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The NIL Forum is the advantage for people making NIL decisions. It’s a private NIL intelligence network combining proprietary data, expert analysis, and access to the people shaping NIL — every month.

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Professional Briefings

Make better NIL decisions faster. Each month, senior operators share how decisions are being made inside leading athletic departments, brands, and platforms — see speaker list.

Industry Intelligence

Get the facts. Proprietary monthly intelligence from the NIL Forum Research Poll (5,000 current college athletes & 1,000 HS prospects) — translating real athlete behavior into clarity.

Network of NIL Operators

Stay ahead of competitors. Direct access to experienced NIL practitioners at universities, brands, and professional services companies, solving problems in real time — not theory, not commentary.

 

To keep the NIL Forum a lively community, I cap new enrollment at 15 members per month. Each month I host a live speaker session, publish new data, and run office hours. In between, I engage with members and help them to connect with each other.

 
 

STUDENT-ATHLETE INSIGHTS — TRUSTED BY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NIL LANDSCAPE

 

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NIL Advisory AND Education Services

 

FOR BRANDS

Education, strategy, and campaign execution for marketing teams exploring NIL.

Read more about services for brands here.

FOR UNIVERSITIES

Comprehensive student-athlete NIL eduction — serving 30+ Division I schools.

Read more the NIL Quickstart program here.

FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

The only executive intensive equipping leaders to navigate the new landscape of athlete monetization.

Read more about the NIL Leadership Program here.

 

STUDENT-ATHLETE INSIGHTS — PROVIDING EDUCATION AT 30+ DI SCHOOLS

 

Join more than 30,000 and get monthly insights — including research highlights, market shifts, and NIL strategy analysis.

 
 
 

Bill Carter, Founder of Student-Athlete Insights

Hi — I’m Bill Carter, Founder of Student-Athlete and the NIL Forum. My practice exists to help organizations make smarter decisions in the rapidly evolving NIL landscape. While “NIL” has only been around since 2021, I have advised brands on Name, Image, Likeness for 25 years — first in pro sports, now at the college level. I was Co-Founder of the sports agency Fuse and was later named a SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40 Award winner. After selling that agency in 2019, I founded Student-Athlete Insights, where I advise companies like DICK’S Sporting Goods, Morgan Stanley, and Little League Baseball on NIL. My NIL courses are used to educate student-athletes at 30+ DI universities. I am on the faculty at both Boston College and the University of Vermont where I teach Name, Image, and Likeness.