WHO WE ARE
We all come from different professional backgrounds: marketing, technology, partnerships, brand, nonprofits, operations, media, and even international relations.
But we’ve joined forces to build WIN | WIN because of one common thread: each of our lives has been positively influenced by playing, coaching, or being involved in sports.
We believe that by creating a platform that doesn’t just amplify stories of sports and social impact — but also actively makes more of them possible — we can unite the entire ecosystem of good to ignite a sustained, scalable, and unstoppable movement that rewrites the playbook of sports philanthropy worldwide.
Sound overly ambitious? Maybe.
But the greatest teams and athletes didn’t change the game by playing it safe, either.
THE WIN | WIN TEAM
CODY DAMON | Founder
Former College Baseball Player
5x Founder: WIN|WIN, Media Cause, Outfield Apiaries, Second Half Advisers, Sweat Equity
Entrepreneur in Residence and Student Innovation Fund Lead @ Tufts University
Director of Program Development @ Boston College Softball
AMY SMALL | Partner and
Chief Brand Officer
Former Women’s Ice Hockey Goalie and ACHA Academic All-American @ Boston University
2x Founder: Way of Being and ethik
Award-Winning Brand and Creative Exec, including Addys, Webbys, Effies, and Shorty Social Impact
Conscious Leadership and Workplace Mental Health Advocate
TED CIVETTI | Product Lead
Former College Quarterback
Founder of Westerwyck Ventures, a sports tech consultancy
Experience in 0-1 Product Strategy and Development for Technology Start-ups
Product, Operations, and Growth Lead
IDA PERSSON | Design Lead
Former D1 Swimmer @ University of Alabama
2x Founder: DesignShifts and ethik
Former Communications Design Lead
at IDEO
Inclusive + Responsible Design Practitioner
And a few other free agents whose identities we can’t reveal just yet.
OUR BOARD OF ADVISORS
ALLIE CHINKSY
Vice President and Senior Counsel at Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
Advises on corporate sponsorship and activation, marketing, licensing, and social media (among many other things)
Previous legal experience in Investment Funds
University of Michigan and Harvard Law Alum
AMAR SHAH
Adjunct Professor of Media & Entrepreneurship at University of Florida
Founder of Studio T Creative
Emmy-winning producer, with experience at ESPN, NFL Media, and the Orlando Magic
Children’s author: Play the Game series and Wish I Was a Baller
KEN GELMAN
Bio coming!
KATIE DePAOLO
Former Student Manager and blogger for Notre Dame Football
Video Production and Regional Marketing Lead at Team IMPACT
Freelance video producer and editor at the intersection of sports, philanthropy, and creative storytelling
KARISSA MAXWELL McKEE
Bio coming!
BEN BODIPO-MEMBA
Former D1 and Pro Volleyball Player, including US National Team Member and 20+ year collegiate coach
Current Sr. Director of Growth at Media Cause (a nonprofit marketing agency)
Background in account growth strategy and development in digital media
GREG NOLLEY
Former D3 College Basketball Player and Scholar Athlete of the Year
Founder of BFAM
15-year veteran at Nike, spanning across city, geo, and global marketplaces
Cultural synthesizer and product creation leader
JACQUELINE SEGAL
Bio coming!
