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Blake Edwards Vice President, National Sales-West Coast IMG College Blake Edwards is Vice President of National Sales for IMG College and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. His primary objective is to grow business and support sales initiatives across IMG College's local, regional and national properties. Prior to joining IMG College, Blake was the President of the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers where he managed all operations of the company including sponsorship, ticket sales, finance, marketing, football operations and community outreach. Blake also served for four years as the Vice President of Strategic Alliances for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs and ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California where he was responsible for building corporate relationships for Maloof Sports & Entertainment and its affiliated properties. Blake spent six years with the Arizona Diamondbacks where he held such titles as Director of Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Sales before accepting a position with Major League Baseball as Vice President of Sponsorship for their internet group, MLB Advanced Media. Blake began his career with the Phoenix Suns where he worked as a Sales Manager and Account Executive over an eight-year span. In addition to the Suns, he held responsibilities with the America West Arena, Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football), Arizona Sandsharks (indoor soccer), and Phoenix Smash (World Team Tennis). A native of Tucson, Arizona, Blake earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and a Master's of Business Administration from Arizona State University. Active in the community, Blake is a life member with the Fiesta Bowl Committee and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix. |
