1st Round Enterprises
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded 📆 | 2009 |
| Founder 👔 | Teague Egan, Zack Johnson, Sterling Brewster and Riley Egan |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , USA |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Teague Egan (Founder and CEO) Zack Johnson (President of 1st Round Records) Sterling Brewster (President of 1st Round Athletics) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
1st Round Enterprises is an entertainment media firm that has divisions in the areas of music, sports and film industries.[1][2][3] It has represented entertainment figures such as musician Sammy Adams, and Olympic gold medalist Shawn Crawford.[2][3] The company was founded by Teague Egan, Zack Johnson, Sterling Brewster and Riley Egan in 2009, and is based in Marina del Rey, California.[1]
History
The company formed while most of the founders were students at the University of Southern California,[4] and first hosted events and parties in Los Angeles.[2] It created its music label, 1st Round Records, with the signing of freestyle rapper Sammy Adams.[2] In 2010, Adams reached number 1 on the iTunes Hip Hop chart. In addition to its music and sports branches, the company has created an investment vehicle, 1st Round Capital, and a film sector, 1st Round Pictures.[2]
1st Round Athletics
1st Round Athletics is the sports division of 1st Round Enterprises. 1st Round Athletics launched with a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in February 2014. The same month, 1st Round Athletics released a sportswear line featuring athletic apparel made from a mineral-embedded fiber textile.[5]
Later that year the company signed Olympic sprinter Shawn Crawford and football player Jordan Campbell.[6] It became the official apparel supplier of the FIA Formula E Championship in October 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abigail Tracy (2012). "One iTunes Sensation and Growing: 1st Round". Inc Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Adam Fusfeld (March 4, 2011). "How A 5-Minute Golf Cart Ride Paved One USC Student's Path To Building The Next Nike". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 T.J. Simers (November 29, 2011). "Teague Egan, the student agent with the golf cart, could be taking USC on a dangerous ride". LA Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Darren Heitner (November 22, 2010). "Is Southern California Going To Receive A 1st Round Knockout?". Sports Agent Blog. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Alison A. Neider (October 30, 2014). "1st Round: Boosting Athletic Performance With Textile Technology". Apparel News. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Oliver Millerchip (March 25, 2014). "1st Round Athletics signs Olympic gold medallist". Sports Pro. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "1st Round Athletics becomes Official Apparel Supplier to Formula E". FIA Formula E. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Unknown parameter
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External links
Official 1st Round Enterprises website
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