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Michael Ziegler

Michael Ziegler

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Vice President of Corporate Sales for Atlanta Motor Speedway

  • Education

    • American School in London

      1985 - 1990
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Track and Field

    • Lehigh University

      1990 - 1994
      BA Journalism

      Activities and Societies: Lambda Chi Alpha, Editor-in-Chief, Sport Editor and Sports Reporter for Brown-n-White Student Newspaper, Men's Basketball and Men's Soccer Color Analyst WLVR Student Radio

  • Experience

    • Worrell Community Newspapers

      Jun 1994 - Jul 1997
      Sports Editor

      Responsible for all aspects of publishing the sports sections for a family of weekly community newspapers in Morris County, New Jersey - from story assignment, editing, page layout. Emphasis was on local high school sports. Provided photography and developed own film in chemical darkroom.

    • American Southwest Conference

      Jul 1997 - Aug 1999
      Director of Media Relations

      Directed all media relations operations for NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference. Developed conference's first web site. Represented Commissioner at end of year conference tournaments and championships. Assisted Commissioner with NCAA legislative matters in relation to member institutions.

    • Lone Star Conference

      Jul 1997 - Aug 1999
      Assistant Director Media Relations

      Assisted in all media relations operations for NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference.

    • Southern Methodist University

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
      Assistant Sports Information Director

      Directed the media relations/communications for Southern Methodist University athletic programs of Women's Volleyball and Men's Basketball along with Swimming, Tennis, Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Assisted Director of Sports Information in media relations/communications duties specific to football.

    • Texas Brahmas Hockey Club

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Vice President of Corporate Sales

      Corporate sponsorship sales for the hockey club -- then known as the Fort Worth Brahmas.Learned the art of installing under-ice logos and dasherboard signage at multi-use municipal entertainment facilities.

    • Texas Motor Speedway

      Aug 2003 - Feb 2016
      Senior Manager, Business Development

      Promoted from Sr. Account Executive in December 2015.

    • New Hampshire Motor Speedway

      Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
      Vice President of Corporate Sales

    • Speedway Motorsports, LLC

      Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
      Vice President Of Business Development

    • Kentucky Speedway

      Apr 2020 - Jul 2021
      Vice President of Corporate Sales

    • Atlanta Motor Speedway

      Apr 2020 - now
      Vice President of Corporate Sales

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to Incident Command System

      FEMA
      Sept 2019

    • Introduction to the National Incident Management System

      FEMA
      Sept 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      President's Club Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Dec 2015 One of only five colleagues throughout SMI to reach sales threshold established by CEO. Sales goals increased from inaugural year.
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Nov 2015
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      President's Club Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Dec 2014 One of only five colleagues throughout SMI to reach sales threshold established by CEO. Inaugural year of award.
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Dec 2014
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Dec 2012
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Dec 2011
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Dec 2010
    • Awarded to Michael Ziegler
      Salesperson of the Year Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) - Texas Motor Speedway Dec 2009

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Greyshirt - Sawyer 1

      Issued by Team Rubicon on Sept 2019
      Team RubiconAssociated with Michael Ziegler