Bio

Shane Hackett is a media veteran, active investor, business owner, soccer administrator and philantrophist.

He is a partner and Chief Marketing Officer at Legion Capital. Legion Capital is a private equity firm specializing in growth companies in high growth industries, deploying a proprietary crowdfunding platform and other direct to market capital formation strategies.

Shane is the Chairman of the Board & Partner at MarketLeverage. MarketLeverage has been ranked as an Inc 100 Advertising firm and a Fortune 5000 fastest growing company. ML specializes in integrated digital marketing.

Shane served as President of PRM Media Direct. PRM is the marketing arm for luxury real estate firms with over $2 billion in real estate assets.

He co-created the Success Magazine Conferences training small business owners in all 50 states in management, marketing & sales.

Shane served as President and General Manager of the radio stations KGU-AM in Honolulu, Hawaii, KTSS-FM in Honolulu, Hawaii and WTIX-AM in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served as Director of Continuity and Executive Producer for Gannett with KCMO AM/FM and the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network.

He has founded, sold and invested in several technology companies.

Mr. Hackett is responsible for the creation and production of several nationally syndicated radio shows, including “Baseball Sunday with Joe Garagiola,” “Football Sunday” and “NBA Basketball Sunday.”

He is actively involved in multiple non profits. He is the Executive Director of Heartland Soccer Association & board member of Kansas Youth Soccer and is active building orphanages and microfinancing projects in third world countries with Global Orphan Project. He is Co-Founder of the clean water company Life Giving Force.

Mr. Hackett graduated from William Jewell with BA in communication & public relations. Additionally, he studied international business and literature at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England. He currently sits on the President’s Advisory Council at William Jewell.