Written by SFIA’s SVP of Government & Public Affairs, Bill Sells During the pandemic, drug and alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. rose 20%. And there were more than 45,000 suicide deaths. Youth mental health issues were especially alarming as children were denied the opportunity to play sports and realize all…

On April 18–19, 2022, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, along with the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) and the NCAA, hosted the 2022 Team Sports Rules Conference to discuss team sports rules, standards, and regulations. The event included individual…

A Reflection on SFIA’s Councils Meetings — Winter 2022 Continuing to provide services to its members, SFIA held three virtual conferences for the Football Business Council, Baseball/Softball Business Council, and the Lacrosse Business Council last week, January 18–20. More than 100 members of SFIA attended the various sessions. Tom Cove…

Featuring Kelly Colwin, Retail Marketing Manager, Horizon Fitness When and where was Johnson Health Tech started? Tell us about their history and about the team. The Johnson Health Tech (JHT) story began in 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan, where Mr. Peter Lo founded Johnson Metals. He earned his first client…

Featuring Mike Dunn, Co-Founder and President, Octane5 When and where was Octane5 started? Tell us about their history and about the team. My brother Matt and I started Octane5 in 2010 after we ran another licensing software and brand protection company for about 10 years. At…

Featuring Victor Bergonzoli, Chief Executive Officer, SportsEdTV

Featuring President David Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC

Take us out to the ballgame! After a year off due to the COVID pandemic, the Congressional Baseball Game returned in 2021 with a rare fall classic game. Taking place at Nationals Park in the nation's capital, fans were treated to an exciting back-and-forth contest throughout, with multiple in-the-park home…

Written by Francesco Sardone, Partner, Carter, DeLuca & Farrell, LLP Part I in SFIA’s Legal Task Force Blog Series Following countless hours of thinking and re-thinking, designing and re-designing, building and re-building, only to go back to the drawing board, over and over again, you’ve just had that ah-ha…