MOGL NIL Marketplace Hires Former Chicago State AD Elliott Charles
Elliott will serve as Director of University Relations for MOGL and leverage executive experiences at Chicago State, Clemson, USF, and Alabama
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (May 2022) -- MOGL, a revolutionary platform connecting businesses and brands with collegiate athletes for opportunities to monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has hired Elliott Charles as Director of University Relations out of Chicago, Illinois.
Elliott will manage MOGL's university relations and engage directly with athletic directors and administrations to provide them the best service possible as schools formally partner with MOGL to provide market-leading marketplace, compliance, and education solutions to their student-athletes.
Elliott is joining MOGL after steering Chicago State through the pandemic and helping the predominantly black institution navigate the distressing landscape. Prior to joining Chicago State, Elliott was an Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Services at Clemson University during the same period they won the national championship in football.
“Elliott will be instrumental in helping MOGL to service university administrations and help them support their student-athletes,” said MOGL Co-Founder and CEO Ayden Syal. “His extensive experience working in senior positions at major athletic programs and historically black universities throughout the country was a major factor in his recruitment and showcases MOGL’s commitment to empowering all student-athletes in this new era.”
Previously, Elliott has served as Deputy Athletic Director at Florida A&M, Associate Athletic Director at the University of South Florida, and in compliance at the University of Alabama while the Tide won national championships in football, women’s gymnastics, softball and women’s golf.
“After a rigorous evaluation process, it was evident that Elliott's background was the most aligned with our mission at MOGL as he is consistently determined to serve the student-athlete community,” said MOGL Co-Founder and Chief Athletic Officer Brandon Wimbush. “We're excited for him to build bridges between the MOGL marketplace and the universities our athletes attend.”
MOGL is the only NIL marketplace that has a former athletic director on staff and is excited about the value that their NIL solution can provide to universities of all sizes and needs. Elliott's approach to empowering college athletes brings a unique perspective to affording all athletes equal opportunities and will help ensure that athletes on MOGL are matched with businesses that are a suitable fit for their personal brands.
“I’m excited to join MOGL in providing innovative and value-driven services to student-athletes and intercollegiate sport programs,” said Elliott. “The paradigm shift in the enterprise of college sports and the current pace of the evolution of new business opportunities provides a massive opportunity for thought leaders in the space of endorsements and brand management.”
Both MOGL and Elliott recognize that there is still a major gap in service and support being provided to athletes and universities. MOGL is on a mission to narrow that gap by providing solutions to universities and athletes.
“From my experience as an Athletic Director and executive team member, I believe that MOGL provides transparent and user-friendly NIL compliance and monitoring services while creating an agile user experience for all end-users on the MOGL platform. After a thorough analysis during my time at Chicago State it was clear that their marketplace and compliance technology is far superior to other solutions available in the market both in technological capabilities and approach,” said Elliott.
MOGL is a minority-founded and impact-focused startup and Elliott is an African-American trailblazer in athletics, having worked as an athletic director at predominantly black university Chicago State and in athletics and compliance at Clemson, Alabama, USF, and others. Elliott’s multinational roots in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada also provide a valuable point of view regarding the college athlete experience.
“After meeting with Ayden and Brandon to explore the vision for the development of MOGL’s suite of services, I was inspired by the alignment between my values and the strategic vision to create value within the MOGL marketplace that provides the best possible NIL opportunities for collegiate athletes,” said Elliott. “From the expansion of corporate partners, development of university relations, and enhancement of NIL education, MOGL is well-positioned to serve student-athletes, universities, collectives, agencies, corporate brands, and organizations.”
Together, MOGL and Elliott will help schools, athletes, and brands navigate this new landscape in an educated, supported, and informed way. MOGL looks forward to bringing on additional strategic partners to the organization with Elliott’s help. All universities looking for marketplace, compliance, and holistic NIL education solutions can reach out to MOGL for a consultation.
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More About MOGL
MOGL is the market-leading NIL technology solution offering a marketplace, compliance, and NIL education. The NIL marketplace is fully compliant and democratizes access to thousands of college athletes for brands looking to build awareness for their products and services. Universities who partner with MOGL can leverage their compliance solution and marketplace for free.
To date, MOGL has worked with major brands such as Allbirds, Pure Barre, and TicketSmarter. MOGL recently won the 2022 SXSW Pitch competition and was recognized as a leading NIL marketplace by Business Insider. The company also provides financial literacy and brand advisory resources to athletes and their families free of charge.
Founders Ayden and Brandon are New Jersey natives and were classmates at the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Brandon started 16 games at Quarterback and led the Irish to a 10-3 record in 2017. The two are graduates from the Mendoza College of Business where Ayden majored in Management Consulting and Brandon majored in Accountancy. Since graduating, Ayden has worked in a variety of roles across financial services at Morgan Stanley, Lexington Partners and IHS Markit.
MOGL has committed to donating proceeds to local youth athletic programming in underserved areas of the community surrounding large collegiate athletic programs to continue to foster and promote the accessibility of these programs for all.
Businesses and athletes can sign up for free on MOGL by visiting www.mogl.online.
Contact
For interviews or more information, contact MOGL Director of Marketing Zoe Haugen at zoe@mogl.online or (954) 804-9710.
