Challenger Sports
Mike Clement, CPA has extensive experience in the financial industry, with their most recent role being Chief Financial Officer at Challenger Sports and Challenger Teamwear/Sports. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Financial Officer and Co-Owner of Schult Industries for over 14 years. Mike also held the position of VP of Accounting & Administration at AMC Theatres for seven years. Before joining AMC Theatres, Mike worked as an Accounting Manager at Telligen. Mike began their career as an Audit Manager at Gardiner + Company CPAs.
Mike Clement, CPA obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting from Iowa State University, where they studied from 1984 to 1988. Mike then pursued additional certifications to further enhance their professional expertise. In 1989, they became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also earned the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation from AICPA. Continuing their professional development, Mike obtained the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. in 1994. In 1996, they obtained the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation from Certified Management Accountant: CMA™. Additionally, Mike became a Certified Financial Manager (CFM) in 1997 through the Certified Financial Manager: CFM© institution. Lastly, in 2002, they obtained the Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) certification from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
Challenger Sports
Challenger Sports is a TOTAL SOCCER company, owned and operated by some of the most experienced soccer people in the country. Challenger is the leading provider of youth soccer education in the United States, with over 2,500 communities hosting camps, clinics, and tournaments for some 200,000+ players. 20 years ago, we had a vision to create a sports company that would positively impact the lives of children throug soccer. Many years, multiple continents and several hundreds of thousands of soccer players later, we are still committed to our original mission and core beliefs. “To Ignite In All Children A Passion For Sports.” Whether it is taking part in a camp, clinic, tournament or tour, or putting on a new uniform, we want to inspire children to want to play, learn, improve, and have fun! C – Child Care And Safety H – Honesty, Integrity, And Trust A – All For One, And One For All L – Leadership By Good Example L – Laughing, Smiling, Happy Faces E – Everyone Plays N – Never Give Up G – Goal Driven E – Excellence In All R – Resource Number One, Our Staff! As we continue to expand our footprint overseas, we are very excited about the opportunity it now gives us to influence player education on a global level and at the same time recruit talented and enthusiastic coaches from other countries! Challenger Sports runs soccer camps, clinics, tournaments, tours and provides uniforms to tens of thousands of organizations and hundreds of thousands of players in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, and throughout the UK.