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= Jackie Fast =

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Fast, (born August 17, 1983) is a Canadian-born sponsorship specialist, agency director and speaker. In 2010 she founded Slingshot Sponsorship — an international award-winning sponsorship agency based in London, England.

Fast is a non-executive board director with the European Sponsorship Association and chairman of the ESA Excellence Awards.

Fast's innovative and disruptive approach to sponsorship and commercialization has garnered her numerous personal and agency achievement awards, notably, Young Entrepreneur of the Year; Media Week 30 Under 30; Young Gun 2014; Media Disruptor Entrepreneur of the Year; The Blackberry Business Enabler of the Year; and Best Execution of Corporate Sponsorship Activity.

Background
Fast was born in Penticton, British Columbia and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia where she graduated from W.J. Mouat Secondary School. She received an honours BA degree in Psychology, Visual Arts and Business from University of the Fraser Valley in 2005, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management from the University of Westminster. After successfully launching the Sponsorship & Affinity Partnerships division for the Direct Marketing Association Fast set up Slingshot Sponsorship when she was turned down by virtually every sponsorship agency for a job interview.

Career
In 2010, Fast launched the Slingshot Sponsorship agency from her bedroom, and becoming profitable in the first year. Slingshot's head office is in London with satellite offices in Oslo, Singapore, and Brazil. Fast remains sole proprietor of the agency.

Commonly known as a disruptor in the space, Fast has lead Slingshot's innovative sponsorship approach which has resonated with a range of rights holder and brand clients including: Universal Music; Hyundai; Shell; Bloodhound; Red Bull; Coors Light; Williams F1; The Mayor of London; Wales Rally GB; Rockstar Energy; Becks; Toshiba; and more.

In the interest of growing the industry to support more businesses utilizing sponsorship effectively, Fast has developed a number of training programmes with global organizations including Soho House Group; General Assembly; Marcus Evans; and more.

Fast is also a regular international speaker on topics including sponsorship, disruption, commercial growth, and brand management.