Partnerships · NIL

NIL done right.
From first deal to real leverage.

Brunswick works with selective collegiate athletes navigating the NIL landscape: identifying real brand opportunities, structuring deals that build long-term equity, and building the platform infrastructure that makes every partnership count.

The landscape

NIL is not just a check. It's the beginning of a brand.

Most NIL deals are transactional: a post, a payment, and nothing else. The athletes who turn NIL into a real business are the ones who treat their platform as infrastructure. Every deal should build something: reach, credibility, or a relationship with a brand category they want to own long-term.

Brunswick's NIL practice is built around that principle. We work with a small number of collegiate athletes: typically at the intersection of athletic performance, media presence, and genuine brand fit. We don't chase volume. We build careers.

"The first NIL deal is the easiest one to get wrong. We make sure it's the one that sets the right precedent."
  • Brand fit evaluation: not every deal is worth taking.
  • Deal structure and negotiation: terms, exclusivity, and usage rights.
  • Platform strategy: making sure every activation builds long-term equity.
  • Compliance coordination: keeping your eligibility protected.
What we do

End-to-end NIL management.

01

Deal Sourcing + Evaluation

We identify opportunities that fit your brand: not just ones that pay. Every deal is evaluated on long-term brand alignment, not short-term dollars.

02

Negotiation + Structure

We handle every term: compensation, deliverables, exclusivity, usage rights, and renewal options. You focus on performing. We protect the deal.

03

Platform + Content Strategy

A NIL deal is only as valuable as the platform behind it. We build the content infrastructure that makes your follower count: and your rate card: grow.

Client spotlight · NIL
Boogie Fland
NIL · Brand · Collegiate

Boogie Fland: the first New York NIL deal, a Shams alert, and a platform built before the draft.

Brunswick has worked with Boogie Fland since he was 15 years old. By the time he was in high school, he had already secured the first NIL deal ever structured for a New York prep athlete: and an ABC Nightline feature to go with it. Now at Arkansas under Coach Cal, Boogie enters his collegiate career with 10+ national brand campaigns, 75+ press placements in the last 12 months, and a brand infrastructure built for wherever the draft takes him.

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Selectivity

We work with very few. By design.

Brunswick's NIL practice is not an agency. We don't take on volume: we take on athletes we believe in, at moments where our involvement makes a real difference. That means strong athletic performance, genuine brand potential, and the discipline to build something over time rather than cash out quickly.

If you're a collegiate athlete: or the parent or coach of one: and you believe the platform is real, we'd like to hear about it. All introductions are by referral.

"We're not looking for the most NIL deals. We're looking for the ones that matter."
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Disclaimer

Brunswick Sports Management does not provide financial, investment, accounting, tax, or legal services in-house. Such services are performed by independent, licensed third-party professionals. Brunswick coordinates these relationships on behalf of its clients but is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, accounting firm, or law firm, and nothing on this page constitutes financial, investment, tax, or legal advice.

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