SDSI MISSION
SD Sport Innovators is the heartbeat of the Southern California sports business community. We inspire sports innovation through connections & networking, mentoring & education and access to capital.
As a non-profit, business accelerating, trade organization SDSI connects and drives the growth of Southern California's vibrant sports economy by offering innovative programs and services for start-ups, mature companies and service providers. We offer mentoring, education and capital funding opportunities for start-ups; best practice collaboration, access to new technology and public policy advocacy for mature companies; as well as deal flow to our service providers and the Southern California Investment Community.
SDSI Chalk Talk
SDSI Chalk Talks are hands-on educational workshops where business team members can learn from industry leaders and experts valuable fundamentals, skills and strategies to successfully lead their teams and grow their companies.
Upcoming SDSI Chalk Talk:
Branding Essentials, March 28
Featuring: DD Studio, Stalwart Communications, Stance, Rogue and Luce Forward
Register here
Program contact:
Renne Catalano
CONNECT
Senior Program Coordinator
Email: rcatalano@connect.org
Phone: (858) 964-1334
Fax: (858) 964-1301
FRAMEWORKS
CONNECT FrameWorks Workshops are economical, content-rich educational programs that provide founders, CEOs and business leaders with the vocabulary, foundations, and "framework" around which they can build awareness of the many disciplines they oversee as "C" level managers. SDSI works closely with the FrameWorks program to provide workshops that are particularly relevant to the sports industry in both topic and presenters.
| Core Curriculum | Electives |
| Accounting and Finance | Facilities |
| Legal | Licensing |
| Sales and Marketing | Regulatory Affairs |
| Human Resources | Intellectual Property |
| Organizational Structure | Product Management |
| Venture Capital | Term Sheet |
Full program details here
Program contact:
Orlee Dykan
CONNECT
Senior Program Coordinator
Email: odykan@connect.org
Phone: (858) 964-1330
Fax: (858) 964-1301
