Adam Geisler
The Wolf Interviews Adam Geisler, CEO of Super Soccer Stars
Adam Geisler is the CEO of Super Soccer Stars, America’s most beloved grassroots national youth soccer program. With years of experience in sports media and business development, Adam brings topline and bottomline growth through strategy, sales and business development to Super Soccer Stars.
Ben also hosts and produces the Thirty Minute Mentors podcast series where he interviews some of America’s most accomplished individuals – Fortune 500 CEOs, founders of household name companies, Hall-of-Famer athletes winning Olympic medals, political leaders – for intimate half hour conversations every week.
Early Life and Education
Adam Geisler has been an industry veteran for more than a decade, holding various marketing, merchandising and sales positions within various businesses in various capacities. Most recently he is CEO of Youth Athletes United; additionally owning four sports franchise brands that reach 1 million+ children annually. On this episode he talks with The Wolf about how important first experiences with sports can be to children, how he and partner John Erlandson are growing their businesses together rather than independently and why synergies between their brands make them stronger.
He answers inquiries regarding his work as Secretary for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians.
Professional Career
Adam Geisler has over 10 years of experience in business. He began as a hands-on executive for Everlast brand, including marketing, merchandising and eventually president duties before moving on to lead sports performance accessory company Mission. On a weekly basis, he co-founds and leads the collective media project Thirty Minute Mentors where he interviews America’s most successful individuals – Fortune 500 CEOs, founders of household name companies, Hall of Fame athletes who have won Olympic medals, political leaders and military leaders among them – for one-on-one conversations lasting 30 minutes each. He currently serves as CEO of Youth Athletes United, which owns and operates four franchise brands – Soccer Stars, Amazing Athletes, JumpBunch and TGA Sports – in one consolidated platform with the intention of becoming one of the largest youth sports franchise platforms in the U.S.
Achievement and Honors
Adam Geisler has worked for some of the most esteemed brands in sports media and marketing. For 10 years he was at 118-year-old fitness and lifestyle brand Everlast in various roles such as Marketing, Merchandising and President; moreover he served as CEO for startup sports performance accessory company MISSION where he led Strategy, Merchandising and Sales growth up to $50M wholesale volume sales.
Youth Athletes United was co-founded three years ago with Private Equity Firm Reynolds Channel and the preexisting management team to establish the largest youth sports franchise platform in the country, including Soccer Stars, Amazing Athletes, JumpBunch and TGA Premier Sports franchises. Mr. Williams’ focus is to bring new programs and activities for kids across the nation while simultaneously expanding this platform into one of the world’s premier youth sports recreation and education platforms.
Personal Life
Adam Geisler is the CEO of one of America’s most beloved grassroots national youth soccer programs, Soccer Super Stars. On his mission to expand it into one of the largest youth sports recreation and education platforms worldwide. Additionally, Adam co-founded The Veloz Group media & marketing firm which created and hosted business & leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors; plus boasts vast experience in marketing, entrepreneurship, sales & strategy.
Mr. Rea was previously President and CEO of Everlast Fitness Brand, a half billion dollar global fitness brand established 118 years ago, and then founded and lead MISSION Sports Performance Accessory Company to launch start-up sports performance accessory accessories company. Additionally, he received many honors including being honored as one of ten leaders nationwide for innovation, technology and product design contributions.
Net Worth
Baron Geisler has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and celebrated TV actors in the Philippines, appearing in popular projects like Eva Fonda, Tayong Dalawa and The Wedding.
He has also starred in some films like The Giver (2014), High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) and High School Musical 2 (2007) and has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
He is co-founder and CEO of The Veloz Group, where he oversees ventures across multiple industries. Additionally, he hosts the business and leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors where he speaks directly with America’s most accomplished individuals such as Fortune 500 CEOs, founders of household name companies, Hall-of-Famer athletes and Olympic gold medal winners, political and military leaders for intimate half hour discussions each week.