MODEL ENTERPRISES CONSULTING ™


Guiding Sports Ventures to Grow with Strategy, Clarity and Community

capabilities

guiding and supporting growth

Business Coaching → We develop people.We empower program directors, coaches, facility managers, and emerging leaders to thrive in the unique world of youth, amateur and pro sports. Through structured coaching and real-world guidance, we help build leadership capacity, strengthen communication, and navigate the challenges of managing teams, programs, and people. Our goal is to elevate leadership from the grassroots up—instilling a mindset of growth, accountability, and long-term impact.Strategic Consulting → We provide clarity.From new sports facility planning to program expansion, we help sport organizations make confident, future-focused decisions. We bring insight to complex challenges—whether it’s improving operations, designing sustainable revenue models, or aligning with mission and community values. Our collaborative, practical approach turns vision into action and keeps your impact at the center.Feasibility Planning → We assess opportunities.Thinking about launching a new sports complex, league, or community initiative? We evaluate the potential before major investment. Through demographic analysis, financial modeling, site review, and stakeholder alignment, we help you determine what’s viable—and what’s not. Our process ensures that your project is not only exciting but sustainable and community-driven from day one.Project Management → We execute with precision.Opening a new athletic facility? Revamping a league structure? Running a capital improvement plan? We bring structure, accountability, and momentum to complex projects. We coordinate timelines, manage vendors, align staff, and keep milestones moving—so your focus stays on delivering exceptional experiences to the athletes and families you serve.Sales + Marketing → We guide growth.We help sports organizations attract more participants, secure more sponsors, and build stronger local support. From brand development and digital marketing to membership campaigns and community outreach, we connect your mission with the audiences that matter. Whether you’re launching a new facility, expanding a league, or simply trying to fill more teams, we help you grow with purpose.Event Optimization → We run the show.We take the lead on executing every detail of your sports event—from planning and logistics to on-site coordination and post-event wrap-up. Whether it’s scheduling venues, managing vendors and volunteers, handling registrations, or overseeing tournaments and ceremonies, we ensure your event runs smoothly, efficiently, and professionally.

LEADERSHIP

Crafting Legacy

For over 20 years, George Ellis has worked at the intersection of business and basketball.As the Principal of Model Enterprises Consulting, he works collaboratively to coach athletic leaders to strategically develop growth ideas, evaluate opportunities, connect with key partners, launch initiatives, drive performance, increase revenue and better engage with customers for long-term sustainable success.His journey includes traveling to places like Tanzania, Africa and Istanbul, Turkey to grow the game, leading youth/high school basketball development initiatives for the Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx, launching several high profile basketball programs/facilities for PGC Basketball, the National Sports Center and Urban Ventures, coaching multiple elite high school/college basketball programs, highlighted by winning the Minnesota State HS Boys Basketball Championship in 2016 and leading many high performing business teams along the way.When he's not helping leaders grow, he's enjoying quality time with his wife Gabre, their 3 children Isaiah, Genesis and Justice and their energetic pit bull, Skyler.

George Ellis Headshot.

"My mission is to continually collaborate with great people, live life abundantly, create opportunities for others and passionately develop the power within people to reach the level of success they truly desire.I look forward to the opportunity to guide you to a new pathway to growth and continue your journey to CRAFT YOUR LEGACY!"

George Ellis, Principal of Model Enterprises Consulting

The Process

Steps to start

1. Book A Discovery CallIn a 30-minute Discovery Call, we will discuss where you want your organization to go and what's holding you back.2. Strategy & ProposalWe'll determine the best pathway and send you a custom proposal which will guide you through the process of how we will work together to grow your organization.3. Experience TransformationDuring our timeline, our goal is to move from confusion to confidence as we intentionally take action to achieving your most pressing goals.

Now is the time to Discover the way

win together

Model Enterprises Consulting Guiding Sports Ventures to Grow with Strategy, Clarity and Community


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