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Ohio's DayMark Wealth Partners Continues Its Rapid Expansion By Adding the Compass Group With More Than $1.0 Billion in Client Assets

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

DayMark Wealth Partners announced today that T. Rodney Twells, Andrew Sikorovsky, and Joseph Schmidt have joined the firm as the Compass Group of DayMark Wealth Partners.

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  • DayMark Wealth Partners announced today that T. Rodney Twells, Andrew Sikorovsky, and Joseph Schmidt have joined the firm as the Compass Group of DayMark Wealth Partners.
  • The Compass Group of DayMark, previously at Wells Fargo Advisors, has combined experience of over 150 years and looks after more than $1.0 billion in client assets.
  • “We are excited to welcome another veteran wealth management team to DayMark Wealth Partners,” comments Dynasty’s CEO, Shirl Penney.
  • In 2003, he partnered with Compass Group of First Union Securities and remained there until leaving to form Compass Group of DayMark.

Native Forward Scholars Fund Featured on MacKenzie Scott's New Yield Giving Website, Celebrates Her Trust-Based Philanthropy

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Native Forward Scholars Fund, previously known as American Indian Graduate Center, the oldest and largest direct scholarship provider to Native scholars in the U.S., is celebrating MacKenzie Scott's unique philanthropic approach of "adding value by giving up control." After Scott announced her intention to give away most of her fortune in 2020, Native Forward was among the first group of 116 organizations driving change.

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  • After Scott announced her intention to give away most of her fortune in 2020, Native Forward was among the first group of 116 organizations driving change.
  • Native Forward is featured on Scott's new Yield Giving website.
  • "Scott's interest in trust-based philanthropy and her passion for equity have empowered our organization and the students we serve more than we could have ever imagined," said Native Forward CEO Angelique Albert.
  • Native Forward is featured on Scott's new Yield Giving website.

Mercury Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Round Led by Multicoin Capital to Help Student Athletes and Collegiate Athletic Programs Reimagine The Fan Experience

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Mercury , the leading fan experience company for top student athletes and collegiate sports programs, today announced a $7.5 million seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from North Island Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Brevan Howard Digital, and others.

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  • Mercury , the leading fan experience company for top student athletes and collegiate sports programs, today announced a $7.5 million seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from North Island Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Brevan Howard Digital, and others.
  • The funding will be used to expand Mercurys leadership team as it scales to support a growing pipeline of athletic programs reimagining the fan experience.
  • Were fortunate to already have a strong pipeline of schools interested in using Mercury to build bespoke fan-engagement platforms.
  • Mercury is best known for Kansas Universitys Rock Chalk fan site and University of Kentuckys Blue Chips fan community .

Over 50 Kentucky Student-Athletes, Including 20 Football Players, Sign an NIL Deal with Digital Brand Experience Company Mercury

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Today, leading digital brand experience company Mercury , in partnership with collegiate sports management agency Athlete Advantage, announced the NIL signing of 54 University of Kentucky student-athletes.

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  • Today, leading digital brand experience company Mercury , in partnership with collegiate sports management agency Athlete Advantage, announced the NIL signing of 54 University of Kentucky student-athletes.
  • As part of the deal, over 20 football players will partner with the company, as well as athletes from the Womens Volleyball and Womens Basketball teams.
  • The group signing comes just a week after Mercury signed Kentucky quarterback, Will Levis, for the entirety of the 2022 season.
  • Both Levis and the newly expansive roster of Mercury-backed Kentucky athletes will join the company's tailored digital platform for Kentucky Athletics, Blue Chips .