Adam Martin, Host of Makers of Sport Podcast

Today’s guest is Adam Martin, a graphic designer and creative director from the Eastern Kentucky focused on providing design, content creation and brand strategy to clients in the sports & entertainment business. After graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design at Eastern Kentucky University in 2005, Adam began his career as a graphic and interactive designer at a renowned college sports marketing firm known today as Learfield IMG College.

In 2006, he launched his own design firm. T/A Martin Studio's clients have included the PGA Tour, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans and more. His design work has been honored by the Clio Awards, Print Magazine's Regional Design Awards, Graphic Design USA magazine and the ADDYS.

He's perhaps mostly known for a podcast he started in 2014 called Makers of Sport, a digital media brand elevating the discussion of design, advertising, brands and startups in the sports business. Makers of Sport's content has been featured on the adidas corporate blog, Uni-Watch, Adweek and more.

Most importantly, he's the husband of a Georgia girl, father of 3 kids, an avid University of Kentucky Athletics supporter and youth sports coach.

Adam and I discussed how he decided to start his own business and eventually focus on sports and entertainment clients, how he got to design the logo for his cousin, Matt Carpenter, his Makers of Sport podcast and community, the sports design industry, and his dream design project and interviewees.

Mentions include:

• Adam’s Studio
• Learfield IMG College
• Makers of Sport podcast
• Makers of Sport community
• The Torus on Instagram
• @MakersofSport on Twitter
• @makersofsport on Instagram
• @TAdamMartin on Twitter
• @tamartin.studio on Instagram

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