Recently, it was announced that Springhill Entertainment, in collaboration with Tribeca Enterprises, will be hosting The Uninterrupted Film Festival. The festival hopes to bring together a number of athletes, filmmakers, and content creators. Backed by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, the festival would not have come to life if it weren’t for their incredible business acumen. They managed to turn Springhill Entertainment into a $725,000,000 venture. As revealed in the book LeBron James Inc. they did this all while staving off competition nine years ago from baseball legend Derek Jeter.
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King James and his business partner Maverick Carter have found great success working together. From his investment in the Fenway Sports Group to his sports agency LRMR. They have done some amazing things in the business world. And, Springhill Entertainment is one of the results of their work.
LeBron James and his company Springhill Entertainment once faced stiff competition from Derek Jeter
As is always the case, the business world is a tough place to thrive in. Only the smart and savvy can get a seat at the table. And, in 2014, LeBron James and Maverick Carter saw themselves fighting for a seat with Derek Jeter.
Jeter, an incredibly successful and legendary baseball shortstop challenged King James and Maverick’s Uninterrupted.com with a concept that was eerily similar. As Brian Windhorst revealed in his book, Jeter and his agency, Excel Sports Management announced the idea of The Players’ Tribune.
The website, much like Uninterrupted wished to provide athletes with a platform to express themselves as creators. In fact, it was so successful that it even received investment from the late great Kobe Bryant.
“They weren’t alone in having the idea. As Uninterrupted was developed over the coming moments, a similar concept was being assembled by Derek Jeter and his representation agency, Excel Sports Management. Less than a week after Jeter retired from the Yankees in the fall of 2014 after a brilliant career, he announced the formation of a website called the Players’ Tribune, which would be a place for athletes to publish personal essays just as LeBron had done with Sports Illustrated.”
Fortunately, despite the similarities, both Uninterrupted and The Players’ Tribune have thrived, perhaps even maintaining healthy competition with one another. But, now, both James and Carter look to the future with the upcoming Uninterrupted Festival.
LeBron’s and Maverick’s Uninterrupted Film Festival is just around the corner
Both LeBron James and Maverick Carter have a huge few weeks ahead of them. The Uninterrupted Film Festival is just around the corner and is sure to be a hit success. The festival which is scheduled to take place on the 13th of July looks to bring together several athletes and creators and will feature some great events.
From screenings of tv series like Goliath and movies like Black Ice to a Live podcast episode of The Draymond Green Show. The festival is sure to be a success.
It’s great to see LeBron find so much success outside of basketball. He truly is one of the greats and continues to show just why both on and off the court.
