Jim Grillo spent the early part of his career in sports marketing and management and continues to be involved in sports related projects. Jim was an original member of the advisory board of NESN (New England Sports Network) He was involved in the initial development Altitude Sports and Entertainment (Colorado Rockies, Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets) and has negotiated agreements on behalf of cable operators with ESPN, Eurosport, Outdoor Channel and the New England Sports Network.

Sports Clients and Projects

• Tennis Exhibitions, Jack Benny Celebrity Tennis Classic and Houston (Golf) Open Qualifier – Walden on Lake Conroe (near Houston)
• Van de Meer Tennis Clinics, Jr. Whitman and Davis Cups, Andy Bean Media Day – Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort (near Orlando)
• Breeders Cup, On-going public relations and marketing – Louisiana Downs Racecourse (serving Shreveport, LA and Dallas, TX)
• Charter Member of the Advisory Board – New England Sports Network (Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics in Boston, MA)
• Negotiator of Programming Contracts for Time Warner Cable, Continental Cablevision, Jones International and UnitedGlobalCom (predecessor of LibertyGlobal with ESPN, NESN, Prime Sports Network, Rainbow Sports Network, Outdoor Channel and Europort
• Exhibitions with U.S. Women’s Soccer Team