game on Nation

game on Nation
Private
Industry Communication Training
Business Consulting
Leadership Development
Founded 1997
Founder Steve Shenbaum
Headquarters Bradenton, Florida
Key people
 Steve Shenbaum, CEO
Blair Bloomston
Services Communication Training Leadership Development, Media Training
Website gameonnation.com

game on Nation is a communication, leadership, teambuilding and business consultancy, which is best known for its work with corporations, professional and collegiate athletes and athletic teams.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] game on Nation clients include the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, University of Alabama football, Kentucky Wildcats, the United States women's national soccer team, Pete Sampras, Alex Smith, Greg Oden the Air Force Special Operations Command and the United Services Organization (USO).[2][3][4][5][8][9][10] game on Nation was founded in 1997 by Steve Shenbaum.[11] Shenbaum serves as game on Nation’s CEO.[12]

game on Nation was also featured in Two Days in April and ESPN’s Outside the Lines.[13][14]

History

game on Nation was founded in 1997 as game on Media.[3][12] game on’s first client was Pete Sampras, who game on co-founder Steve Shenbaum met through a former Northwestern University classmate.[3] Shenbaum originally came up with the idea of a communication consultancy firm focused on media training for athletes in 1992, when he worked with Chicago, Illinois-based athletes such as Jim Harbaugh and Scottie Pippen on the set of WGN-TV show Energy Express.[3]

In 2003, game on Nation partnered with IMG Academy and moved its headquarters to IMG’s Bradenton, Florida campus.[15] During their partnership with IMG, game on Nation trained the academy’s students while continuing to work with corporations, athletes and teams outside of IMG Academy.[3][15] game on Nation left the IMG Academy in 2012 and expanded its client base to include more corporations and businesses and the United States Armed Forces.[3][9][15]

Curriculum

game on Nation uses a proprietary curriculum of interactive drills and improvisation-based games and exercises.[3][5][11][16]

References

  1. ↑ Henry Abbott. "NBA Today podcast: Steve Shenbaum". ESPN TrueHoop. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  2. 1 2 Grant Wahl. "Team-building guru Shenbaum helped U.S. women gear up for gold". SI.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Andy Staples. "Meet the man who will save us from the boring athlete interview". SI.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  4. 1 2 Marc Carig. "Yankees come together at Tampa Improv outing". NJ.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  5. 1 2 3 Aaron Smith. "Communcation expert gives assist to UK basketball". Cats Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  6. ↑ "Special Visitor Teaches Women's Soccer Valuable Lessons". UFC Knights. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Game On Nation, Leadership and Communication Consulting Company". Amherst College. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  8. ↑ Chris Ballard. "Laughing All The Way To The Bank". SI Vault. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  9. 1 2 Joe McFadden. "Former NFL player shows Airmen to get their 'game on'". Air Force. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  10. ↑ "Tigers Learn To Communicate From Steve Shenbaum". Towson Tigers. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  11. 1 2 Blair Bloomston. "Meet the Press". Athletic Management. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  12. 1 2 Mark Gordon. "Game of Coins". Business Observer. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  13. ↑ "Two Days in April". IMDb. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  14. ↑ "Director, game on at IMG Academies, Steve Shenbaum, discusses Jay Cutler and how he can avoid criticism". Courant. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  15. 1 2 3 Mark Gordon. "Game Gurus". Business Observer. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  16. ↑ "A grueling four days at NBA boot camp (cont.)". SI.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.

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