Zack Weiner
| Zack Weiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | The University of Pennsylvania |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Zack Weiner is an American entrepreneur and a co-founder and president of Overtime, a sports network and sports brand that creates original programming for millennial and Gen Z audiences.[1] [2]
Weiner has been included on several lists of notable figures in media and sports. In 2019, Sports Business Journal named Weiner one of its “New Voices Under 30”[3], and Forbes has included him on its “30 Under 30” list.[4][5]
Early Years[edit]
Weiner was born and raised in New York City. While attending Stuyvesant High School, he led the school’s chess team to a U.S. Chess Federation national championship[6].
Weiner graduated from The University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics. As a student, Weiner co-founded The Sports Quotient, a platform for college students to write about sports[7] with chess grandmaster Robert Hess and several partners.[8]
Weiner also helped lead the UPenn chess team to three Ivy League chess championships, including a first-place finish[9] in the U.S. Chess Federation’s 2012 U.S. Amateur Team Championship.[10]
Career[edit]
In 2016, Weiner and Dan Porter co-founded Overtime[11], a sports media startup focused on the interests and passions of young, digital-native fans.[12] [13]
Overtime now has more than 100 employees, and has branched out into covering men's and women's basketball, football, gaming[14] and youth culture.[15]
To date, Overtime has raised more than $35 million in funding from venture capital firms Spark Capital,[16] Andreessen Horowitz and Greycroft, and several other investors,[17] including NBA basketball players Kevin Durant [18], Carmelo Anthony[19] and Victor Oladipo[20] Former NBA commissioner David Stern was also an investor and advisor in Overtime.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ Feldman, Jacob (18 June 2019). "Seeking Young Fans, Overtime Just Changed Basketball—Literally". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Meltzer, David (5 March 2020). "How to Create a Brand That Resonates With Young People". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "Recognizing the New Voices". Sports Business Journal. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ Howard, Caroline. "30 Under 30: Sports". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Howard, Caroline. "Presenting the 2018 30 Under 30". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Shaun. "High School Nationals: The Biggest Tie Ever and Hunter on Top". US Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Kasper, Kenny. "Sports Quotient blog launched by Penn undergrads". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "A Different Type of Grandmaster Analysis: The Sports Quotient". Chess Life Online. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Lawrence, Al. ""Forking with Tebow's Knights" Avoids Mate to Win USATE". Chess Life Online. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "U.S. Amateur Team East Champions 1971 – Present". New Jersey State Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Busch, Anita. "Dan Porter, WME's Head of Digital, To Exit Agency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Kendall (13 November 2020). "Overtime: A new approach for a new generation". Axios. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ Barber, Kayleigh (15 July 2020). "How Overtime is building sports media for Gen Z". Digiday. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ Moses, Lucia (27 December 2019). "Sports media startup Overtime has a big plan to dominate esports, and it's starting by hiring pro gamers to exclusive contracts". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ McGrath, Ben (19 June 2019). "The Brooklyn Startup Helping High-School Athletes Go Viral". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Bloom, David (14 February 2019). "Overtime Scores $23M Investment From NBA Stars, MSG Networks And Others". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Patel, Sahil (21 February 2019). "With $23m in fresh funding, Overtime wants to move beyond viral dunk clips to build a 'next-generation sports network". Digiday. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Kafka, Peter. "Overtime wants to turn high school jocks into social media stars". Recode. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Steigrad, Alexandra (14 February 2019). "Carmelo Anthony investing in high school basketball network". The New York Post. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Azevedo, Mary Ann (1 June 2019). "Startups net more than capital with NBA players as investors". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ McAlone, Nathan (22 February 2017). "This founder who sold a startup for $200 million wants to build the next ESPN out of smartphone footage". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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