Visit Knoxville is proud to announce Chad Culver, CSEE, Senior Director for Visit Knoxville Sports Commission, was recognized as a “Game Changer” by Connect Sports, a national, B2B magazine that provides resources and ideas to professionals and planners in the sports tourism industry.
Peers in the sports events world nominated Culver as an industry leader. Nominations were received from across the country, then reviewed and evaluated by the Connect Sports staff based on references, industry involvement and other resources. An annual feature in Connect Sports magazine, “Game Changers” honors innovative leaders who have earned respect from industry professionals and media. Winners appear in Connect Sports magazine’s “Game Changers” feature in the Fall 2020 issue.
“On behalf of our entire team, we are so proud of Chad, his accomplishments and the accomplishments of this entire team,” said Kim Bumpas, President of Visit Knoxville. “Chad showcases the best of Knoxville and those efforts are consistently rewarded by welcoming top-tier events to our destination.”
“It is an incredible honor to be recognized as a Game Changer by my peers in the industry,” said Culver. “These fellow leaders are among the best in sports tourism and I am humbled to represent Knoxville on a national level.”
These leaders will be recognized in front of their peers at Connect Sports Virtual on Sept. 9, 2020.
The story detailing Culver’s accomplishments and accolades can be found here.
The entire list of recognized honorees and individual profiles can be found here.
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ABOUT VISIT KNOXVILLE SPORTS COMMISSION
The Visit Knoxville Sports Commission, established under Visit Knoxville in 2016, is responsible for bringing tournaments and sporting events to Knoxville and Knox County. The Visit Knoxville Sports Commission has had the honor of hosting top-tier events including the Sports ETA Symposium, USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships, USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series, and the largest BASSMASTER Classic in B.A.S.S. history. Visit Knoxville, a 501c3 organization, is the official Convention and Visitors Bureau for Knoxville and Knox County. For more information, visit https://www.visitknoxville.com/sports-commission/.
ABOUT CONNECT
Connect is a leader in the meetings, events, travel and tourism industry. Specializing in destination marketing, the company produces digital programs, online and mobile solutions, meetings business and travel magazines, trade shows and consumer events, travel guides for newspapers and leisure magazines, and destination information which is distributed through broadcast and custom programs. Connect, formerly known as Collinson Media & Events, introduced the popular Marketplace format to the meetings industry and now produces national shows for meeting planners in the Corporate, Expo, Sports, Diversity, Association and Faith sectors as well as other state- and region-specific meetings- and hospitality-focused events. More information about the company's brands and services is available at connectmeetings.com.
Media contacts:
Kristen Combs
Director of Communications
Visit Knoxville
865.306.4341
kcombs@knoxville.org
Stephanie Davis Smith
VP of Content and Marketing
Connect Meetings
sdsmith@connectmeetings.com
