Phil de picciotto biography of williams county
You can edit almost every page by Creating an account. Otherwise, see the FAQ. Phil de Picciotto born March 11, is the founder and president of the sports marketing firm, Octagon sports agency. Phil de Picciotto was born to Elisabeth de Picciotto, a mathematics teacher, and Maurice de Picciotto, a civil engineer and banker.
After his graduation, he moved to Washington, D. In , he co-founded Advantage International, which was later re-branded as Octagon [4]. De Picciotto was a founding member of sports industry pioneer Advantage International in , along with Frank Craighill and Lee Fentress, among others.
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From its initial global vision and focus on sports and entertainment management for superstars such as Tennis Hall of Fame talents including Steffi Graf [5] and Michael Chang , basketball legends including Moses Malone and David Robinson , Olympic record holder Bonnie Blair , and golfers including Fred Couples and Lee Janzen , Advantage International took early steps to diversify its portfolio geographically and became the global thought leader across talent management in all areas, maintaining a clientele that includes many of the world's most recognized and beloved names.
By , de Picciotto had helped Advantage International become a recognized leader in the complementary areas of event management and property representation. By , Advantage International became one of the first major agencies to offer strategic marketing consultancy services to major corporations. The firm was rebranded as Octagon in Since then, Octagon has also evolved into the world's largest sponsorship consulting practice.
Today, Octagon is a globally recognized, award-winning, sports and entertainment powerhouse providing diversified services to clients in the areas of talent, brand and property representation, media rights, data and research, event ownership and management, and marketing consultancy, through offices in 68 cities in 22 countries on six different continents [6].
He has also been a longtime champion for equal opportunity for female athletes. He remains one of the earliest and most influential figures in the globalization of professional sports. Laureate, Washington Business Hall of Fame [8].