National
MarMill Global × The Pivot Podcast × BallParks National
The BPN Pivot
Partnership
Owning the youth sports experience — on the field, on screen, and on the path to college.
The opportunity
Youth sports is big business
Spent each year on US youth sports
Aspen Institute / Wintergreen
Direct sports-tourism spending in the US (2023)
Sports ETA State of the Industry
Avg. family spend per child, per sport (2024) — up 46% since 2019
Aspen Institute Project Play
College NIL market, 2024–25
Opendorse NIL Market Report
Growth & spend
A market doubling in years
Global youth sports market ($B)
Where family dollars go (illustrative)
The plan
Four ways to win
Broadcast youth sports
Stream every BPN game with automated cameras, Pivot-hosted showcase shows and championship telecasts.
Elite sports resorts
Replicate the Lake of the Ozarks destination model — fields, indoor courts, lodging, dining — in 9 markets by Year 5.
Recruiting & NIL
Athlete profiles fed by The Lab data, college-coach access, and NIL education and deals for players and families.
Rights pipeline
Grow from owned youth events to college and, eventually, professional sports & games broadcast rights.
The venues
BallParks National
- 8 tournament-grade diamonds at Lake of the Ozarks, MO
- 35K+ athletes each season, 10+ sports hosted
- The Lab player-development tech, Phase 2 indoor complex
- Master plan: 100,000 SF fieldhouse, two hotels, retail village
How they leverage it
Proven destination model to copy into new regional resort campuses — and a live content engine every weekend.
The voice
The Pivot Podcast
- Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor & Channing Crowder — former NFL players
- 500+ episodes, nearly 1B views since 2022
- Multi-year Netflix deal (from Sept 8, 2026); Pivot25 first-look
- Investor & adviser Howard Schultz backing Pivot25's expansion
How they leverage it
Celebrity reach to sell broadcasts, recruit families and sponsors, and give young athletes a national stage.
The capital & deal engine
MarMill Global
- Lead strategy, structuring and capital partner
- Assembles funding for new facility builds
- Negotiates media, sponsor and rights deals
- [Add MarMill Global track record & figures]
How they leverage it
Finances the national roll-out and positions the partnership to bid for youth, college and pro rights.
The Pivot by the numbers
A built-in national audience
views across YouTube & social since 2022
episodes — guests incl. Barack Obama, Tom Brady, Kevin Hart
multi-year deal; new episodes every Tue & Fri, Pivot25 first-look
Plus: Howard Schultz invested in Pivot25 Productions to expand into live experiences, licensing and partnerships. Sources: Boardroom, Awful Announcing, Blex Media (2026).
Modeled scenario
$33M → $332M in 5 years
Revenue by stream ($M)
Scaled growth
| Stream | Y1 | Y2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaments & facilities | 18 | 32 | 55 | 85 | 120 |
| Resort lodging & hospitality | 6 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 58 |
| Broadcast & streaming | 3 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 80 |
| Sponsorship & naming rights | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 40 |
| Recruiting & NIL platform | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 34 |
| Total | 33 | 69 | 130 | 217 | 332 |
| Resort campuses | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Illustrative assumptions — replace with audited BPN financials and signed deal terms.
Road to rights
Youth → College → Pro
Launch
BPN Pivot Network streaming live from Lake of the Ozarks; recruiting profiles go live.
Expand
Second resort campus; Pivot-branded showcase series; first national sponsors.
Scale
4–6 campuses; multi-sport national championships; NIL marketplace.
Compete for rights
9 campuses; bid for college conference & pro sports and games rights.
Let's build it
Where the game
meets the screen.
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