Curtis Walker

Curtis Walker

Vice President
Member Since: 2023

Member Bio

Curtis Walker is TurnkeyZRG’s Vice President overseeing corporate partnership recruiting. A partnership practitioner, Curtis has hands-on executive experience selling and servicing in partnerships roles both on the property and brand sides.

Before joining TurnkeyZRG, Curtis sold marketing partnerships at the United Soccer League and Minor League Baseball where he led commercial outreach, strategy & new business development, having a hand in creating innovative, record-setting deals with industry leading brands. Prior to MiLB, Curtis served on the ticket sales side with the Vinik Sports Group/Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL) as well as Learfield.

A proud alum of HBCU Virginia State University (VSU), Curtis graduated with a degree in Sport Management. Curtis also Co-founded the Black Sport Business Academy (www.thebsba.com) – a non-profit organization which exists to enhance the learning experience and career outcomes for students at HBCUs who are interested in pursuing a career in sports.

Curtis earned his M.B.A. & Master of Sport Business Management from the DeVos Sport Business Management program at the University of Central Florida. During his time, he served under Dr. Richard Lapchick as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for The Institute of Diversity and Ethics and Sports – assessing ethnic and gender hiring practices across sports.