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Liongard Names Michelle Accardi as the Company’s Next CEO

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Liongard, a software-as-a-service platform that provides Managed Service Providers (MSPs) the power to improve profitability, mitigate cybersecurity risk and enable compliance, today announced Michelle Accardi has been named as CEO, effective April 17.

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  • Liongard, a software-as-a-service platform that provides Managed Service Providers (MSPs) the power to improve profitability, mitigate cybersecurity risk and enable compliance, today announced Michelle Accardi has been named as CEO, effective April 17.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230411005257/en/
    Liongard CEO Michelle Accardi (Photo: Business Wire)
    Accardi succeeds Co-Founder Joe Alapat, who will transition to CTO.
  • Accardi is an innovative leader with more than two decades of experience growing MSPs and technology companies with an excellent track record of success.
  • Outside of Liongard, she is an avid supporter of youth organizations, including Pop Warner sports and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

WILSON SPORTING GOODS AND TB12 RELEASE LIMITED-EDITION FOOTBALL

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and TB12 today introduce the TB12 x Wilson "LFG" Limited-Edition Football. A first of its kind for both brands, this collaboration is inspired by Tom Brady and Alex Guerrero's commitment to fueling performance, recovery and greatness through the TB12 Method. As the official ball of the NFL, Wilson is committed to the growth of football on and off the field, while empowering players and fans alike. 

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and TB12 today introduce the TB12 x Wilson "LFG" Limited-EditionFootball .
  • Chicago, USA- based Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance sports equipment, apparel and accessories.
  • In Football, Wilson is the supplier of Official Game Footballs for the National Football League (NFL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) DI-AA, DII and DIII championships, Canadian Football League (CFL), approximately 46 High School State Associations, Pop Warner, American Youth Football andUSAFootball.
  • Information about TB12 products and services is available at TB12sports.com .To keep up with the latest TB12 news, please follow TB12 on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/TB12sports ),Instagram ( www.instagram.com/TB12sports ) and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/TB12sports ).

OPEN CASTING CALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR "THORPE"

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director, Rene Haynes, announce an online open casting call event to find the next Jim Thorpe for the upcoming feature film Thorpe.

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  • Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director Rene Haynes announce an open casting call for the portrayal of Jim Thorpe in the upcoming feature film Thorpe.
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director, Rene Haynes, announce an online open casting call event to find the next Jim Thorpe for the upcoming feature film Thorpe.
  • This will be the first time in history Thorpe will be portrayed by a Native man in a major motion picture.
  • Rene Haynes (Prey, The Revenant, The New World, and the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon) is recognized, internationally, as one of the foremost experts in Native American/First Nations/Indigenous casting.

McKissack & McKissack Appoints Girard Jenkins V.P. of Operations for the Midwest and West

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McKissack & McKissack, one of the nation's leading Black- and woman-owned architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) companies, announced today that Girard Jenkins has been promoted to vice president of operations for the Midwest and West. The Chicago-based project executive, who has more than 35 years of experience leading public and private program and construction management (PMCM) and construction, engineering and inspection (CEI) projects, will focus on operations, profit and loss and business development in his regions.

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  • While he joined McKissack in 2019 as a senior project manager, he was promoted to project executive in 2021.
  • During his tenure at McKissack, Jenkins has worked on some of McKissack's most significant projects in Chicago.
  • "We have a robust, high-profile portfolio of work in Chicago, and Girard is an integral part of our team.
  • As vice president of operations for the Midwest and West, Jenkins will lead McKissack's ongoing and new projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin in the Midwest and California, Colorado and elsewhere in the West.

NFL Alumni Association and Pacira BioSciences Team Up to Educate Athletes and Communities About Non-Opioid Options to Manage Pain

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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I have firsthand personal knowledge of the value our partnership with Pacira BioSciences will bring to our members, said Beasley Reese, CEO of NFL Alumni.

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  • I have firsthand personal knowledge of the value our partnership with Pacira BioSciences will bring to our members, said Beasley Reese, CEO of NFL Alumni.
  • Opioids can have terrible side effects and NFL Alumni members will use fewer dangerous drugs and have better outcomes thanks to this partnership.
  • Founded in 1967, the NFL Alumni Association was formed to serve its retired player members and their families.
  • To learn more about Pacira, including the corporate mission to reduce overreliance on opioids, visit www.pacira.com.

Two Sports Illustrated Covers for Shohei Ohtani; The Hitter & Pitcher

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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He may be the games best hitter and the best pitcher: Shohei Ohtani isnt the new Babe Ruth; hes something better than that.

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  • He may be the games best hitter and the best pitcher: Shohei Ohtani isnt the new Babe Ruth; hes something better than that.
  • The October issue, with two covers featuring Ohtani, is available online today and on shelves on September 23.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210914005857/en/
    With two covers featuring Ohtani, the October issue is available at SI.com today and on shelves on September 23.
  • Tom Verducci examines Ohtanis unprecedented greatness and the many ways his approach is unorthodox in the modern game.

Wilson Sporting Goods Inspires More Play Through Multi-Year Partnership With The YMCA

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Friday, August 20, 2021
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CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Wilson Sporting Goods today announced its multi-year national partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA).

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  • CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Wilson Sporting Goods today announced its multi-year national partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA).
  • Together, Wilson and the YMCA started their relationship earlier this month in Wilson's hometown of Chicago with the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
  • In tandem with The Dreamville Chi-League Powered by Wilson, Wilson hosted three youth clinics led by local trainers and Chi-League organizers, and a Townhall at the South Side YMCA.
  • Chicago, USA-based Wilson Sporting Goods Co. , a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, sportswear and accessories.

eBay and NFL Legend Emmitt Smith Extend Partnership with Notable Live and PROVA to Enhance Offerings with Live Virtual Events and Exclusive Memorabilia

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Monday, August 2, 2021
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Nearly every month throughout the 2021-2022 football season, Smith will be auctioning off exclusively on eBay legendary items from his personal memorabilia collection.

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  • Nearly every month throughout the 2021-2022 football season, Smith will be auctioning off exclusively on eBay legendary items from his personal memorabilia collection.
  • It's always been about the fans more than it is about the athletes," said Emmitt Smith, Founder of PROVA Group.
  • eBay buyers will be treated to a real and raw conversation with Smith and other special guests.
  • Notable Live was founded in 2018 to create face-to-face, virtual interactions between fans and their favorite notables via a one-of-a-kind LIVE!