MATT PERRY

Matt Perry serves as an Advisor to projects which seek to attract sports franchises, minor league teams, and on projects that include arena and stadium developments. Matt is the President of National Sports Services.

Mr. Perry's extensive background includes over 20 years of ownership and operations of sports franchises. Perry continues to serve as Vice President and minority owner of the Gwinnett Gladiators, who play hockey in the popular ECHL. The successful Gladiators play in The Arena at Gwinnett Center, a $65 million, state-of-the-art events center which opened to great fanfare in 2003.

Perry also co-owned the Wichita Falls Rustlers prior to the sale of the franchise in 2002. Perry was instrumental in the start up of the franchise, which culminated in the Rustlers attracting over 5,000 fans per game in the new, $20 million Kay Yeager Coliseum. The Rustlers attendance in the inaugural season set the standard for all Junior A hockey teams in the U.S. and Canada.

Besides consulting for numerous teams over the past 20 years, Perry served as a top executive in all areas of day-to-day operations for the Midland Angels (Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim Double A affiliate), Columbia Mets (New York Mets Single A affiliate) and the Fayetteville Generals (Detroit Tigers Single A affiliate).

Perry's path to the sports world began when he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising with a Minor in Business from Southern Illinois University and a Masters degree in Sport Management from Ohio State University. He resides in Topeka, Kansas with his wife and three children.

Recent endeavors include stadium development projects in Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and Arkansas. Perry is providing consulting services for the Lake Erie Crushers, a member of the 12-team Frontier League. The Crushers won the League Championship in their inaugural season in 2009, and played to large crowds in the new All Pro Freight Stadium. Perry is also brokering the acquisition of multiple minor league sports franchises.

Perry and the team at National Sports Services assist SFA clients with developments that may include spectator facilities. Services for these projects frequently include spectator sports parks and arena feasibility studies, stadium and arena project planning, arena funding plans, securing tenants, securing vendor and sponsor agreements for facilities, and on-going operations.