change the paradigm for team and school fundraising forever.
  • The partnership will utilize the new GoFundMe Team Fundraising product and include a customized co-branded experience providing teams, schools and coaches the ability to collaborate and fundraise together.
  • "We're excited to be working with Varsity Brands to bring our new team fundraising product to the school and extracurricular market," said Rob Solomon, CEO of GoFundMe.
  • Launched in 2010, GoFundMe is the world's largest free social fundraising platform, with over $5 billion raised so far.