Phil Reese has spent over a decade helping brands, athletes, entertainers, corporations, and philanthropic organizations reach audiences and deliver their messages. Growing up as a child actor and a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild by the age of six, Phil learned early on that show business was equal parts show and business. Ultimately, the business part won out. Phil eventually became the Director of Corporate Marketing and Business Development at Steiner Sports, the country’s premier sports marketing and memorabilia company. There, he worked closely with athletes, celebrities and agents to achieve successful partnerships between corporate clients and talent. Recognizing a need in the marketplace, he created PR/PR (Player Relations/Public Relations), a brand management company for professional athletes and high-profile personalities. PR/PR clients included some of the top athletes in the world; ranging from Super Bowl and World Series champions, to skateboarders and supermodels. Comprising corporate appearances, endorsement deals, the procurement of luxury brand sponsorships, philanthropic outreach, crisis management and more, Phil managed his clients’ careers as he would those of his own family.
STRAPPED POETS is the culmination of that collective experience. STRAPPED POETS is a content development company that leverages its relationships in the sports and entertainment space to produce material that is aggressively creative and humorous, yet cerebral and disruptive in a positive fashion. A true passion project and labor of love, STRAPPED POETS is not just a company; it’s a way of life.
