Dave Whinham is the President of The TEAM Management, LLC, the company tapped by the Steve Germain Family to operate its IFL interests, including the Columbus Wild Dogs, Frisco Fighters, and the IFL Business Division. As such, Whinham leads and is the chief executive of both the Columbus Wild Dogs and the IFL Business division. His day-to-day oversight includes management of the entities, revenue generation, staff identification and training, and leadership based on the expertise developed through his distinguished career.
In 1988, Dave joined the coaching staff of the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League. As a coach in Arena Football, Dave was part of four championship seasons, two with Detroit (1988 and 1990) and two with the Tampa Bay Storm (1995 and 1996).
It was in Arena Football that Dave built his career, advancing from assistant coach to head coach (Columbus Thunderbolts 1991, Cleveland Thunderbolts 1992-93, Buffalo Destroyers 1999-2000) to general manager (Columbus 1990) to Vice President of Operations (Buffalo 1998-2000) to president (Columbus Destroyers 2003-04) of an Arena Football team.
As VP of Operations for the Buffalo Destroyers (and while concurrently serving as head coach of the team), Dave placed, trained, and directed a staff that produced record-setting sales numbers in all ticket sales categories, sponsorship sales, and merchandise sales.
In 2002, Dave formed The Team Sales Company. Now known as The TEAM, the company has provided outstanding service to clients throughout the sports entertainment industry. Those services include brokering of pro sports teams, comprehensive consulting and management services, live event production, and production of original television and radio programming and award-winning feature films.
One such client, the Columbus Destroyers, purchased its AFL club via The TEAM in 2003 and then, in a post-closing arrangement with The TEAM, named Dave as its first president.
The Whinham-led Destroyers were again leaders in both ticket and sponsorship sales, boasting sell-out crowds throughout their inaugural season at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. With their service to the Destroyers completed, The Team has gone on to provide strong results for a wide variety of sports, entertainment, and collegiate clients across the United States.
More recently, The TEAM has managed the transaction for and taken on the management of two IFL teams and the league’s business division. The TEAM has also recently produced a number of new live entertainment products (FreeForAll Concert Series, The Ballroom Breakout, and FabFEST) and feature media projects including three television pilots and three feature-length documentary films that are officially licensed NCAA products. The TEAM also launched a new broadcasting company called The REMEDY RADIO which has syndicated variety, music, and sports programming throughout Ohio.
Dave resides in Columbus, OH, with wife Jennifer and sons Will and Stevie Ray.
Whinham's career in sports began in 1980 when he was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Grand Valley State University. Dave would coach football at the college level for seven years, serving two stints at GVSU and also coaching at Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati.
In 1988, Dave joined the coaching staff of the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League. As a coach in Arena Football, Dave was part of four championship seasons, two with Detroit (1988 and 1990) and two with the Tampa Bay Storm (1995 and 1996).
It was in Arena Football that Dave built his career, advancing from assistant coach to head coach (Columbus Thunderbolts 1991, Cleveland Thunderbolts 1992-93, Buffalo Destroyers 1999-2000) to general manager (Columbus 1990) to Vice President of Operations (Buffalo 1998-2000) to president (Columbus Destroyers 2003-04) of an Arena Football team.
As VP of Operations for the Buffalo Destroyers (and while concurrently serving as head coach of the team), Dave placed, trained, and directed a staff that produced record-setting sales numbers in all ticket sales categories, sponsorship sales, and merchandise sales.
In 2002, Dave formed The Team Sales Company. Now known as The TEAM, the company has provided outstanding service to clients throughout the sports entertainment industry. Those services include brokering of pro sports teams, comprehensive consulting and management services, live event production, and production of original television and radio programming and award-winning feature films.
One such client, the Columbus Destroyers, purchased its AFL club via The TEAM in 2003 and then, in a post-closing arrangement with The TEAM, named Dave as its first president.
The Whinham-led Destroyers were again leaders in both ticket and sponsorship sales, boasting sell-out crowds throughout their inaugural season at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. With their service to the Destroyers completed, The Team has gone on to provide strong results for a wide variety of sports, entertainment, and collegiate clients across the United States.
More recently, The TEAM has managed the transaction for and taken on the management of two IFL teams and the league’s business division. The TEAM has also recently produced a number of new live entertainment products (FreeForAll Concert Series, The Ballroom Breakout, and FabFEST) and feature media projects including three television pilots and three feature-length documentary films that are officially licensed NCAA products. The TEAM also launched a new broadcasting company called The REMEDY RADIO which has syndicated variety, music, and sports programming throughout Ohio.
Dave resides in Columbus, OH, with wife Jennifer and sons Will and Stevie Ray.
