Gavin Roth

Partnership Architect | Sponsorship Sales & Marketing Expert | Sales Coach | Podcaster

📍 Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
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Advisor & Investor
Jan 2021
Homestand Sports is a rapidly growing broadcaster and content studio. We launched the company in 2021 on a mission to transform the sports media landscape. Our focus on producing premium content with fresh faces and talent is what has set Homestand Sports apart. We have proven that the content we produce will find the right audience at the right time, which is how the Homestand Sports brand and our partners brands break through. We partner with major and emerging brands to both create and distribute content. The content is produced with the target audience in mind, which our partners reach through the Homestand Sports and our partners owned and operated platforms as well as through our third party distribution. Our value to partners is in our nimbleness, coupled with our speed and uncompromising focus on quality. Our partners trust us with their brand, giving us the keys once their unique editorial playbook is collaboratively establahsed. Our Gaming News Canada brand is the definitive source for the latest news and trending storylines around the gaming industry in Canada. We cover the market like no other media outlet in Canada, which is why you commonly see the name of our editor-in-chief, Steve McAllister, appearing in content on the major business news outlets.
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2023
Commercial Lead, Host City Partnerships for FIFA World Cup 26 Toronto
Oct 2023
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) is Canada’s preeminent leader in delivering top quality sport and entertainment experiences to our fans. MLSE is one of North America’s leading providers of exceptional experiences. It is the parent company of the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs, the National Basketball Association’s Toronto Raptors Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC, the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts and development teams with the Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League), Raptors 905 (NBA G League) and Toronto FC II (MLS NEXT Pro League). MLSE owns or operates all of the venues its teams play and train in, including Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field, Coca-Cola Coliseum, Ford Performance Centre, BMO Training Ground, and the OVO Athletic Centre. MLSE also provides fans in Toronto incredible live music and entertainment events. MLSE strives to deliver championships to our city and our fans and bring the world to its feet.
2021
Advisor & Investor
Jan 2021
Homestand Sports is a rapidly growing broadcaster and content studio. We launched the company in 2021 on a mission to transform the sports media landscape. Our focus on producing premium content with fresh faces and talent is what has set Homestand Sports apart. We have proven that the content we produce will find the right audience at the right time, which is how the Homestand Sports brand and our partners brands break through. We partner with major and emerging brands to both create and distribute content. The content is produced with the target audience in mind, which our partners reach through the Homestand Sports and our partners owned and operated platforms as well as through our third party distribution. Our value to partners is in our nimbleness, coupled with our speed and uncompromising focus on quality. Our partners trust us with their brand, giving us the keys once their unique editorial playbook is collaboratively establahsed. Our Gaming News Canada brand is the definitive source for the latest news and trending storylines around the gaming industry in Canada. We cover the market like no other media outlet in Canada, which is why you commonly see the name of our editor-in-chief, Steve McAllister, appearing in content on the major business news outlets.
2019
Consultant and Head of Partnerships
Apr 2019
Lazarus Esports “LZR” is Canada’s first established esports team Est. in 2010. As a leader in the gaming space, Lazarus has over 20 competitive pro gamers representing our brand in over 7 countries around the world and more than 20 content creators producing live and post production entertainment daily. LZR produces feature videos on YouTube and social media feeds that follow and market our professional teams preparing for major events and our LZR stream team produces high-end quality broadcasting and entertainment on Twitch and YouTube Gaming. Founded in 2010, Lazarus is a professional esports organization dedicated to industry growth, developing the Canadian market, fostering amateurs to compete at the pro level & supporting professional gamers at the highest level for greater success. In the last three years, LZR has risen the global ranks and currently sits 1st in Canada, 15th in N.A. and 31st in the world as one of the highest esports earning brands.
2018
Partnership Consultant & Advisor
Jan 2018
Cosmos Sports is a Sports & Entertainment Marketing firm founded by former Hamilton Bulldogs president Cary Kaplan and his wife Amelia in 2003. Through commitment to its three core values of customer service, integrity, and results, Cosmos Sports has established itself as a leader in both the sports & entertainment marketing fields. With the slogan to Win the Business​; Cosmos Sports defines its mission as: "Transforming employees into teammates, customers into fans, and sports organizations in champions, by providing exceptional service and winning results."​ Cosmos Sports has worked with thousands of sports teams, leagues, organizations, universities and colleges, governing bodies, corporations, media partners, retailers, athletes, job seekers and fans in its first several years in business. We look forward to continuing to build our leadership role in the sports and entertainment marketing field.
2016
Founder & Managing Partner
Nov 2016
We are a Sales Agency, founded on the basic principle that all organizations and properties need more revenue. Founded by Gavin Roth - one of the leading partnership development, sponsorship sales, multi-platform media sales and sports marketing executives in Canada. Over his 30 year career, Gavin has held senior revenue roles with WWE, the Canadian Football League, Golf Canada, Rogers Media and the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Media Consortium. We’ll not only help devise the strategy…we’ll help lead the go-to-market phase, finding strategic partners and/or sponsors, corporate sales clients and/or new streams of B2C and B2B revenue. We will also train/coach your corporate partnership sales team to ensure long-term sustainable growth. Current clients include: - MLSE - Metrolinx - NBA Canada - City of Toronto - Pfaff Auto Group - Lazarus Esports - Porsche Canada - Alias - Cycling Canada (in partnership with Cosmos S&E) - City of Mississauga (with Cosmos S&E) - Skate Canada (with Cosmos S&E) - BCHL (with Cosmos S&E) - Toronto Rush (with Cosmos S&E) - Billy Bishop Airport (in partnership with Lang Partnership Network) We’d love to chat with you…learn about your business needs...and help deliver More Revenue! Email me at gavin@rothrevenue.com or visit: https://rothrevenue.com/
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