
Eric Schmidt
Growth and sales leader in sports and nonprofit
ericschmidt
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Joined January 2026
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Collegiate athlete with a sustained soccer record: Eric played four seasons for James Madison University (2012–2016) as a midfielder/forward, appearing in 66 matches, scoring multiple decisive goals, and earning academic recognition during his tenure. jmusports+2
Sales and growth-focused career across sports, recruiting, and tech-enabled sales firms: Roles include inside sales and regional sales at Monumental Sports, ticket sales at D.C. United, account executive and recruiting positions at memoryBlue, and sales recruiting at Govini, demonstrating a career trajectory centered on revenue generation and talent acquisition. bot+1
Experience leading growth and community-facing initiatives: Transitioned into growth leadership (Head of Growth at The Arena) and has been publicly represented in that capacity; also held leadership roles in nonprofit philanthropy at Capital Caring Health and co-chaired the Emerging Leaders Network at the Greater Washington Board of Trade, showing engagement in community and development work. youtube+2
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Competitive/organized soccer (former collegiate player). jmusports+1
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