About
WHO WE ARE.
VD Athlete is a sports marketing and brand visibility company. We work with athletes, teams, and sports agencies to build the brand, the content, and the placements that get you seen and remembered.
"Give athletes the visibility their work has already earned."
— Our Mission
Built In
Branding and design are the foundation, not the polish. Every retainer starts with a system that makes everything downstream easier.
Visibility
We do not pitch and hope. Add-ons come with placement guarantees so visibility is something you can plan around.
Sports Only
No split focus. Every client is a team, athlete, or sports media operation. The whole company is pointed at one industry.
BUILT BY AN ATHLETE.
I played little league baseball, and basketball all the way through high school, and I've spent the last 20 years in branding, design, and marketing. VD Athlete is where both halves of that finally come together.
In 2004, a group of us tried to build a recruitment platform connecting high school athletes with coaches. The idea was right, the timing wasn't. We were about 15 years ahead of where the industry needed to be, so after a year we let it go.
In 2016, I found my way back into sports through brand building, this time working directly with NFL athletes on their image and presence. Two years in, I hit a fork: keep going deeper into sports, or build brands across other industries. I chose to broaden out.
In 2025, I circled back. This time with no split focus. Sports marketing, full time.