Upcoming DISE Events
We are planning multiple networking events for 2024 as well as our annual Fast Pitch. We hope to see you there!
DISE March Madness Happy Hour
Join us for an exciting event as we welcome back returning members and greet new ones during our DISE - March Madness kickoff. Each ticket includes 2 drink coupons, light bites, the chance to sign up for the new 2024 DISE membership, and the opportunity to network with professionals from various sectors of the Sports and Entertainment Industry.
It promises to be a fun and engaging event where you can meet like-minded individuals, enjoy refreshments, and explore potential collaborations within the industry. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect and engage with the DISE community!
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Thursday, March 21, 4 - 6pm CDT
Birdie's Eastside
6221 E Mockingbird Ln Dallas, TX 75214
Past DISE Events
Fast Pitch 2021
Please join use for our annual event where DFW-area nonprofits “pitch” a panel of judges and the audience on why their organization deserves grant dollars to help them achieve their mission and goals focused on youth heath, education, and sports. This year, DISE is increasing the total grants awarded to $200,000, which will allow us to hit our goal of giving $1 million to local charities!
We will also be honoring special guest, NANCY LIEBERMAN, as the Heart of Dallas Award recipient presented by Southwest Airlines.
Tickets are $75 for nonprofit finalists and DISE, BSP-NTX, or WISE DFW members. All other non-member tickets are $100.
Food Stations | Open Bar | Silent Auction
Attire: Business Casual
Complimentary Valet Available
learn More about fast pitch
DISE BOWLING HAPPY HOUR
Join DISE at Bowl & Barrel for our FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT of 2021! This FREE EVENT includes beer and wine, bowling and great networking opportunities. Space is limited to the first 50 members to register, so sign up quickly before spots run out!
What: FREE Members Only Happy Hour at Bowl & Barrel!
When: Thursday, August 26, 4:30-6:30 PM
Where: Bowl & Barrel - The Shops at 8084 Park Lane #145, Dallas, TX 75231
Coffee & Connections: How DFW is Hitting a Hole in One
Home to the PGA TOUR's AT&T Byron Nelson and the Charles Schwab Challenge, the month of May is all about golf in DFW. PGA of America continues to complete the move of its world headquarters to Frisco — dubbing the city the future "Silicon Valley of Golf." Moderated by Dallas Business Journal's Ollie Chandhok, DISE hosted a conversation about the golf and sports business with some of the industry’s top leaders.
Breakout Room 1: Ollie Chandhok, Market President & Publisher, Dallas Business Journal
Breakout Room 2: John Easterbrook, Chief Membership Officer, PGA of America
Breakout Room 3: Jon Drago, Tournament Director, AT&T Byron Nelson
Breakout Room 4: Michael Tothe, Tournament Director, Charles Schwab Challenge
COFFEE & CONNECTIONS - A Celebration of Women in Sports
During Women's History Month, DISE highlighted some of the amazing women in our industry.
Breakout Room 1: Let's talk World Cup.
Katie Wegener, VP of SPORTFIVE (President of WISE)
Gina Miller, VP of Media & Communication, FC Dallas
Breakout Room 2: Let's talk sports reporting.
Emily Jones, Field Reporter, Texas Rangers.
Julie Dobbs, Rinkside Reporter, Dallas Stars.
Breakout Room 3: Let's talk women's professional sports.
Courtney Oversby, VP of Marketing & Communications, Dallas Wings
LaDondra Wilson, VP of Social Responsibility, Dallas Wings
Breakout Room 4: Let's talk Olympics.
Dedra DeLili, Group Manager, Olympic and Paralympic Marketing, Toyota North America
Kelsey Charles, Engagement Marketing Planner, Toyota North America
COFFEE & CONNECTIONS - VIRTUAL NETWORKING
DISE kicked off 2021 with a virtual networking event featuring DISE Board & Advisory Board Members!
Breakout Room 1: Carla Rosenberg & Hunter Harvin
Carla Rosenberg is SVP of SPORTFIVE and President of DISE.
Hunter Harvin is a Senior Account Executive for the Dallas Cowboys and Vice President of DISE.
Breakout Room 2: Monica Paul & Keisha Dunlap
Monica Paul is the Executive Director of the Dallas Sports Commission and serves as a DISE Advisory Board Member.
Keisha Dunlap is Senior Associate Commissioner and COO at Conference USA and serves as a DISE Advisory Board Member.
Breakout Room 3: Channing Butler & Brian Loftus
Channing Butler is Senior Director of Sales at Connect Partnership Group and serves on the DISE Board with our Partnership Committee.
Brian Loftus is a Brand Consultant at CAA and serves on the DISE Board with our Membership Committee.
DFW Sports united in Action: A Roadmap for change
MISSION:
Equip and evangelize DFW sports & entertainment professionals for action (personally, organizationally, and in the community) as three equally yoked groups reflective of the industry as a whole that recognize the opportunity & need to effect change.
Black Sports Professionals – North Texas, Women in Sports and Events (WISE), and Dallas Influencers in Sports & Entertainment (DISE), together presented a webinar series kicking off on Wednesday, September 16 at 2pm with speaker Reggie Williams, former NFL linebacker and author of Resilient by Nature, an intimate account of his remarkable journey from athlete to executive.
Visit dfwsportsunitedinaction.com to learn more about this series and our collaboration with BSP-NTX and WISE DFW, to watch recordings of past virtual events, and to read about actions you can take to fuel bold social change in our community.
VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES
Beginning on April 22, 2020, on Wednesdays at 2pm for eight weeks, we we talked with DFW sports and entertainment leaders to share insights on how the pandemic was impacting their respective businesses during this unprecedented time.
Past Webinar - April 22: Kellie Fischer, Texas Rangers CFO
Our first speaker was Kellie Fischer, Texas Rangers CFO. She discussed the business impact that the COVID-19 pandemic was having at the club level and gave her perspective on the new ballpark.
April 29: Jon Drago, Tournament Director of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas
Jon Drago, Tournament Director of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, discussed the AT&T Byron Nelson's move to TPC Craig Ranch for the next five years and the impact of COVID-19 on the PGA TOUR.
May 6: Michelle Carter, Olympic Gold Medalist
Michelle Carter, the current Olympic women's champion in shot put, joined us to talk about her experiences at the Olympic Games and the postponement of the 2020 games due to COVID-19. She also discussed her nonprofit work with You Throw Girl, her personal brand as "The Shot Diva," and how she's building awareness that athletes come in all shapes and sizes.
May 13: Quashan Lockett, Legends, and Nicole Britenriker, Learfield IMG College
Please join us for a Q&A with two DISE board members, Quashan Lockett of Legends and Nicole Britenriker of Learfield IMG College, geared toward COVID-19 response as a professional. Topics include staying connected and maintaining company culture, dealing with loss of work or other professional and personal impacts, and how to prepare for a post-COVID-19 world.
May 20: Casey Clark, SVP Strategic Communications, American Gaming Association
Please join us for a discussion with Casey Clark, SVP Strategic Communications at the American Gaming Association who will speak on the state of the sports betting industry.
May 27: Lauren Allison, Sr. Director of Insights at MVP, and Drue Grady, Motorsports Communications Analyst at Toyota North America
DISE board member Lauren Allison, Sr. Director of Insights at MVP, and Drue Grady, Motorsports Communications Analyst at Toyota North America, will discuss how the shift to virtual events due to COVID-19 affected sports sponsorships and how brands like Toyota created opportunities to fill in the gap. They will share what they have learned from a data and analytics perspective about how to navigate this new territory on social and digital and what to expect as NASCAR becomes one of the first sports to return.
June 3: Keith Wachtel, CRO & EVP Global Partnerships at the NHL
June 10: Melissa Millice, Sr. Manager of Experiential Marketing & Sponsorships at Southwest Airlines
inside look at march madness: understanding the big dance
DISE will be kicking off 2020 with the first speaker series hosted by Eastman and Beaudine. The series will focus on NCAA March Madness and feature Bryce Drew, American College Basketball Coach and former NCAA & NBA player. He is best known for “The Shot” where he made a 23-foot 3-point shot with 2.1 seconds left securing the win for Valparaiso and advancing them in the tournament in 1998.
Lunch is included with your ticket.
This is a free event for members. Space is limited so register now to secure your spot!
Schedule
12:00 pm Check-in and networking
12:30 pm Program Starts
1:30 pm Event Concludes
DISE Fast Pitch 2019
DISE members and industry professionals supported local nonprofits as they competed for their share of $100,000 in grants during 2019’s Fast Pitch!
Special guest TROY AIKMAN was honored as the Heart of Dallas Award recipient.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Heart of Dallas Award: Southwest Airlines
Platinum Sponsors: ESPN/First Responder Bowl • Lagardère • Polsinelli • Red Bull
Gold Sponsors: Dallas Cowboys • Dallas Mavericks • Dallas Stars • Texas Rangers • Topgolf • RGT Wealth Advisors • Diageo
Silver Sponsor: Andrews Distributing/Peroni • AT&T Byron Nelson • Dallas Sports Commission • Dallas Wings • Frisco Roughriders • MVPindex • The Marketing Arm • Weber Shandwick • Pinpoint • Republic Distributing • Tony Fay Public Relations
Bronze Sponsor: American Airlines Center • Enterprise Rent-A-Car • Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic • LDWWgroup
DISE x BSP x WISE Holiday Happy Hour
All members of BSP, DISE and WISE wew invited to mix, mingle and celebrate the holidays with a joint happy hour in Dallas!
BSP: www.facebook.com/groups/BSPNTX/about/
DISE: www.dallasinfluencers.org/
WISE: www.wiseworks.org/join (select "National" under Chapter Affiliation)
The Business Behind the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
We explored how the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic was already shaping up to be a huge success for North Texas.
Attendees also received a lower level ticket to the Dallas Stars home game against the Ottawa Senators that night.
Panelists
Bridgestone – Amber Holm, Vice President, Marketing – Consumer & Customer Engagement
Dallas Sports Commission – Monica Paul, Executive Director
Dallas Stars – Brad Alberts, President
National Hockey League – Brian Cull, Group Vice President, Integrated Marketing
cultivating change on & off the court
Our first event collaboration between DISE and BSP NTX, this members-only event featured a panel discussion involving the country's foremost thought leaders who have helped shape the current state of diversity and inclusion in the world of sport.
Panelists included:
Dr. Richard Lapchick – Director, Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
Nancy Lieberman – Basketball Hall of Famer, 2018 Big3 Champion/Coach of the Year
Cynthia Marshall – Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks
1st annual sand dodgeball tournament
Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge with DISE at the new FORO Sports Club!
A night of fun, competition, networking, and cold Peroni beer. The 1st Annual DISE Sand Dodgeball tournament will give our members a chance to play on a team with colleagues from around the local sports and entertainment industry, while vying for the first championship.
Beer generously provided by Peroni
Athletic attire
Exploring the "I" in DISE: Everyone's an Influencer
Social media has forever changed how we interact with one another personally and professionally. It has also fundamentally changed our relationship with brands. The highest-volume and most-personalized advertising happen over Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube — not traditional TV or print media.
One result of social media has been the democratization of influence and creativity. We can now simply put out content we enjoy making and let people decide what wins and loses with their views, clicks, and likes — we might even make some money, too.
We’ll explore this new business framework from a few of our local leaders in the space, and open up a discussion to generate useful insights for anyone interested in this new media paradigm.
Beer generously provided by Peroni
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2018 DISE Fast Pitch
Support local nonprofits as they compete for funding at the 2018 DISE Fast Pitch!
The Fast Pitch competition will consist of nonprofit finalists presenting a three-minute live on-stage performance, or ‘pitch’, to convince the panel of judges and the audience why their organization deserves grant dollars to help them achieve their mission, vision, and goals.
Special guest Clayton Kershaw will be honored with the 2018 Heart of Dallas Award.
Network and nosh with DFW nonprofits and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry.
See photos and more from this year’s event here.
professional development event: how soccer wins big in north texas
We will explore the rise of soccer in North Texas and how it became a destination market for the sport, culminating with the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s opening in Frisco.
Looking back to Lamar Hunt’s founding of the NASL Dallas Tornado in 1967, to the future of North Texas hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026, and the milestones in between, we’ll speak to key leaders in the space and glean insights as to the progress we’ve made and what’s to come for one of America’s fastest growing sports.
Moderated by Gina Miller – Vice President of Media and Communication, FC Dallas
Panelists include:
Djorn Buchholz – Executive Director, National Soccer Hall of Fame
Jesus Diaz – Sr. Marketing Manager, PepsiCo
Dan Hunt – Owner and President, FC Dallas
Monica Paul – Executive Director, Dallas Sports Commission
Andy Swift – Executive Director, Dr Pepper Dallas Cup
- Lite Bites and Cash Bar
- Business Casual Attire
professional development lunch: future of college football
September in Texas means one thing – football. And we’ll explore what’s top of mind for every fan and sports marketer alike as the college football season gets underway.
Between recent upheaval in major programs, player safety concerns, rising coach salaries, the uncertain future of media deals, and much else, there is a growing sense that the status quo in college football may not be sustainable much longer.
Join us as we dive into these topics and more as our panel of experts will weigh in on what the sport might look like in the next 5, 10, 20 years, and what coming changes might mean for sponsors, media, and the rest of the industry.
Moderated by Rachel Lindsay, star of The Bachelorette and new College Football Playoff Foundation ambassador, and featuring a who's who in the business of college football based in North Texas:
Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Conference Commissioner
Judy MacLeod, Conference USA Commissioner
Michael Konradi, Cotton Bowl Chief Marketing Officer
Gina Lehe, College Football Playoff Senior Director Of External Relations and Branding.
Sponsored by: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
2018 Brand launch event
Guest speakers:
Geoff Moore - President & COO, Team Envy (eSports)
Chad Houser - Founder, CEO & Executive Chef, Café Momentum
Guests will receive free appetizers, $5 vodka drink specials (cash bar) & the chance to listen to some exciting guest speakers.
November 11, 2021 | 6:00pm - 10:00 PM
On the Levee
1108 Quaker Street
Dallas, TX 75207
What: Coffee & Connections: How DFW is Hitting a Hole in One
When: Friday, May 7, 8:30 AM
Where: Zoom – Breakout Rooms*
What: Coffee & Connections: A Celebration of Women in Sports
When: Friday, March 26th @ 8:30 AM
Where: Zoom – Breakout Rooms
What: Coffee & Connections DISE Virtual Networking Event
When: Friday, February 26th @ 8:30am
Where: Zoom – Breakout Rooms
#UnitedInAction #UnitedForChange
dfwsportsunitedinaction.com
GIVING BACK with ntfb
During our virtual speaker series, DISE is proud to announce that thanks to our members, sports and entertainment professionals around DFW, as well as generous triple matching from the Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Dallas Mavericks, we were able to donate $42,300 to the North Texas Food Bank.
friday, march 6, 2020
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Eastman & Beaudine Office
(One Legacy West | 7950 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024)
PRESENTED BY:
Tuesday, december 3
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Mavs Gaming Hub in Deep Ellum
2019 FINALISTS:
After-School All Stars
Children At Risk, Inc
Equest
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas
New Friends New Life
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Monday, October 21, 2019
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
American Airlines Center
Thursday, July 18, 2019
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Dallas Morning News Auditorium
1954 Commerce St, Dallas
Thursday, June 6, 2019
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
FORO Sports Club
thursday, April 4, 2019
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
d.e.c. on dragon st.
1414 Dragon St, Dallas, TX 75207
thursday, november 15
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Canton Hall in Deep Ellum
2727 Canton St. Dallas, TX 75226
COMPETING ORGANIZATIONS
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Inc.
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC)
Dallas Police Youth Foundation, Inc.
Dallas Tennis Association
Special Olympics Texas, Inc.
Vogel Alcove
thursday, july 19, 2018
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Deep Ellum Distillery
(entrance in the alley)
2817 Canton Street, Dallas, TX 75226
speed networking
Please join the Heart of Dallas Young Professionals group for our first annual speed networking event. This fast-paced event that will provide the opportunity for personal and professional relationship growth.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Check-in
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction from the HODYP 2018-19 Board
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Speed Networking
Attendees will need to bring approximately (20) business cards to distribute throughout the speed networking event.
wednesday, may 16, 2018
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ
1950 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207
2017 Heart of dallas fast pitch
November 28, 2017 at The House of Blues, six local nonprofits told their compelling stories to a panel of judges and a live audience. Each charity received funds, with the largest shares going to those making the most convincing presentations. In three years, the Heart of Dallas Fast Pitch Event, presented by Lagardère Plus, has awarded some $300,000. In 2017, Pat and Emmitt Smith received the Community Excellence Award. The Hardline’s Corby Davidson emceed and voiced this video. Presenting finalists were Bryan’s House, Dallas CASA, Jubilee Park and Community Center, Rainbow Days, Rise Adaptive Sports, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. The Heart of Dallas Young Professionals group puts on the event, with the help of Matchpoint Agency.
2016 Heart of dallas fast pitch
2015 Heart of Dallas Fast Pitch
tuesday, november 28, 2017
6 PM - 9:30 PM
House of Blues
2200 N Lamar St, Dallas, TX 75202