Evan Brandoff is a highly successful entrepreneur, advisor, and investor specializing in the intersection of Sports Technology, Community Sponsorship, and Impact-driven Marketing.
He is best known for co-founding LeagueSide, a platform that created a scalable solution for brands to connect with the fragmented youth sports community across the United States. LeagueSide successfully partnered with over 20,000 local sports organizations and worked with major national brands like McDonald’s, Chipotle, and Verizon, selling over $20 million in sponsorships and providing much needed funding to youth leagues.
LeagueSide was successfully acquired by TeamSnap, the leading sports management software provider, in 2022 to launch a unique, combined digital and on-field sponsorship offering. Evan served as the CEO and Co-Founder before and through the acquisition.
Today, Evan advises founders, invests in early stage companies, and explores new ventures centered on community building, purpose driven entrepreneurship, and technology aimed at solving complex market fragmentation.
“Selling a company that is driven by mission and community impact requires framing your purpose as a premium asset. We focused on making local impact measurable and scalable, which is the key to a high value exit.”
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In November 2022, LeagueSide was acquired by TeamSnap, the provider of sports management software and the largest youth sports online community. The acquisition was strategic, bringing LeagueSide’s innovative sponsorship platform—which matched regional and national brands with local youth sports organizations—onto TeamSnap’s ecosystem. The combined solution created a first-of-its-kind multi-channel offering for brands to reach over 11 million families and 40,000 sports organizations, helping to make youth sports more accessible by offsetting costs through sponsorship revenue.
Hire an Exited Founder to serve as an advisor on your M&A team to enhance market credibility, open doors to more buyers, and create an industry insider’s advantage when selling your business.
Every Exited Founder engagement is designed around your unique goals and the needs of your company. Fees can vary, but most often include either an hourly rate, a success-based fee, or a blend of both—depending on how involved your Exited Founder will be in your process.
After your initial discovery call with an Exitwise M&A advisor, you’ll get a detailed breakdown of the Exited Founder engagement options. We’ll talk through each option to make sure everything feels fair, transparent, and aligned before you decide to move forward.
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This Exited Founder offers personal M&A experience and deep professional networks in their respective industries to help you Maximize Your Exit.™
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An Exited Founder is an entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded a company and successfully exited his or her company through an IPO, M&A transaction, recapitalization or secondary share transaction. Exited Founders have joined ExitWise to help their fellow founders maximize their exits.
An Exited Founder brings expertise in building a company, M&A deal-making, a network of potential buyers, and experience navigating complex financial, legal and employment issues. An exited founder can not only be a great personal mentor during your exit process but can also help maximize your company's sale price, reduce risks, and ensure a smoother transaction.
Exited Founders typically offer:
- M&A education Founder Mentorship
- Business valuation advice
- Access to top M&A experts to build your M&A team
- Incredible personal networks with strategic investors and buyers in their industry
- Negotiation skills with potential buyers
- Deal structuring and transaction experience
- Advise on Coordination of legal, financial, and tax professionals
- Assistance with due diligence
- Advice on major personal and professional decisions throughout the M&A process
Our Exited Founders have free access to Exitwise valuation services and have visibility into private transaction data in their industry. Exited founders assist investment bankers that use various methods, such as comparable company analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, and market trends, to assess the value of your business. Exited Founded can also factor in your industry dynamics and your growth potential to help negotiate an optimal sale price on your behalf.
Industry experience: Ensure they have exited a business in your sector.
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Network: A strong personal and professional network of potential buyers is key.
Communication: Choose someone you can trust and communicate with easily.
Industry Stature: Exited founders bring different levels of credibility to your team which can have a dramatic effect on how buyers value your business.
The process can take anywhere from 6 to 12 months or longer, depending on market conditions, the size of your company, and the complexity of the transaction. Exited Founders absolutely help expedite the process.