People-first, transformational sports advisory.
We partner with growth-minded leagues & owners to build sports legacies.
Partners include
Our Projects
Our Expertise
We partner with leagues and teams to transform their sporting operations
01
Organizational assessment
We provide decades of expertise and an unbiased viewpoint to review organizational health, structure, processes, communication and talent across your sporting operations.
02
Strategy for success
We help define and plan your sporting strategy, and focus on alignment of your team, clarity of intentions and operational support to bridge the gap to stated ambitions.
03
Executive search & talent development
We help you discover and develop the leadership team to ensure the skills and culture are designed to help talent prosper and execute on the vision.
Our Ethos
We inspire excellence
We drive diversity in thought, novel practice and collaboration to elevate standards and reimagine boundaries for high performance sports organizations.
We are dedicated to sport
We’re not business consultants. We’re people people with decades of hands-on experience in high performance sport to help you overcome challenges.
We focus on growth
Developmentalists at our core, we only work with leaders who are ready to be brave and make changes that will result in true transformation.
Bloom Sports Partners were a critical piece to the blueprint of our build.
Our ambitious and aggressive timelines were embraced by the team, and their confidence in the process and implementation was impactful. The Bloom team streamlined our search for top talent, and helped to ensure our reach was wide and thorough across various industries. We continue to rely heavily on their experience in professional development and building culture within our league. The leadership of this group is only matched by their passion for building sport and infrastructure behind it.
Jayna Hefford
SVP Hockey Operations, PWHL
Bloom Sports Partners have been true people-partners for us in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
Their ability to unearth talent we would never have discovered on our own has been truly remarkable. Their agile, people-first process not only kept us aligned but also ensured we met our tight launch schedule. They have a deep understanding of the intricacies of sporting organizations and an unmatched expertise in shaping a winning culture, assembling the right people, and providing exceptional leadership that has been a defining advantage that sets them apart from anyone else.
Stan Kasten
Advisory Board, PWHL
Bloom Sports is a transformational partner who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table
They were instrumental in helping us evaluate our processes and team, design our organization, and played an active role in talent identification and recruitment. Working closely with Bloom Sports as we developed our multi-year strategic plan allowed us to be more creative and innovative in building something truly special for our players, team, and community. Their deep understanding of different sports and business models is invaluable.
Julie Uhrman
Owner, Angel City FC
Their detailed knowledge of soccer was very valuable during our acquisition and ownership
Barry, Shannon and the team worked closely with us during our acquisition of the Orlando City and Orlando Pride soccer teams, including meeting and evaluating our soccer operations and business staff, and advising on organizational structure, identifying gaps for future hires, and organizing several key leadership searches. More recently, after a year of ownership they helped us with two key leadership searches to support our ambitions for Orlando Pride; Vice President of Soccer Operations/General Manager and Director of Medical & Performance for Orlando Pride.
Mark Wilf
President/Co-Owner of Minnesota Vikings, and Chair/Co-Owner of Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride
Working with Shannon and Barry was one of the most uplifting experiences of my professional career
Through their questioning, their listening, and their own observations, Shannon and Barry validated our ambitions for ourselves and for our organization. Once the core issues were identified, they made actionable steps to address them in both short, medium, and long term. Shannon and Barry were steady and collaborative - with us at every step to help us be flexible and adjust. With their support, our organization did a fantastic job following through. Now we are on track and I am confident we will continue to progress and be able to truly live out our vision.
Player, NWSL & USWNT
A truly unique advisory partnership
During a period of change at the club, it was important we made the right decisions in critical areas like people, culture and processes that impact the entire sporting department. The team at Bloom were able to ensure we did that through the delivery of a truly unique advisory partnership. Their recommendations were bold and aligned to our priorities and objectives
Toon van Bodegom
Chair, Feyenoord
Unique ability to connect with us as people not just professionals
It’s difficult to place a value on the work with Barry, Shannon, and the team at Bloom Sports because it’s been invaluable. They have a unique ability to connect with us as people not just professionals and meet us where we are no matter what stage of our business operations. With the variety of challenges our industry can present, our work with Bloom Sports provided trusted guidance and an enjoyable experience as well.
Angela Hucles Mugano
General Manager, Angel City FC
