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HOUSTON. THE SOCCER CITY.
Uniting Commerce And Creative Communities
To Prepare For The Great Game Of Soccer

T
Trade
Engaging Houston’s international business community and fostering cross-border connections, fostering international soccer-business opportunities.
E
Entrepreneur
To Enterprise
Supporting local businesses from startups to SMBs to mid-size and larger scale business operations, as they aim to understand and connect with soccer-business opportunities.
A
Advertising
& Art
Collaborating with Houston’s creative and advertising sectors to build awareness, understanding, visibility and engagement with soccer-business opportunities.
M
Marketing
& Media
Leveraging media and marketing resources and relations to share insights and amplify the voices in relation to the soccer-business opportunity for local businesses.
T.E.A.M. ACTIVITIES
T.E.A.M. Houston is comprised of experts in soccer, business and Houston, working together to prepare the business and creative communities in the larger Houston metro area to fully maximize the business potential with the growth of the sports of soccer,
and also to be ready and prepared for major upcoming soccer events coming to town.
T.E.A.M. Houston... driven by passion for soccer, passion for business, passion for Houston.

AWARENESS
Create Awareness among business and creative communities of soccer as a sport and all major upcoming soccer events in 2025, 2026 and beyond.

EDUCATION
Educate Businesses and Creatives to understand The Great Game of Soccer, its fans, its culture, its power to unite. And... the opportunity for BUSINESS.

SUPPORT
Support Business and Creative Communities with insights, tools, tips and assistance to maximize the soccer business potential with their audiences.
These main areas of activities will be executed in the following ways, with a monthly cadence.

Events
In-person events at key soccer and innovation venues across Houston to engage the business and creative communities.

Training
Targeted training online and at events to help businesses understand the potential and rules for engaging with upcoming soccer opportunities.

Resources
Online tools to guide businesses on how to leverage soccer events in Houston to connect with their target audience.
T.E.A.M. MEMBERS
Core T.E.A.M. Houston Members

Jan Luc Blakborn
Co-Founder, Lead
International Business Contacts, Entertainment

Emmanuel Joawn
Partner Strategy
Sports Industry & International Business Contacts

Olivier Pistiaux
Partner Strategy
Content Creation & International Business Contacts

Joni Verdina
Ad & Sponsor Sales
Advertising Sales & Sponsor Outreach and Insights
T.E.A.M. SPONSORS
T.E.A.M. HOUSTON can conduct all its activities thanks to its financial and in-kind sponsors
FORRESTER
& TORRES
Law Firm
Commercial Printing Services
Audience Intelligence Platform
Your Local Soccer Watch Pub
Your Video Story Telling Platform
T.E.A.M. BLOG
T.E.A.M. CONTACT
DO NOT HESITATE TO GET IN TOUCH
Marketing & Sponsorship T.E.A.M. Events
Inquiries: sorcha@team-houston.com
Tel: +1.347.401.1927
Chamber Of Commerce & T.E.A.M. Content
Inquiries: janluc@team-houston.com
Tel: +1.832.219.0292
General Inquiries: hello@team-houston.com
You can also reach us via the CONTACT FORM on the right.





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