B.A.S.S., LLC
Phillip Johnson currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at B.A.S.S., LLC, beginning in January 2023. Prior to this role, Phillip held various positions at Anderson Merchandisers from March 2008 to January 2023, including Vice President and Walmart Account Executive, Divisional Director, and Senior Program Manager, where responsibilities included managing and executing strategic programs across multiple departments such as Electronics, Toy, Hardware, and Pet, focusing on sales strategies, analytics, and category management. Phillip also worked at Tweeter Home Entertainment from February 1997 to March 2008, contributing as Sales Manager MEGM.
B.A.S.S., LLC
B.A.S.S., which encompasses the Bassmaster tournament leagues, events and media platforms, is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting-edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 515,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), TV show, radio show, social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing. The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, St. Croix Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Strike King Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship, Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX, Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota.