Jon Schmieder

Jon Schmieder is the Founder of the Huddle Up Group LLC, a sports tourism industry consulting company led by award winning executives. Schmieder has over 20 years of direct experience in the sports tourism industry having held senior leadership roles with three different sports commissions; Phoenix, Tulsa, and Denver. Schmieder brings a wealth of experience in sports tourism and economic development having also served in lead staff positions for the Senior Olympic Games and Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading. Schmieder also served as Chairman of the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) and was on the organization’s Executive Committee for six years.

While Schmieder served as the President of the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission, the NASC chose the organization as the 2012 Large Market Sports Commission of the Year. Schmieder was also named 2012 CEO of the Year by the Phoenix Chapter of the Organization of Non-Profit Executives. Connect Sports recognized Schmieder with a 2016 Game Changer award, given to influencers deemed to be making a difference in sports tourism industry.

During his sports industry career, Schmieder and his work teams hosted events that generated over $1.3 billion in direct visitor spending.

Schmieder holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Arizona. He also holds a master’s degree in higher education leadership from Northern Arizona University. He and his wife, Sharon, have a young son named Brock.

Unique Fact: Schmieder is one of only three, 2-time Chairmen of the NASC.