
#42 - Brent Barootes – President & CEO, Partnership Group
From Influencers of Sponsorship Marketing - a Roth Revenue Podcast by Gavin Roth
March 30, 2023 · 1h 13m
About this episode
Gavin Roth interviews Brent Barootes about his career in sponsorship marketing and insights into successful partnerships.
Gavin Roth here with another episode of the Influencers of Sponsorship Marketing, sponsored by The Programme, your guide to finding and watching women's sports online and on television. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at https://theprogramme.substack.com/ If you want to get Brent Barootes going, ask his opinion on Toronto being the quote unquote centre of the universe. And ask him to talk sponsorship marketing. Brent is an author, a sought-after speaker and one of the top sponsorship thought leaders in the country. We’ve been threatening to do an episode together for while and the stars finally aligned. We discuss his cross-country career journey – including stints in the hospitality sector, salmon farms, nightclubs and radio stations. We focus on his time selling sponsorships on the Calgary Flames radio broadcasts, where he helped charities and other groups promote their brands. During that time, Brent noticed a gap in the market and started the Partnership Group. Brent mentions the people that inspired him along the way – including a cool story about one early adversary who became a mentor and friend. Insights into some of the partnerships Brent has been involved, with a…
People in this episode
Host: Gavin Roth
Guest: Brent Barootes
Topics covered
- sponsorship marketing
- career journey
- partnerships
- naming rights
- purpose-driven marketing
Keywords
- sponsorship
- marketing
- partnerships
- naming rights
- Brent Barootes
- Gavin Roth
- Calgary Flames
- women's sports
Sponsors
The Programme
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Partnership Group
Places: Toronto, Calgary Flames, Summerside, PEI, Morinville, Alberta, Clareview Rec Centre, Edmonton
More episodes of Influencers of Sponsorship Marketing - a Roth Revenue Podcast
- #51 - Monique Giroux - Sponsorship Marketing Hall of Fame Inductee & Lecturer, School of Sports Administration at Laurentian University · December 11, 2025 · 48 min
- #50 - Christina Litz - President, Northern Super League · April 25, 2025 · 53 min
- #49 - Pierre Arsenault - CEO, U SPORTS · March 5, 2025 · 55 min
- #48 - Katherine Henderson - President & CEO of Hockey Canada · November 26, 2024 · 57 min
- #47 - Mike Morreale - Commissioner & Co-Founder at the Canadian Elite Basketball League · October 11, 2023 · 59 min
- #46 - Mike Armstrong – Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Juventus Football Club · August 25, 2023 · 1h 14m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Influencers of Sponsorship Marketing - a Roth Revenue Podcast podcast page.