David Schwab

About

David Schwab is Executive Vice President at Octagon Sports and Entertainment Network, the world’s largest sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management with more than 800 employees globally.

David also founded Octagon First Call, which is a celebrity strategy business with one goal in mind – to make this process straightforward, smarter and more efficient. Octagon First Call educates companies, associations, and non-profits on the proper use of celebrity talent, then advise them on how to get the most value out of their partnership. This includes identifying the right talent, securing agreements, tailoring campaigns to fit both the marketing goals of the brand and the unique talents and appeal of the celebrity and managing the relationship throughout the duration of the term. And even telling clients when not to hire.

David is the Creator and Host of Beyond High Street Podcast, a weekly podcast with highly successful Miami University alumni exploring the common traits that bring people to Oxford, Ohio, and how that helped them with their professional successes.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University.