Cliff Stroud III

Cliff is Co-Founder and CEO of FANPROOF SPORTS LLC (FPS). His vision of a digital sports fan company started in 2010 after moving back to his hometown Pittsburgh, PA. Immediately after joining social media and participating in fantasy sports leagues, Cliff also began envisioning a mobile app for sports fans. Prior to officially starting FANPROOF SPORTS in 2014, Mr. Stroud was in sales for Verizon as well as a distributor for Advocare International. Before returning to Pittsburgh he worked in the sales and marketing department at Blue & Gold Illustrated, a private Notre Dame sporting news publication. In his earlier years right after college, Cliff’s entrepreneurial spirit ensued as he helped start, as well as direct the overall growth and development of Internet Services Management Group (ISMG), an ISP management company owned by Jordan Industries, Inc (JII) Chicago. He also performed mergers and acquisitions for several years before helping build and start the first world class data center; GramTel Communications, also a JII company (now CBTS). In 2005, he was Business Development Director for CyberTrails Phoenix, the largest ISP in state of Arizona owned by Republic Financial. Has over 17 years information technology experience. Special Fields: IT Sales and Management, Digital Sports Marketing and Sports App Research & Development.

A former scholar athlete, Mr. Stroud holds a BA in broadcast journalism from the University of Notre Dame. Cliff played 4 years under the tutelage of legendary Notre Dame coach, and former ESPN analyst Lou Holtz. As a native, Cliff is a diehard Pittsburgh sports fan who has an unwavering passion for getting fans merchandise & tickets to their favorite sporting events. He will PROVE IT!