The sports agency Excel Sports Management, representing talent, brands and properties, has hired Ryan Holcomb as its first-ever Head of Content.
Holcomb will be LA-based as he join the agency’s media division, Excel Media, which has recently put out docuseries highlighting the careers of two Excel clients, Joe Montana (Peacock’s Cool Under Pressure) and Derek Jeter (ESPN’s The Captain). His brief at the company will be to drive the creation and development of original content and programming for Excel and its clients.
“Ryan brings a wealth of knowledge in the content space and an understanding of how to shape an idea to make it interesting to both platforms and viewers,” said Excel Sports Management’s Founder and President, Jeff Schwartz. “We are seeing exponential growth in the opportunities for athletes to connect with fans and the world beyond their sport through compelling stories and shared interests. With...
Holcomb will be LA-based as he join the agency’s media division, Excel Media, which has recently put out docuseries highlighting the careers of two Excel clients, Joe Montana (Peacock’s Cool Under Pressure) and Derek Jeter (ESPN’s The Captain). His brief at the company will be to drive the creation and development of original content and programming for Excel and its clients.
“Ryan brings a wealth of knowledge in the content space and an understanding of how to shape an idea to make it interesting to both platforms and viewers,” said Excel Sports Management’s Founder and President, Jeff Schwartz. “We are seeing exponential growth in the opportunities for athletes to connect with fans and the world beyond their sport through compelling stories and shared interests. With...
- 7/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Excel Sports Management has a new head of content: Ryan Holcomb.
The sports agency that reps talent, brands and properties has tapped Holcomb to join its media division, Excel Media, to spearhead development of original content and programming for the firm and its clients. He’ll be based in Los Angeles.
Holcomb segues to the newly-created post from the World Surf League where he served as executive vp of Wsl Studios. During his tenure, he led Wsl’s content division developing programming, concepts and running branded content. His credits there included ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer, and developing and setting up a seven-part series about the Wsl’s Championship Tour at Apple TV+, in partnership with Box to Box Productions. Holcomb is an executive producer of that series, Make or Break, which is currently available on the streamer with a second season on the horizon.
Excel Sports Management has a new head of content: Ryan Holcomb.
The sports agency that reps talent, brands and properties has tapped Holcomb to join its media division, Excel Media, to spearhead development of original content and programming for the firm and its clients. He’ll be based in Los Angeles.
Holcomb segues to the newly-created post from the World Surf League where he served as executive vp of Wsl Studios. During his tenure, he led Wsl’s content division developing programming, concepts and running branded content. His credits there included ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer, and developing and setting up a seven-part series about the Wsl’s Championship Tour at Apple TV+, in partnership with Box to Box Productions. Holcomb is an executive producer of that series, Make or Break, which is currently available on the streamer with a second season on the horizon.
- 7/28/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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- 12/8/2017
- E! Online
The Platinum Life is going out with a bang.
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“I get how this s**t goes, but these just can’t be one of those times,” Lola tells Crystal. “It’s just too much at stake. When you put two people that have conflict into one room, you might have how you want to go about it, and then she might have how she wants to go about it … I don’t know how she wants to go about it, but what I’m saying is, at the end of the day, we all have businesses...
- 12/5/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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- 12/1/2017
- E! Online
Shantel Jackson is proving that she's a boss in the shoe game. In this clip from Thursday's all-new episode of The Platinum Life, Nelly's boo put her new product, Shoe Gummi, to the test. "I've been working for a while now with this company called Heeluxe. Anything that has to do with shoes or high heels, they've tested it. I need this stamp of approval from Heeluxe before I can go to market," a hopeful Shantel said. With the help of friends Shantava, Desmond and model, Nazanin Mandi, Shantel was ready to see Shoe Gummi hit the runway. "I absolutely love the Shoe Gummi idea. I'm so proud of Shantel, she's been busting her ass for so long...
- 11/16/2017
- E! Online
Did Shantel Jackson just make a game-changing product for high heels?
The answer is in Et’s exclusive first look at this week’s all-new episode of The Platinum Life. Nelly’s girlfriend hits the lab to test out her stabilizing high heel inserts one last time before she brings them to market, alongside Miguel’s fiancee, Nazanin Mandi. She’s there to walk in heels on a special runway, using Shantel’s invention.
“She has been busting her a** for so long putting this together,” Nazanin notes. “So, I’m gonna rock that catwalk and I know she’s gonna pass.”
The Ladies of 'The Platinum Life' Talk Love, Heartbreak & Drama on New Reality Series (Exclusive)
“My heart is racing, my palms are sweaty,” Shantel says. “I don’t want to go back to the drawing board.”
Lucky for her, the inserts work -- the pressure applied while walking with the “heel gummy” is way less...
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“She has been busting her a** for so long putting this together,” Nazanin notes. “So, I’m gonna rock that catwalk and I know she’s gonna pass.”
The Ladies of 'The Platinum Life' Talk Love, Heartbreak & Drama on New Reality Series (Exclusive)
“My heart is racing, my palms are sweaty,” Shantel says. “I don’t want to go back to the drawing board.”
Lucky for her, the inserts work -- the pressure applied while walking with the “heel gummy” is way less...
- 11/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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- 11/15/2017
- E! Online
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- 10/31/2017
- E! Online
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- E! Online
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