Chris R. Emde , Vice President of Sales

Chris R. Emde is the Vice President of Sales for Entertainment Sports Partners and has over 13 years of sales and marketing experience. Emde is responsible for developing relationships with new clients.

Prior to ESP, Emde was the New Media Sales Manager for Crain's Detroit Business, where he created media kits, promotional strategies and sales and marketing plans for the web sites. He developed and implemented advertising programs for clients, and was able to realize increased sales and brand awareness for his customers.

Prior to advertising, Emde was the Product Manager at Akzo Nobel for the Sikkens brand. He was in charge of product profitability, competitive analysis, product selection and new product development. Emde developed marketing plans and successfully launched new products into the consumer and professional markets that included a variety of promotional and brand strategies.

Emde received his BA in Communications and MBA from the University of Michigan , and is an avid Michigan sports fan. Emde enjoys golfing, skiing and traveling.