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President/CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprise, George Veras - Enterprises is the for profit arm of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, representing all 280 Pro Football Hall of Famers for sponsorship, merchandise, national outreach programs and television. Since joining in 2009, Enterprise has generated $10 million in sponsorship revenue. Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprise completes 71 Hometown Hall of Famer appearances in since 2011... Pro Football Hall of Fame All Time Team Fan Vote completed October 10th and final results will be announced on one hour NFL Network special 4pm February 2nd. Allstate and the PFOHF have three major initiatives in 2012- a National Historical Plaque Program, where Hall of Famers™ will be presented with a plaque in their hometowns, commemorating their communities where they began their journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Allstate also is the title sponsor for the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL Network Pro Football Hall of Fame live television special, the 2013 Class Announcement television show, 6pm Saturday February 2nd and as part of the 50 Years Celebration of the PFHOF, a national fan vote for their favorite Hall of Famer by position. December 4, 2012 - Pro Football Hall of Fame opens exhibit at SCORE, on site at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas with Marcus
Allen and Warren Moon. August 4, 2012 - Pro Football Hall of Fame 2017 Coin Act passes the House of Representatives, moves onto US Senate with co sponsors Senators Rob Portman and Joe Manchin NFL celebrates 50 Years of the Pro Football Hall of Fame - Commissioner Roger Goodell kicked off the two week celebration with a roundtable discussion featuring John Madden, Ronnie Lott, John Elway and Howie Long December 6th - followed by in stadium messages, patches on uniforms and video broadcast messages The US Army and the PFHOF preesented the first ever "Award of Excellence" to ten high school finalists, by Hall of Famers, at their respective high schools in the fall 2012. The ten finalists were flown to San Antonio to attend a week of activities at the US Army All American Bowl in January, where Marcus Allen was the keynote speaker. The 2012 Award of Excellence winner was Drew Herbst. Nominiations are now being accepted for 2013.
Adjunct Professor George Veras completed his second year teaching "The Business of Sports" at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. "We are excited to have George present to our students this dynamic and growing field of business and we are looking forward to his seminar this semester" said Peter Whiting, Director of the SAGES program at Weatherhead. "I taught a course this spring in Immigrants in Cleveland for Adjunct Professor Michael Goldberg and with his encouragement and mentoring, developed a sports business course, that for the first time, will comprehensively cover the key contributors to sports business" said George Veras, President Veras Communications, Inc and President Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprises. "The Case students have applied their skills in science, engineering, law and medicine to the field of sports business with a unique viewpoint and passion for the field and it has been a tremendous learning experience on my end as well" The sports industry is experiencing rapid growth and is expected to become one of the nation's top 25 industries by 2030. This seminar will explore five elements of the business model that is driving this growth: content, television, social media, advertising, and consumer products. In addition, it will examine the marketing of these five elements. We thank our Guest Lecturers, via Skype, for lending their expertise to the class of sixteen students, including Jim Nantz, CBS Sports, Carlos Silva, Park Lane Investors, Don Renzulli, VP Operations National Hockey League, Mark Francis, VP Marketing and Sponsorships BaAm Productions Attorney and Sports Agent Mark Termini, Terry Lefton, Senior Writer Sports Business Journal, as well as the author of "Sports on Television", Professor Dennis Denninger. Students will acquire a unique perspective on a business that is projected to become one of the world's leading growth industries in the 21st century.
Mark Matson is CEO and founder of Matson Money Inc., a registered investment advisor company that manages in excess of $3 billion*. With over twenty years of experience in the financial industry, Mark is a regular contributor in the national media, both in print and on television. His optimistic outlook on finance, investing and economic issues makes him a frequently sought expert on CNBC, Fox News, BNN, Fox Business News, and publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investment News. class="small"After four years of development, George Veras and Lee Zeidman, as co executive producers, have brought Mark and his expertise to public television. Tape in front of a live studio audience, Mark Matson's Main Street Money develops a message to educate and empower Main Street investors not to be bullied by Wall Street. (see full show) The television special coincides with the release of Mark's fourth book, Main Street Money, This public television special will air nationally starting March 2012, with Mark live in the studios in Pittsburgh (WQED) and Baltimore (MPT) on March 10th and 11th. Please check your local listings for show time and date or go to tv.matsonmoney.com. In addition, there is a DVD including bonus footage from the show as well as interviews with over 40 of Mark's financial coaches to help you get on the path to financial health. Veras Communications, Inc (VCI) is a television production, marketing and sponsorship company founded in 1994 after producing Yanni Live at the Acropolis, one of the biggest fund raisers in PBS history. VCI marketed "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and produced and marketed Yanni from 1994-2004. Currently, George Veras is the head of sponsorship and marketing for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprise and continues his television production with a public television special with Mark Matson in spring 2012, producing a music video for the Cleveland Browns and producing webisodes on concussions for Google You Tube Sports. A 13 time National Sports Emmy winner, VCI also has extensive experience in China and India and has partnered with DNA Networks.
Veras Communications and DNA Networks have partnered on productions, television shows and marketing campaigns in India since 1996, when VCI hired DNA Networks to create the entire production setup at the banks of the Yamuna River for the historic production of "Yanni Live at the Taj Mahal". 
Since then, VCI and DNA have collaborated on fifteen events, many ground-breaking for first time in India, including Ricky Martin Live in New Delhi, President Bill Clinton officially opening the Mumbai Stock Exchange in March 2000, creating the Bangalore Royal Challengers Cheerleaders for the opening of the brand new professional cricket league, the IPL, in 2008 by securing the NFL's Washington Redskins cheerleaders in April-May 2008 and securing the first ever tour of in line half pipe skating, BMX dirt bikes and motorcycles for the Mountain Dew Extreme six city tour in April 2012, in addition to producing a one hour worldwide television show that aired in December 2013. The tour will return to India in May 2013. VCI has worked for DNA to secure the first ever performance of Riverdance for a private function in January 2013 and to bring Yanni back to India for the first time since his historic 1997 concert, Tribute, for a private function and follow up tour in 2014. Veras Communications, Inc (VCI) is a television production, marketing and sponsorship company founded in 1994 after producing Yanni Live at the Acropolis, one of the biggest fund raisers in PBS history. VCI marketed "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and produced and marketed Yanni from 1994-2004. Currently, George Veras is the head of sponsorship and marketing for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprise and continues his television production with a public television special with Mark Matson in spring 2012, producing a music video for the Cleveland Browns and producing webisodes on concussions for Google You Tube Sports. A 13 time National Sports Emmy winner, VCI also has extensive experience in China and India and has partnered with DNA Networks.
Veras Communications, Inc (VCI) has produced and/or directed two of the biggest fund raisers in the history of PBS music programming... Doo-Wop 50 and Yanni Live at the Acropolis. VCI also marketed the biggest selling independent movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding as well as Yanni, including his New York Times bestseller "Yanni in Words". VCI has produced live worldwide television for Live Earth Shanghai (2007) , Birthday Live for Discovery Health, and the live reveal for TLC's Trading Places. VCI produced and directed for stage and television the first ever Opening Ceremonies at the Super Bowl, A Houston Salute (2004), 1964 Cleveland Browns 40th Anniversary Special at Severance Hall, and won two of his 12 National Sports Emmys for his work at the 2002 and 2004 Olympics for NBC Sports. VCI has extensive experience in China and India and has partnered with DNA Networks in India from 1997-2013. |
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