Guardian Sports
Cassidy Thomas currently serves as the Senior Marketing Manager at Guardian Sports since November 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in digital marketing. Prior to this role, Cassidy held various positions at See.Spark.Go from June 2021 to November 2024, advancing from Specialist to Manager and Account Lead in Digital Marketing. Additionally, Cassidy worked as a Digital Marketing Coordinator at Junction Creative Solutions from August 2020 to July 2021 and gained initial experience as a Social Media and Marketing Intern at Peggy Slappey Properties from May 2019 to August 2020, as well as a Social Media Intern at Weddings in Athens from January 2019 to August 2019. Cassidy graduated with an AB in Advertising from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, in 2020, following a high school education at Buford High School from 2011 to 2015.
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Guardian Sports
Erin & Lee Hanson started Guardian Sports in 2011 with one goal in mind – protecting athletes by developing superior sports equipment. Equipped with 25+ years of experience owning and operating a technology and material sciences company, we created the Guardian Cap. The purpose of the Cap is to reduce the force of impact experienced by football and lacrosse players, and to prove that soft-shell helmet technology is superior to that of a hard shell. Over 1000+ youth programs, 5000+ high schools, top Power Conference college programs use Guardian Caps and in 2022 they were mandated by the NFL for practices. This project stems from our passion for player safety, foundation in material sciences and the generally accepted physics behind impact reduction. Our team continues to build the Guardian brand and recognition in the sporting goods industry. We are the only lacrosse ball manufacturer in the USA and have re-engineered and innovated the lacrosse ball by developing PEARL lacrosse balls - PEARL X lacrosse balls do not grease or harden over time, PEARL NX balls limit rebound for practice, PEARL LT balls are the first gameday certified textured balls, and PEARL Dual X are the only two-toned lacrosse balls. Guardian Sports has also created the first Bio-Based TPE Infill for synthetic turf fields. Engineered from corn and soy, the infill is designed to replace the recycled tire rubber found on most athletic fields with a long-lasting, cooler temperature producing, impact attenuating product. We do not always take products to market ourselves. Guardian has worked on a handful of other sporting goods projects, consulting with some top names in the industry. At Guardian Sports we have a true passion for protecting athletes, and we aim to continually develop technologies that can enhance sports equipment. Our goal remains the same: advance technologies to bridge the gap between the products that athletes deserve/need and what is currently available on the market.