Grizzly Sports & Entertainment Marketing offers clients an all-access pass into the world of celebrity athletes. We specialize in talent booking, brand activation and special events that feature well-known current and former professional athletes and coaches from basketball, baseball, football, hockey, auto racing and beyond. Grizzly works directly with athletes, coaches, agents and players associations to help our clients’ budgets go further. With more than 30 combined years of top-level professional sports experience, we offer the resources and connections of a large agency with the personal touch of a family business.
In addition to talent booking, client activations and event management, Grizzly offers expert consulting services in sponsorship, marketing, communications, web development, social media, advertising and branding.
Grizzly founders Paul Corliss and Caren Corliss built their family business (named after the family dog!) with a vision to better serve corporate, fan and athlete communities. Paul spent 20 years in professional sports as Community Affairs Director for the New Orleans Saints and Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the NBA’s alumni association. Caren spent 10 years leading Marketing & Advertising for NASCAR’s Phoenix International Raceway. Their career experience, impeccable professional reputations and incredible network in the sports and entertainment world allow Grizzly to connect clients with virtually any celebrity athlete.