Every year, SDSI Mentors donate over 1600 hours towards helping Sports, Active Lifestyle and Healthy living companies scale, pivot and grow.  Our mentors are an altruistic group of executives that recognize the help they received throughout their career and want to pay it forward.

Our mentors are CEOs, CFOs, Directors, Managers, Founders and Consultants, all with deep ties to sports and healthy living.  Business advice isn’t hard to find.  But finding the years of experience and entrepreneurial know-how that applies to your business and your industry can be.  Fortunately for the active among us, SDSI exists to support the industry and community we all love.


Are you or someone you know looking to share your knowledge and experience?  Do you have a passion for sports and healthy living, and want to give back?  Contact us about becoming an SDSI mentor

A you part of a growing company looking for strategic guidance?  Find out more about how you can apply to be paired with our mentors, in a mentoring program tailored specifically to your business needs.


For a fellow entrepreneur looking to gain access to mentors that are willing to dedicate their time, instill their knowledge and open up their Rolodex, SDSI is a must. Anyone that goes through the SDSI Mentoring Program will have much more intimate knowledge with every aspect of their business plan after sharing it with people whose opinions are honest and educated.
— David Bronkie, Co-Founder, Arcade Belts

Mentors

Niche Knowledge and Domain Expertise

 
  • Data and Analytics

  • Inventory and Demand Planning

  • Supply Chain and Sourcing

  • Logistics and Warehousing


  • Product Design and Development

  • International Business

  • Human Resources and Company Culture

  • Leadership and Executive Wellbeing

 


SDSI is like ‘Miracle-Gro’ for your seedling or mature business. In a relatively short amount of time, you see results. And the mentorship is there to support, guide, and inspire you along the way, but you have to be all-in and trust in the process.
— Jared Koett, Founder & CEO of Invert Containers

SDSI welcomes all. 

We know that for our industry to thrive, all perspectives need a seat at the table.  We actively seek strategies and partnerships that support diversity in the Sports and Active Lifestyle Business population.


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