EFFORT BOOK

In 2015, Nick Marvin published his first children’s book – EFFORT
The illustrated story is about a young basketball player who overcomes a perceived lack of talent and athletic ability and becomes an unlikely hero through sheer effort and hard work.
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SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Served as chairman, managing director or CEO for some of Australia’s leading sporting icons.

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CHAIRMAN NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

As non-executive director, led the privatisation of the National Basketball League in Australia and served as founding chairman until August 2015. Oversaw the re-negotiation of the league’s broadcast rights agreement with Network 10, provided corporate and management guidance assistance to NBL franchise clubs and the sale of the Illawarra Hawks licence.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR – PERTH WILDCATS

Appointed CEO and managing director of the Perth Wildcats in 2009. Turnaround of the organisation from sustained losses and almost a decade without a championship to its most successful era. Winning four national championships in eight years whilst posting consecutive profits. In 2011, the Wildcats moved from a 4,200 seat stadium to a 13,500 seat Arena which it regularly fills to capacity. It boasts the best attendances and television viewership in the country.

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CEO WORLD SERIES RUGBY AND WESTERN FORCE

Appointed by Andrew Forrest to lead the establishment of a new Asia-Pacific Rugby Competition and the resurrection of the Western Force Rugby team in Western Australia in 2018.
In it’s inaugural year WSR has presented a new style of rugby with unprecedented match-day entertainment attracting the highest attendances for the sport in the country and free-to-air terrestrial and digital broadcasts.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR – PERTH LYNX

Pioneered the acquisition of the Perth Lynx, making them the first professional women’s team in Australia to employ their players as full-time athletes. Under new management, the team made its first post-season appearance since 2000 by qualifying for the Grand Final.