Frank Fiume on Clubhouse

Bio

Investor • Entrepreneur • Franchise Advisor • i9 Sports Founder • Game 3 Capital Founder & CEO • Best-Selling Author, Running With My Head Down • Short-Term Rental RE Owner • Tony Robbins Platinum Partner

Frank Fiume II is a pioneer in the franchise industry and the founder of i9 Sports-- the nation’s first and leading franchisor of youth sports leagues and camps, which has, since 2003, generated over $300 million - with over 2.5 million participants in 900 communities across 30 states nationwide.

A baseball fanatic and native of Queens, New York, Frank graduated from St. John’s University and began a career as a medical equipment sales rep, though he was determined to follow his true life purpose. In l995, he created his own adult men’s softball league, ABA Sports. The start-up company quickly grew to over 900 teams making it the largest adult sports organization on Long Island in just six years.

In 2003, Frank sold ABA Sports to create i9 Sports, a business that catapulted him to national recognition and that Entrepreneur magazine ranked as the #1 children’s fitness franchise. Frank has been featured on Fox Business News, HBO Real Sports, and in dozens of publications and national news media outlets, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and The Wall Street Journal.

Frank sold i9 Sports to a private equity firm in 2017, but remains a minority shareholder and member of the board of directors.

On October 1, 2019, he published his debut book, Running With My Head Down: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose which became an Amazon #1 New Release and Best Seller in both Small Business Franchise and the Sports Industry categories.

In late 2020, Frank founded Game 3 Capital LLC, an investment firm that provides venture capital and advisory services to innovative entrepreneurs seeking to grow their brand.