
Neil Schwartz has more than 25 years of marketing & consumer research experience in the sports, fitness and active lifestyle categories. He has worked for SportScan from SportsOneSource in addition to heading the research team at the Sports & Fitness Industry Assoc. (SFIA) Neil has been a featured speaker at many industry conferences and events. He is also well respected for his work with leading financial and investment firms and top brands in the sports footwear and apparel

Mark Sullivan is a former editor and publisher in sports business and one of the founders of The Running Event, the largest B2B conference and trade show in the world for running. He sold The Running Event in 2018 and is now an adjunct professor of sports marketing at Montclair State University.