About Us

The Our Team coalition is a group of Predator fans, business leaders, and other volunteers who are passionate about Nashville and committed to keeping the Preds in town. The campaign's goal is to help drive Predators season ticket sales within the local business community by personally reaching out to decision-makers within four key business sectors: major corporations, small and medium sized businesses, downtown businesses, and the hospitality/tourism industry.

Our Team thanks Predators fans for your interest in this campaign. We have had thousands of visitors to this site and hundreds of people have given us contact information and volunteered to help.

Those names have been forwarded to the various committees that make up the Our Team campaign – including small business, large businesses, downtown businesses, hospitality/tourism, grassroots, and volunteers/events. If you haven’t been contacted already, you will be soon!

Committee chairs have been meeting regularly to map out and execute their individual strategies, in addition to the weekly meetings of the Our Team steering committee. We’ve also had several good discussions with the Predators’ marketing staff and are working closely with them on season ticket sales outreach. Several members of Our Team have participated in numerous local, national, and international media interviews, demonstrating just how much support the Predators have in our community.

Over the next days and weeks, we’ll report back with more news on the progress of this campaign.

Our Team Volunteer Leadership

Business outreach, chaired by Rob McCabe of Pinnacle Financial Partners

Major corporations, chaired by Mike Edwards of First Tennessee

Small and medium sized businesses, chaired by Michael Carter of The Athena Companies

Downtown businesses, chaired by Jack Cawthon of Jack's BBQ

Hospitality/tourism industry, chaired by Jon Crisp from the Hilton Hotels and Ruble Sanderson

Grassroots, chaired by Mike Coyne of Smith Seckman & Reid, and Rick Regen

Communications and research, chaired by Brian Whitfield of the Sommet Group

Sponsors, chaired by Mark Ezell of Purity Dairies