Joe is the managing partner of both NextUp Ventures at NextUp Partners. He is a senior sports executive with 15+ years of progressive leadership experience driving market penetration and business growth. With an engineering degree from Georgia Tech coupled with an MBA from Duke University, he served as CMO for Monumental Sports & Entertainment during a period of explosive growth and change. Joe launched Monumental Sports Network, the first OTT platform for regional sports, and has won 5 NCCB Emmy Awards.