COULTON VENTURES
Prepared for Jamie Obletz · Delaware North
Advisory that executes

A plug-and-play partner for golf and sports partnerships.

Relationships that turn into revenue, and the business development to close them. Built to slot into Delaware North without a ramp.

Where I plug in

Four lanes, ready on day one

Not a deck and a retainer. An operator who carries relationships, opens doors, and stays on until deals close.

Golf & sports partnerships

Deep relationships across golf, professional clubs, and venue ecosystems. The kind of access that shortens a sales cycle from quarters to weeks.

Relationship-driven business development

Sourcing, warm introductions, and the follow-through to convert them. I own the pipeline from first call to signed agreement.

Strategic partnerships & capital

Partnership structuring and investor engagement, drawing on a high-net-worth network and a track record in capital formation.

Embedded operating support

I work inside the team, not adjacent to it. Project-based and flexible, so you scale capacity up or down without a headcount commitment.

Why this fits Delaware North

Built for a venue and hospitality portfolio

  • Nearly 50 sports and entertainment venues means partnership and sponsorship revenue is a live, recurring lever. That is the work I do.
  • Guest experience is the contract retention story. I help bring in the partners and sports-tech that modernize the fan side without bloating the cost side.
  • Flexible by design. When the right answer is an outside operator on a project basis rather than internal headcount, I am that operator, plugged in and accountable.
  • Western New York roots. Same ecosystem, same network. Easy to be in the room when it matters.
How I work

Advisory that executes

The difference between counsel and outcomes is whether someone owns the execution. I do.

"We don't just advise. We operate."

Engagement & pricing

Three ways to work together

Start small and prove it, run embedded month to month, or tie the upside to closed deals. Scope and cadence flex to the work, and the first conversation is always free.

Discovery Sprint
Prove the value on one target before committing.
$5,000flat · 2–4 weeks
  • Scope one partnership or business-development target
  • Map the relationships and the path to the decision-maker
  • Warm introductions and first conversations opened
  • A clear go / no-go read and recommended next move
Most common
Fractional Partner
An embedded operator carrying the pipeline month to month.
$8,000–$12,000per month · 3-month minimum
  • Own the partnership pipeline end to end, first call to signed deal
  • Standing access to the golf, sports, and venue network
  • Sourcing, structuring, and the follow-through that closes
  • Inside the team, not adjacent to it, on a flexible cadence
  • Scale capacity up or down without adding headcount
Performance Partnership
Lower base, real skin in the game on outcomes.
Reduced base+ success fee on closed deals
  • A smaller monthly base to keep us aligned and active
  • Success fee tied to the value of partnerships closed
  • Structured deal by deal so incentives stay matched
  • Best fit once we both know the pipeline is real

Every engagement is scoped to the actual work, so the numbers above are a framework rather than a checkout page. A single high-value target may warrant a sprint; an ongoing portfolio of partnerships is better served fractionally. Travel and event expenses are passed through at cost and agreed in advance. No long lock-ins, no surprise invoices.

Let's find the first place to start.

Happy to scope one partnership target and show what a few weeks of focused work looks like.