JIM IN THE NEWS
California Sports Lawyer® Podcast with Jeremy Evans: 30+ Minutes of Fame w/ Athletes.org Chairman Jim Cavale, former CEO at INFLCR
The California Sports Lawyer® Podcast with Jeremy Evans (season 6, episode 41), interviewing Jim Cavale, Founder and Chairman at Athletes.org and former CEO and Founder at INFLCR, discussing his mission to provide athletes with the tools needed in college to set the stage for the rest of their lives through proper representation and having a seat at the table through NIL, collective bargaining, and a players association.
Athlete advocacy groups push for players to think beyond House settlement, revenue sharing
College sports are set to change radically as the proposed long-form settlement in the House v. NCAA lawsuit has been filed and is being reviewed by Judge Claudia Wilken. But no matter the outcome of the settlement – if ultimately approved, it would usher in an age of revenue sharing for college sports – various athlete advocacy organizations are poised to keep pushing on behalf of college athletes and football players.
Bloomberg Business of Sports: Boston's Newest Team
Join host Michael Barr and guest host Vanessa Perdomo, sports correspondent for Bloomberg Originals, as they dive into the latest in sports business. Jennifer Epstein, controlling owner of BOS Nation FC, discusses the new National Women's Soccer League team launching in 2026. James Vowles, Williams Racing F1 team principal, and Bloomberg Pursuits auto columnist Hannah Elliot share insights on the US Grand Prix and F1's growth in the U.S. Plus, Athletes.org founder Jim Cavale examines the state of college sports in 2024.
How much do college athletes deserve in new world of revenue sharing? Breaking down the numbers in a difficult equation
As college executives continue negotiations to settle the latest antitrust cases and implement a new athlete compensation model, those inside and outside the college sports industry are left with a bevy of unanswered questions, most notably about money. Under the agreement, will universities share enough with their most valuable athletes and will they negotiate directly with them in the future?
House vs. NCAA: What's next for college athletics after settlement?
All parties in the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit are close to signing off on a settlement that will distribute a reported $3 billion in backpay damages through a 10-year period to Division I athletes who were prohibited from benefitting from Name, Image and Likeness before July, 2021 dating back to 2016. Athletes.org founder and chairman Jim Cavale says this may lead to a foundational change in college sports, but there are still logistics to get through.
UAB becomes 1st Division I football team to join players association
UAB football players say their entire roster has signed up for Athletes.org, making them the first Division I football team to publicly join the players' association. They were introduced to the group by an unexpected source: their head coach.
UAB football signs up for players association
The college football players association movement gained steam this week. The entire UAB football roster has joined Athletes.org (AO), a company headed by former INFLCR CEO Jim Cavale and one of a handful of entities working to organize players for potential revenue discussions in the coming years, the company announced on Tuesday.
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.