Jalen Brooks
Wide Receiver · 7th Season
Atlanta, GA
96Match
Online presence
91/ 100
Looking for
Consumer equity · Strategic advisor roles
Playbook alignment
- ▪ Performance & recovery
- ▪ Youth financial wellness
Airship
Turn InfluenceInto Ownership.
Airship is the trusted, AI-powered network for athletes and companies to discover, evaluate, and build long-term partnerships.
Founding member benefits
01
Early Airship Access
Experience the future of partnership intelligence with Airship's agentic network.
02
Founder / Athlete Spotlight
Share your story across the Airship media network.
03
Priority Opportunities
First-look access to highly matched partners and strategic equity opportunities.
The agentic partnership operating system that turns athlete influence into business growth.
Discover the right athletes, identify strategic fit, and optimize partnerships with intelligence at every step.
Airship presents
10.13.26
LA Tech Week · Santa Monica
We're bringing the network together.
Join athletes, founders, investors, and business leaders as Airship officially launches its platform and explores the next generation of athlete-driven business partnerships and ownership.
Athletes × Founders × Investors
Our Speakers
Emi Wayner
Founder of Airship / Host · Former Google Executive
Event Host
Emi is the Founder & CEO of Airship, helping athletes turn influence and success into long-term ownership. A former Google executive with 20+ years in technology, she connects athletes, companies, and capital.
Ali Riley
Former Angel City FC & New Zealand Captain · Founding Investor, LOVB San Francisco
Confirmed guest
A five-time World Cup player and four-time Olympian, Ali is now building her next chapter across sports ownership, media, and player development.
David Irving
Former NFL Defensive Lineman · Investor · Founding Athlete Ambassador, Airship
Confirmed guest
A former Cowboys and Raiders lineman, David now champions Airship's mission of helping athletes build opportunities beyond the game.
Shayne Allise
Founder, 3XV · Former Grand Prix Dressage Competitor
Confirmed guest
Shayne works with elite athletes and teams to build partnerships, ventures, and brands with lasting value — connecting athletes' business ambitions with their sport, culture, and communities.
Billy Blase
Athlete Wealth Advisor · Former Professional Hockey Goaltender
Confirmed guest
Billy works with elite athletes across the country on financial planning, investments, and the decisions that shape life during and after sport — drawing on his own experience as a professional goaltender.
Kodai Takahashi
Cofounder & CEO, SILK THE RICH USA · Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026
Confirmed guest
Building a Japanese beauty brand in America through ownership-driven partnerships with athletes and creators — including a UFC fighter and the former FIFA World Cup Japan captain.
Cristina Pimentel
Entertainment & Music Executive · Venture Builder, Prolog Labs
Confirmed guest
Cristina brings deep experience at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, working with emerging ventures and AI-driven products that are reshaping how creators, athletes, and entertainment businesses build and grow.
Ashley Wandishin
Brand & Marketing Executive · Sports, Entertainment & Tech
Confirmed guest
Ashley brings 13+ years in sports, entertainment, and tech with Google, the LA Sparks, Fox Sports, and World Surf League, where she most recently led global digital strategy for a 15M+ fan community.
Erik Torres Martinez
Founder & CEO, AgonUp · Former Competitive Football Player
Confirmed guest
A former competitive football player, Erik is Founder & CEO of AgonUp, the platform turning sports audiences into active competitors.
In partnership with
200+ Registered
Athletes, founders, investors, and business leaders are already joining us.
02 — Why now
More investment is flowing into athlete partnerships. Finding the right fit is still hard.
You don't need more profiles.You need to know who fits.
Companies need to understand which athletes align with their business and why. Athletes need to understand which opportunities align with their future.
That's the intelligence layer Airship is building.
03 — The Intelligence Network
Meet Airship.
Built With Athletes. Shaped by Athletes.
For Companies
Know who can move your business forward and build your growth strategy.
Athlete intelligence 01
Find Your Athlete Partner
Athlete partners ranked by strategic fit, online presence, and what they want to build next.
Brand + EquityStrategic AdvisorCo-Venture
Showing 8 vetted athlete partners
Maya Chen
Point Guard · 5th Season
Los Angeles, CA
92Match
Online presence
88/ 100
Looking for
Brand partnerships · Early-stage investing
Playbook alignment
- ▪ Women’s health
- ▪ Community-led consumer brands
Vince · Airship Agent
Start with your story
I'm Vince, your Airship Agent. I'll stay with you on every screen.
Answer the prompts in your own words
Skip anything that doesn't feel true
For Athletes
Build your winning playbook beyond the game.
Network
Turn intelligence into relevant relationships and opportunities.
AI Concierge
Vince optimizes your workflow, negotiation, and learnings.
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Work the deal with Vince
Vince runs your workflow, sharpens every negotiation, and captures the learnings — powered by proprietary, consented intelligence.
Vince · AI Concierge
Negotiating — Kinetiq Labs × Jalen Brooks
Kinetiq Labs offered a flat 12-month endorsement fee. Is that fair?
Across 14 comparable athlete deals, equity plus a presence bonus beat flat fees at renewal in 9 of 11 cases. I'd counter with equity tied to your playbook.
Draft the counter.
Sent — anchored to your thesis: youth financial wellness and performance & recovery. Both match Kinetiq's growth goals.
Ask Vince anything about this deal…Send
Vince knows your pinpoints
- ▪ Thesis — youth financial wellness
- ▪ Audience — 18–24 · Atlanta + national
- ▪ Non-negotiable — equity over flat cash
How similar athletes succeeded
9 of 11 comparable deals took equity + bonus over flat fees.
+38%avg. renewal uplift when Vince negotiates
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