About Us
Next Game Advisors is an innovative NIL Advisory Firm committed to creating better futures for student-athletes through the business of NIL.
OUR BELIEF is in the broader potential of
student-athletes
Collegiate student-athletes are high-achieving, smart, disciplined, and utterly resilient human beings who expertly coordinate mind, body, and spirit to deliver exceptional outcomes.
However, society often celebrates their potential on the fields and courts, but discounts their potential off of them -- lazily acting as if "athlete" were merely a singular dimension. Achievements outside of sports are met with pleasant surprise, believing those are exceptions to the rule and not the rule itself. All of this has left student-athletes underestimated and undervalued.
But NIL is a disruptor that can smash that false paradigm -- enabling student-athletes to showcase their broader potential to create better futures for themselves and others. The time is now, and we're here to help them fully capitalize on the NIL opportunity to achieve their life goals.
OUR PURPOSE is to help student-athletes maximize NIL to reach their respective potentials in life
OUR PRINCIPLES underlie our approach and everything we do.
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We see NIL as a tool for student-athletes to build better futures for themselves.
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We believe integrity and authenticity are paramount.
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We focus on delivering efficient outcomes.
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We keep things simple and clear.
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We think innovatively.
OUR EXPERIENCE is steeped in business strategy, operations, and people development.
Our Founder
Kevin Clark is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of business leadership experience, and whose purpose is to help individuals and organizations reach their respective potentials. Prior to founding Next Game Advisors, Kevin held leadership positions at Intuit (growth strategy and transformation), LinkedIn (strategy and operations), Facebook (now Meta, marketing operations), Ernst & Young (strategy consulting), The Home Depot (finance), Sears Holdings (operational restructuring and procurement), and IBM (sales). He earned his MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and his BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2022 UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Undergraduate Commencement Address
Kevin has been living his purpose throughout his business career. He developed and executed innovative strategies to help his companies live up to their potentials, while consistently mentoring the people around him...some formally, others informally. Kevin's purpose has also allowed him to maintain happiness in his personal life and focus his community service for greatest impact.
