Brian Westbrook

SSC Manager LLC (SSC Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Ian J. Berg and Wayne D. Kimmel. The firm is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

DIRECTV provides digital television entertainment services in the United States and in Latin America. It provides multi-channel television programming services through a satellite dish and offers access to various channels of digital picture and sound, and collection of sports programming. The company operates through three segments: DIRECTV U.S., DIRECTV Latin America and DIRECTV Sports Networks. The DIRECTV Holdings and its subsidiaries provide DTH digital television and multi-channel video programming distribution services to subscribers with access to hundreds of channels of digital-quality video entertainment and CD-quality audio programming that transmit directly to subscribers' homes or businesses via high-powered geosynchronous satellites, and also provides video-on-demand via broadband in the United States. The DIRECTV Latin America Holdings and its subsidiaries provides DTH digital television services throughout Latin America. The DIRECTV Sports Networks and its subsidiaries, is comprised primarily of three regional sports television networks based in Seattle, Denver and Pittsburgh, each of which operates under the brand name ROOT SPORTS. DIRECTV was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Underdog Venture Team LLC is an American brand building company that offers integrated marketing, strategic partnerships, and curated brand experiences. The company invests and advise in startups and founders that are transforming various industries such as sports, media, lifestyle, health, wellness, and cause-related industries. Underdog Venture Team has worked with high-profile clients such as Major League Baseball, Televisa Univision, Up2Us Sports, Pokatok Festival, Minnesota Twins, The McLendon Foundation, and Athletes Unlimited, among others. The company has a social impact model at the core of all their activities. The company was founded by David Nugent and Dan Mannix, and the CEO is Nicole Jeter West.