Helping sports ventures turn priorities into progress.
Founders rarely need more ideas. They need someone to own an important initiative and move it forward. Pinch Hit provides focused 60–90 day growth sprints, along with bespoke embedded engagements for unique opportunities.
- Engagement
- 60–90 days
- Focus
- Commercial execution
- Best fit
- Companies with traction
- Sector
- Sports & sports media
Founders feel this.
Your biggest opportunity is obvious.
Finding someone to own it isn't.
That's where Pinch Hit comes in.
Who this is for.
If you see your business here, let's talk.
- Real traction
- Opportunities exceed capacity
- Key initiatives stalled
- Not ready for full-time hire
- Need results, not more ideas
Ways we can work together.
Most founders start with a Growth Sprint. If your opportunity calls for deeper, longer-term commercial leadership, we can shape an embedded engagement around your business.
- Growth Sprint$7,500+ · 60–90 days
From whiteboard sketches to signed contracts.
🎯 Ideal forTeams that need an embedded commercial operator to drive pipeline and move key initiatives forward
Typical projects- Customer intelligence: who buys, why, and what they value
- Revenue pipeline development
- Partnership development
- Commercial strategy
- Go-to-market execution
- Investor readiness
- Private workspace with real-time progress
- Embedded EngagementsBespoke Enterprise Pricing
Fractional commercial leadership, deeply embedded.
🎯 Ideal forGrowth stage ventures and sports properties needing senior leadership or ownership of major initiatives
Examples- Embedded fractional commercial leadership
- VIP customer acquisition and partnerships
- High-value sponsorship activation
- League expansion and strategic pivots
- Ownership of major commercial initiatives
Pinch Hit Private Workspace.
Stay aligned without waiting for the next meeting.
Every engagement includes a secure workspace for priorities, action items, opportunity tracking, meeting notes, key documents, and commercial insights. Our progress is visible in real time.
Three simple reasons.
Clear scope.
Clear timeline.
Clear outcome.
Execution over advice.
Start with a sprint.
Scale into a custom engagement.
Pinch Hit is operated by Donnie Dotson.
Whether it's a 60–90 day Growth Sprint or an embedded fractional leadership role, I work alongside founders to move important commercial initiatives from idea to execution.
- 20+ years across entrepreneurship, sports, finance, and national security
- Founder/CEO of Carry, connecting 50+ emerging pro golfers with sponsors / investors
- Former Marine, CIA-certified Operations Officer, Goldman Sachs and Sportradar
- Duke MBA
In good company.
A few of the sports ventures Pinch Hit has supported.
Stakeholder
Customer Intelligence · Customer Acquisition · Investor Readiness"Donnie quickly became an extension of our leadership team. From customer research and partnership development to refining our investor narrative, he consistently turned ideas into execution. He has a rare ability to see commercial opportunities and then help make them happen."
— Derek Peterson, CEO & Co-Founder, Stakeholder
Chisos Golf
Commercial Strategy · Business Development · Strategic Partnerships"Donnie brings the judgment of an operator, not just an advisor. He helped us identify strategic opportunities, make valuable introductions, and think through commercial priorities from an owner's perspective."
— Will Stringer, Founder & Managing Partner, Chisos Capital
ISA
Investor Narrative · Corporate Development · Commercial Strategy"Donnie has become a trusted thought partner as we've refined ISA's commercial strategy and investor narrative. He combines strategic thinking with a bias toward execution and has been a valuable addition to our team."
— Jordan Genmark Heath, Founder & CEO, International Sports Alliance
That's normal.
Let's talk.
Every engagement begins with a conversation about the opportunity,
not a sales pitch.