BILL COTTAM

Bill Cottam is a twenty-year veteran of the marketing industry. Cottam joined the foundation in the summer of 2009 and has been the catalyst in moving the foundation to a national level.  Cottam has a long history in the industry and is known for launching highly successful marketing campaigns.  While developing ON THE TURN, Cottam worked with 360 Productions and produced 3 successful NEXT STEP CAMPUS TOURS.  For 360 Productions, Cottam also leveraged deals to create great cross promotional opportunities with such companies as Ford, Xbox, MLB Properties, World Poker Tour and Gibson Guitars.


Prior to that, Cottam served as the Entertainment Marketing Manager for Crocs Footwear in Colorado where he was responsible for many national sponsorships and involving the Crocs brand in music and lifestyle festivals. Cottam originally joined Crocs in February 2006 to help launch its new college licensed product. After a successful launch of the Collegiate Program, Cottam was promoted to Sr. Manager of Sports Licensing and was part of a team that launched ventures with the NFL, NASCAR, NHL, MLB and other professional sports.


In his two years as Regional Sponsorship Manager with U.S. Cellular, Cottam created sponsorship relationships with the NFL St. Louis Rams, MLB St. Louis Cardinals, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma and many others across a region that ranged from St. Louis to California.