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P.S. StarGames, a Boston based firm, is a fully integrated sports marketing, management and entertainment company. Now in its 13th year, StarGames has created, organized and produced a number of live and made-for-television sporting events in addition to providing consulting services for various organizations and individual athletes. With vast experience in sales marketing, product/athlete representation and event coordination, StarGames can turn any athletic endeavor into an unforgettable experience.
 

Corporate Headquarters:
 40 Salem Street, Suite 7
 Lynnfield, MA 01940
 T: 781.224.9655   
 F: 781.224.9656

 West Coast office:
 PO Box 943
 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 

Jerry Solomon | President and CEO

Mr. Solomon has been one of America's top sports marketing executives for more than 20 years.  Following his graduation from Columbia University in 1978 with a Master's degree in International Business, Mr. Solomon was recruited by the Colgate-Palmolive Company to serve as its liaison to the men's and women's professional tennis tours. In 1980, he moved to Washington D.C. and joined ProServ, the second largest sports marketing and management company in the world. Mr. Solomon was named Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of ProServ in 1987 and was elected President in 1990.  He left ProServ in 1994 and moved to Boston to launch StarGames, a sports and entertainment marketing, management and production agency.

Mr. Solomon has been named one of the  "Top 100 Most Powerful People in Sports" by The Sporting News and one of the  "Top 25 Most Influential People in Figure Skating" by Figure Skating International magazine.  He is responsible for helping to found the Karch Kiraly Scholarship Fund, the KidSport Foundation and the Nancy Kerrigan Foundation.  He is a professor of sports marketing at the University of New Hampshire and the author of  "An Insider's Guide to Managing Sports Events," which was published in 2001 by Human Kinetics.
jerry@stargamesinc.com


Frank Smith | Vice President

Mr. Smith is a chief executive with vast experience in business and financial management. Utilizing his 35 years experience, Mr. Smith has successfully led a variety of companies from traditional brick & mortar insurance to sports marketing to television broadcasting to the Internet. His broad and comprehensive background extends from the commercial realm to the non-profit sectors with equal success.

He was a key member of the organizing committee responsible for hosting the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In that role, he made two major presentations to the International Olympic Committee at their headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. His hands-on leadership approach to managing the Olympic Village at UCLA contributed significantly to the overall surplus of the most commercially and financially successful Olympics to that point in history. Additionally, he has traveled the globe directing professional sporting events, contributing significantly to the growth and popularity of professional tennis.

Mr. Smith has directed the activities of a countywide economic development corporation and his own video and television production company. His extensive media experience includes producing two award-winning television programs and the direction of a children's sports instructional web site.
flsfsi@pacbell.net



Michael Kates | Sr. Vice President

Mr. Kates has been a recognized sports and entertainment executive for over 20 years having begun his career at ProServ  where he served as a Director of Tennis. Mr. Kates left ProServ in1989 to launch 10-S, an innovative approach to tennis active wear which rapidly became a worldwide brand. In 1991 Mr. Kates sold 10-S and moved to Los Angeles working with entertainment manager Sandy Gallen, serving as Executive Vice President of talent and Director of Marketing. As a Client Manager, Michael worked with the firm's clientele which included:  Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Diamond, Andrew "dice" Clay and NFL hall-of-famer and FOX Sports broadcaster Howie Long. mkates@stargamesinc.com




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