

#82: Jeron Smith - Co-Founder HEIR | Closing the Engagement Gap Between Athletes & Fans w/ Technology
HEIR raised $10.6M from Thrive Capital for their consumer-facing community platform for athletes to connect with fans — as well as other lines of business, including an entertainment studio, AI tech, and consumer products.
Prior to co-founding HEIR alongside Jeffrey Jordan and Daniel George, Jeron Smith was the CMO for Steph Curry’s brand and co-founder of Unanimous Media. He also worked at Nike and the White House.
HEIR recently released their newest AI product PersonaPro.
Chapters:
(01:30) College athlete to sports executive
(06:30) Endorsement to enterprise
(9:00) Creating community
(11:50) PersonaPro
(14:25) Creating fan engagement
(16:45) Web3 is the future
(22:15) Trends to watch in sports
.
Jeron Smith:
Website: https://www.heir.app/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeron-smith-7581819/
.
Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/
.
Thanks for listening! Hit the “follow” button to stay up to date on new podcasts.