Ryan Johnston
President & Chief Executive
Champion Motorsports Marketing, LLC
Ryan currently serves as the President & Chief Executive of Champion Motorsports Marketing, LLC (CMM). Ryan is a veteran of 15 years of Active Duty service, serving in Aviation with the U.S. Army. He formed CMM in July 2006 and to date has brought in more than $16 million in sponsorship dollars and investment opportunities for his clients since its' inception.
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| On the set of Sons of the Fallen, Executive Producer - Ryan Johnston, Client/Actor - Bill Goldberg, Actor - Ryan Merriman, VP Business Development of Schwan's - Bob Beckwith, Client/Host - Joey T, President of Schwan's - Scott McNair, Executive Producer Extreme Makeover Home Edition - Jack Cannon, Producer - Melinda Truscelli, Producer/Client - Rick Bieber. |
Since forming CMM on the basis of serving as a marketing agency for NASCAR's teams, drivers, and broadcasters, he diversified the client roster outside of Motorsports where there has been a great amount of success. By not focusing only on Motorsports, CMM has grown tremendously over their short time in operation. Bringing in Hollywood and Media components, CMM can offer activation for their sponsors in ways other marketing companies cannot.
CMM handles not only traditional Motorsports, but has gone into Freestyle Motocross, Snowmobile Freestyle, Football, Baseball, World Series of Poker, Hollywood, Sports Media, Technology, Exploration, Music, and even the Automotive industry. Many of CMM's projects cannot be listed on their Client roster due to Confidentiality Agreements. CMM currently is working on projects that will change the face of cities forever, creating worldwide news media for their Clients historically.
CMM not only acts as a Marketing Company but also as a Sports & Entertainment Company as well. CMM acts as an Agent and full Management for many of their Clients. CMM has successfully brought sponsorship opportunities to their Clients over the years. In film production, CMM has Rick Bieber, former President of HBO Pictures, Harmony Pictures, Fox West Pictures, and Stonebridge Entertainment, which Rick formed with Michael Douglas. Rick Produced such films as Flatliners, Made in America, Radio Flyer, and many others. Ryan Johnston brought in $6.3M for a film last year for Rick titled "The 5th Quarter". Ryan served as a Co-Producer on the film. The film is completed and is hopeful for a late fall release at the end of 2009.
CMM not only acts as a Marketing Company but also as a Sports & Entertainment Company as well. CMM acts as an Agent and full Management for many of their Clients. CMM has successfully brought sponsorship opportunities to their Clients over the years. In film production, CMM has Rick Bieber, former President of HBO Pictures, Harmony Pictures, Fox West Pictures, and Stonebridge Entertainment, which Rick formed with Michael Douglas. Rick Produced such films as Flatliners, Made in America, Radio Flyer, and many others. Ryan Johnston brought in $6.7 Million to produce a film titled "The 5th Quarter". Ryan served as a Co-Producer on the film. The film released in select theaters on March 25th, 2011 and will release soon on DVD through 20th Century Fox.
Ryan has served as the Executive Producer on a show that was put in AMC & Regal theaters titled "Sons of the Fallen". Produced in Colorado, Ryan brought in client Bill Goldberg and friend actor Ryan Merriman. Clint Black was brought in to sing a song for one of the cast members. The show was focused on 25 boys that has lost their fathers serving overseas. Jack Cannon Directed and Conrad Ricketts was the show's Executive Producer beside Ryan. Jack had Directed episodes of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" for ABC, "Find my Family" on ABC, NBC's "School Pride", as well as "Millionaire Matchmaker" on Bravo. Conrad is the Executive Producer on "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" as well.
Ryan brought in the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism to integrate at the end of "Sons of the Fallen" to announce the filming of "Daughters of Courage". Ryan raised funding to film "Daughters of Courage" where he was instrumental as an Executive Producer creating the same type of programming for television that they had done previously with "Sons of the Fallen". Ryan again brought in actor Ryan Merriman to help Mentor young girls that had lost their fathers serving overseas. Filmed in the US Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas, this show is sure to be another great project by Ryan and his clients. Ryan and CMM agents represent various shows and shop them with Networks for placement under scheduling and integration of companies within the shows content. In 2010, Ryan put Bill Goldberg on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" and Lou Santiago on Discovery Channel's "Ultimate Car Build Off".
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| Ryan Johnston with Nickelback |
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| Ryan Johnston with Titanic Explorer & Client G Michael Harris Daytona 2010. |
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| Pictured from left to right is Terrance Manns, Rick Bieber, Ryan Johnston, & the "Godfather" of Freestyle Motocross Mike Metzger at the Screening of Crazy in Hollywood in December 2007. |
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| Ryan Johnston & President Bill Clinton on September 1st, 1995 |