One44 Group
A San Diego-based agency focused on connecting great companies – and even better people – in pursuit of incremental revenue, primarily through corporate partnerships and marketing. At One44, our focus is on personal attention and achieving Great Return On Strategic Sponsorships through a creative process of narrative-based sales and activation.
Focus
There are countless ways for brands to market themselves, virtually unlimited options to choose from. While the agency may be new, One44 leadership has more than 20 years’ experience – from coast to coast – in sports and entertainment, in stretching dollars beyond the imaginable and forging business relationships that extend far beyond.
Primary Services
Sponsorship Sales Representation
Asset Identification & Valuation
Strategic Brand Building
Brand Activation
Additional Services
Copywriting
Voiceover Artistry
Leadership
Josh Gross
Founder & CEO
Josh is a storyteller, visionary, leader, strategist and seller. He spent 21 years in the professional and amateur sports industry, driving meaningful revenue and relevance for the properties he worked for and those to whom he sold corporate partnerships. For a decade, the New Jersey native was a broadcaster, holding roles as play-by-play sportscaster, talk show host, reporter and panelist. His passion to connect like-minded brands has created tremendous results and compelling narratives. Josh has worked with national accounts including DICK’S Sporting Goods and Toyota, and regional brands such as Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, Kings & Convicts and C3bank.
Bob Rief
Advisor
Bob Rief has decades of experience in the ski, outdoor, golf and surf industries. The former President of Nike Golf, Bob also held executive leadership positions with Callaway Golf, REEF, Merrell Footwear, Sanuk, Boardworks, C4 Waterman and OTZ Shoes, among others. Currently, he’s the Executive Director of San Diego Sport Innovators, a not-for-profit organization committed to the growth and development of the Sports and Active Lifestyle Industry (SAL).
Adam Cheise
Designer
Bob Rief has decades of experience in the ski, outdoor, golf and surf industries. The former President of Nike Golf, Bob also held executive leadership positions with Callaway Golf, REEF, Merrell Footwear, Sanuk, Boardworks, C4 Waterman and OTZ Shoes, among others. Currently, he’s the Executive Director of San Diego Sport Innovators, a not-for-profit organization committed to the growth and development of the Sports and Active Lifestyle Industry (SAL).
Mike Stuart
SEO
Bob Rief has decades of experience in the ski, outdoor, golf and surf industries. The former President of Nike Golf, Bob also held executive leadership positions with Callaway Golf, REEF, Merrell Footwear, Sanuk, Boardworks, C4 Waterman and OTZ Shoes, among others. Currently, he’s the Executive Director of San Diego Sport Innovators, a not-for-profit organization committed to the growth and development of the Sports and Active Lifestyle Industry (SAL).
Why Choose Us
Benefit 1
We take the time to learn about you and your business, and value the relationships we form with clients and prospects.
Benefit 2
We’ve sold the difficult to the nearly impossible. Now we’ll sell your property’s entitlements – big and small.
Benefit 3
We’ll pursue brand extension opportunities with partners that will increase your exposure, your following and your foot traffic.
Client Testimonials
Why the name?
Well if we called ourselves Gross Group, you’d probably be turned off! Now that we have your attention, a gross is a group of 144 items, and it’s also the last name of our founder, Josh. He met his wife at a sporting event at Syracuse University. The storied number in SU athletics is 44, worn by legends Ernie Davis (the first African-American to win the Heisman), Jim Brown (pictured) and Floyd Little, among others. It was officially retired by the University in 2005, but it lives on in SU lore, the community and with its alumni.
