TrailRunner International

March hoops kept us on the move! ?? Managing Director Jamie Zaninovich, Director Maddie Kraft, and Analyst Bryan Brush had a fantastic time at The Southern Conference Basketball Tournament, enjoying the action and festivities, including the Downtown Dribble event. Later in the week, Jamie and Maddie traveled to D.C. for the Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball Tournament. A huge thank you to Commissioner Michael Cross, PhD and the SoCon and Commissioner Bernadette V McGlade and the A-10 for their hospitality and for hosting such incredible events. It’s always great to see the energy and impact of college basketball, both on and off the court! Good luck to Wofford and VCU in the men’s tournament and UNCG and George Mason in the women’s tournament! #CollegeBasketball #MarchMadness #SoCon #A10 TrailRunner International

At TrailRunner, we believe that championing the advancement of women in sports is a fundamental step toward fostering empowerment and excellence. To kick off Women’s History Month, we were honored to support the Dallas Cowboys as they launched the Spring ‘25 High School Girls Flag Football League! The Cowboys hosted a media day and jersey reveal at AT&T Stadium, featuring special guests Quarterback Dak Prescott, Co-Owner and Chief Brand Officer Charlotte Jones, and NFL Vice President of Flag Football Stephanie Kwok. Dak, a proud Girl Dad, thanked the athletes for “paving the way and breaking barriers to grow the game.” We’re honored to be part of this movement, creating more opportunities for women and girls in sports! #WomensHistoryMonth #GirlsFlagFootball #CowboysNation #TrailRunner

Global Head of Corporate and Public Affairs Pat Shortridge joined Winston & Strawn LLP’s Michael J. Blankenship and Texas Capital's Tom McGarrity to host an enlightening conversation about what lies ahead for IPOs and the capital markets. Many excellent questions from the audience, reflecting the combination of optimism and uncertainty so prevalent today. We look forward to continuing the conversation and seeing what’s next. Please reach out to Pat and our TRI team if you’d like to talk more.

At TRI, we proudly honor history, courage, and resilience by celebrating the powerful men and women who shaped it which is why, this #BlackHistoryMonth, our offices came together to watch The Six Triple Eight, a film highlighting the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the first and only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII.

We are thrilled to announce the addition of four exceptional professionals to our team. Josie Martin joins as Managing Director in Washington, DC, following her role as Chief Communications Officer at Steward Health Care. Danielle B. Boyd (Dallas/Fort Worth), Lindsay Gross, and Maribeth Darling (New York) join as Directors, bringing experience from Direct Impact, Brunswick Group, and Hotwire Global, respectively. Welcome to the team – we are ecstatic to work with you! #TrailRunnerInternational #TRI

Our Executive Chairman and Founder, Jim Wilkinson, recently joined Applecart’s Decision Makers Podcast. Jim talked about his deep and extensive experience in global communications, from his time in The White House to his time leading communications at two global public companies, to his founding of TrailRunner International and shared insights about the importance of different perspectives in decision making and how to manage communications in times of crisis. Thanks Applecart for hosting Jim. Hope you can check it out! https://lnkd.in/ezfS2EDE

At TrailRunner Sports and TrailRunner International, we celebrate the strength, determination, and achievements of female athletes everywhere. Today, on National Girls & Women in Sports Day, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting and empowering the next generation of women in sports. #NGWSD

This is an exciting day for TrailRunner International. We’re so honored to become part of PPHC and its family of companies and accelerate our growth even further. PPHC’s expertise in government relations, public affairs, and public policy, combined with our robust strategic communications capabilities, will help us bring even more value to clients around the world.

Exciting news from us as we start 2025: Today we’re announcing the elevation of several leaders across our firm as we prepare for continued growth and expansion in 2025. From our very beginning in 2016, at TrailRunner International, we’ve made developing and promoting talent internally a key priority of our culture. Today’s appointments demonstrate our continued commitment to recruiting and growing best-in-class talent who deliver for our clients. We are so proud of our team and are more committed than ever to helping our clients win. Thank you to Eleanor Hawkins at Axios for sharing our big news! #clientservice #leadership #culture #talent https://lnkd.in/gVTQPXuw

TRI Managing Director Scott Sonju moderated an engaging panel at the Collin County Business Alliance Anniversary Luncheon, hosted on the Capital One campus in Plano, Texas. The panel, "The Intersection of Sports, Business, and International Relations" featured an esteemed lineup, including Brad Alberts, President & CEO of the Dallas Stars, Arun Agarwal, Chairman of the National Cricket League USA, and Andrew Dockrill, Director of Business Development, Dallas Sports Commission. Scott led an impactful conversation on how sports drive business and builds global connections.