JIM IN THE NEWS
The 11 biggest power brokers and advocates shaping the future of college football
The changes rippling through college football in the past two years have been impossible to ignore, but what has often been overlooked amid the upheaval is the people driving that change.
Forty Under 40: Jim Cavale
INFLCR When Jim Cavale operated a chain of Iron Tribe Fitness gyms from the company’s base in Birmingham, Ala., he found that one of its members was Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.
With college sports more in flux than ever before, new players association group emerges
Amid the wave of conference realignment that rocked college sports earlier this month, a thought crossed Jim Cavale’s mind: “What do the athletes think?”
Despite a few softball players from Washington and Oregon publicly criticizing their school’s move to the Big Ten, few athlete voices were heard.
INFLCR founder creates new college athletes membership organization
INFLCR founder & CEO Jim Cavale has partnered with former NFLer Brandon Copeland to create Athletes.org (AO), a "membership organization open to all college athletes for free," according to Ross Dellenger of YAHOO SPORTS. AO is structured in a "similar way to a players association."
Athletes seek 'seat at table' in new college sports model
UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee did not tune in last week to watch lawyers in a California courtroom debate the value of a college athlete's broadcast publicity rights. Plumlee was busy rehabbing his leg injury and helping his team prepare for its Big 12 debut rather than keeping tabs on the latest antitrust case threatening the NCAA's business model.
Jim Cavale, INFLCR's founder and CEO, says he will step down
Jim Cavale, INFLCR’s founder and chief executive, announced Tuesday he is stepping down from his six-year role of building the name, image and likeness software platform.
Used by more than 200 Division I institutions and supporting nearly 90,000 athletes in building and managing their NIL businesses, the brand-building technology emerged as one of the most popular service providers in the last 25 months. INFLCR was acquired by Teamworks in October 2019 for an undisclosed amount.
Organization for college athletes aims to provide on-demand support, give players voice in evolving landscape
College athletics has experienced a massive upheaval over the past several years as new rules have changed the experience of the student-athlete. In April 2021, the NCAA eliminated a rule that required transfers to sit out one year at their university.
Jim Cavale, Brandon Copeland launch Athletes.Org as membership organization for college athletes
In the last two years and change in college sports, athletes have been allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness for the first time in NCAA history. Many have had to file taxes for the first time and deal with questionable actors in the space. The drastic change has come against the backdrop of a television-fueled, ever-evolving conference realignment. Revenue sharing has never seemed so close.
Bloomberg Podcast - Jim Cavale
Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk through some big headlines from the past few days, including the Phoenix Suns finalizing a sale with Bloomberg's Brian Chappatta, and the NFL inking a deal with YouTube for their Sunday Ticket package with Bloomberg's Chris Palmeri. Then, INFLCR founder and CEO Jim Cavale joins to talk about how he's helping college student-athletes build their personal platforms and navigate NIL.
Athletes.org: Jim Cavale & Brandon Copeland’s Venture to Empower Student-athletes
Brandon Copeland remembers having $343 in his bank account. He remembers not wanting to answer his phone until after 4 p.m. on Tuesdays — the time at which your NFL roster spot becomes guaranteed for the week, thus ensuring another paycheck.
No, playing in the NFL does not automatically mean financial stability for eternity. In a sport where the average shelf life for a player is so short, even the bigger paychecks don’t go as far as one might think.