Adam Martin

Founder of a digital media company and experiential creative lab making podcasts, products, and written articles focused on design, advertising, brands, and tech startups in the sports business.  Connect on LinkedIn

Contributed articles to Adweek and Gameplan-A by adidas regarding content creation and marketing in sport.

The podcast was featured in Podcasts New & Noteworthy in 2015 and is used as educational material in sports marketing programs as well as for new hires at professional sports teams around the U.S.

The Makers of SportĀ® brand is engaged with by sports business professionals around the globe both as podcast listeners and/or social media followers.

Additionally, the company invests in sports-based physical and digital assets.

After graduating from EKU in 2005 with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Adam entered the sports business as a graphic/interactive designer at renown Lexington sports marketing company, Host Communications (now known as Learfield IMG College). He would leave HOST after a little more than a year to open his own graphic design company where he would go on to provide visual design and creative direction for some of the biggest names in sport.

In 2014, Adam launched a podcast called Makers of SportĀ®; a conversational show hosting discussions around design, branding and creativity in the #sportsbiz. The show was recognized early on as New & Noteworthy in Apple Podcasts and has since become a leading voice in sports marketing with influential listeners around the globe.

An 8th-generation Kentuckian, Adam served as two-term president of the American Advertising Federation's Lexington chapter from 2012-2014 and is the husband of a Georgia native and father of three kids. In his free time he enjoys coaching and volunteering in youth sports and is a passionate college football fan.

Adam Martin

Makers of Sport
Founder & Creative Director