June 2025   •  Whitepaper

Game changers: Building
a winning challenger
sports brand

Gregg OldfieldCEO

Attention is the new arena. Do you know how to win it?

Legacy reach doesn’t guarantee future relevance. From TikTok-native formats to creator-owned leagues, the sports ecosystem is being rewritten in real-time. As attention shifts and formats evolve, traditional sports institutions face a pivotal challenge: evolve or risk being outpaced by nimbler, culture-connected upstarts.

It’s time to take a page from the challenger brand playbook, across five chapters this white paper is your strategic field guide to take your startup from its early stages to an established brand in the sports landscape:

Inside the white paper:


The starting lineup: Why challenger brands are thriving right now

Finding your pace: Choose your moment and define your brand in a crowded market

Playing the field: Lessons from working with major startups rewriting the rules
Leveraging team tactics: How strategic partnerships can take you further, faster

Going pro: Unlock long-term growth through smart, sustainable monetisation
If you’re building the next big thing in sport, or just want to play a smarter game, consider this your starting whistle.

Download the white paper.

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