Fikayo Babatunde
Fikayo Babatunde is a market intelligence professional with experience delivering insights to national retailers within the athletic specialty and sporting goods channel. He advises his clients on emerging trends in athletic footwear, active apparel, and sports equipment. Fikayo holds a degree in Economics from the University of Southern California.
Rob Simmelkjaer
Rob Simmelkjaer became Chief Executive Officer of NYRR in December 2022. Rob is a runner and two-time New York City Marathon finisher, a native New Yorker, an experienced sports business executive, and a government official, with a record of leadership and performance across a range of sports and media organizations. During his nine-year tenure at […]
Dave Zimmer
Fleet Feet Chicago was founded in 1996 by Dave and Lisa Zimmer, a local couple with a huge passion for running. Neither had previous retail experience (Dave was in finance, Lisa in marketing), but they understood the transformational power of lacing-up a pair of sneakers. Both quit their jobs to pursue a shared passion, soon […]
Jasmine Nesi
Jasmine Nesi serves as Partnership Manager at Strava focused on the US Groups strategy. Prior to this, she’s worked in brand marketing and partnership roles at LinkedIn, and for various clients, including Nike, Meta and Airbnb. Jasmine is also the co-founder of RUNGRL, a community and events platform that uses running as a vehicle to […]
Kyle Whatnall
Dave Larson
Tom Webb
Tom Webb is a sports marketing expert with nearly 30 years experience working worldwide in sports including Formula 1, the Olympic Games, Major League Soccer, and for brands including Red Bull, and Emirates. He is now Chief Marketing Officer of the Association of Pickleball Players (the APP), the world’s leading pickleball organization. He leads marketing […]
Jeff Harris
My name is Jeff Harris and I, along with my wife Donna own a technical running store in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Opened in 2008, Run With It has a loyal following that naturally comes with 15 successful years in the industry. In 2020 I began playing pickleball which came pretty easily with the experience […]
Jeff Anderson
Jeff Anderson lives in Mystic Ct with his wife Candace and 4 children. Jeff purchased Kelley’s Pace in 2014. John & Jessie Kelley opened Kelley’s Pace in 1978. Prior to owning and operating Kelley’s Pace, Jeff has run two nonprofits, worked in advertising, hospitality, and management services. His passions are his family & running.
Dave Kazanjian
Dave is the founder and owner of Whirlaway Sports Center, which just celebrated its fortieth anniversary this year. He is a former All-American cross-country runner from Methuen High School, where he later coached Track. Dave is also the coach of the highly competitive Whirlaway Racing Team, one of the most decorated USATF teams in New […]
