The State of NCAA Foreign Tours
GSE leads the call to modernize NCAA rules and protect life-changing opportunities for student-athletes.
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Non-conference games
Single games, neutral-sites, and multi-team events across the US
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International Tours
Deepening chemistry, competition, connection, and culture!
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American football abroad
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Athlete Impact
World class experiences focused on student-athlete development and community impact
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OUR WHY

WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCES FOR ATHLETES & teams

Global Sports & Events (GSE) is a trusted leader in creating exceptional events and experiences that empower athletes to grow both on and off the field. With over 30 years of expertise and a vast global network, we’ve produced hundreds of world-class events across collegiate and amateur sports.

Everything we do centers on the student-athlete experience and the belief that sport, when led with purpose, is one of the most powerful classrooms in the world.

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our sweet spot

event production

We specialize in delivering seamless, high-impact sporting events with a focus on exceptional team and event operations. From securing top-tier fields, media partners, and accommodations to coordinating excursions, vendors, and venues, we handle every detail to create an outstanding experience for both teams and spectators. Whether you’re organizing a tournament, match, tour, or any other sports-related event, our experienced team is here to guide and support you every step of the way.

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bigger than the game

international impact

For decades, foreign tours have offered athletes valuable cultural and competitive experiences abroad. At GSE, we’ve reimagined this tradition by focusing on meaningful outcomes for both athletes and teams. Our tours go beyond the game, featuring immersive cultural exchanges, educational sightseeing, NIL opportunities, modern team-building activities, and impactful community engagement.

Backed by over 30 years of experience and transparent pricing, GSE is the trusted partner your program deserves.

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Being my first time out of the country, this experience has opened my eyes to the amazing opportunities that traveling provides, and formed memories that I will forever cherish.
Noah Jones
Noah JonesStudent Athlete, American University
GSE Impact Tours was such an incredible experience. Having everything planned so perfectly made my first international experience one that will be hard to top! The memories our group made will live with me for years to come and I will always think positively of our trip.
Mitchell Mai
Mitchell MaiAssociate Director of Development, University of Texas
The GOAT of sports tours!
Lynne Roberts
Lynne RobertsHead Coach, LA Sparks
You are the best. You made our trip to France very special. Thank for helping make this a very memorable and successful experience for me, my team, and all of our guests.
Jim Larrañaga
Jim LarrañagaFmr Head Coach, Miami
“GSE does flat out the best job of creating a foreign tour that meets the needs of the student-athlete, supporters, coaches and most of all the team. Our tour was a unique and impactful cultural, basketball and team building experience. Sara and the team at GSE think of everything so we can focus on our team and the experience.”
Bradley Davis
Bradley DavisHead Coach, Pacific
Global Sports & Events was great to work with and dedicated to getting all the details right. Through unprecedented times, GSE remained committed to making our event happen. Their many years of experience in organizing events allowed us to focus on the competition.
Ryan LivingstonMinnesota, Assistant AD/Director of Basketball Operations
GSE and ASU partnered to put on a highly competitive MTE that was first class and flawless in its execution. With cancellations across the country, we're so grateful for their expertise and diligence to host an amazing event.
Charli Turner-ThorneFmr Head Coach, Arizona State
I have known Jason for 25 years running great events and truly expect the same level of performance working with Global Sports & Events. As a matter of fact, Jason has organized events I have been part of as a player, coach, and administrator! That just speaks to the tremendous experience GSE has on their team.
Aaron WoliczkoWCC Senior Associate Commissioner for Men's Basketball

TRUSTED BY

In addition to our 300+ athletic department clients, we work with partners who share our values and believe in athletes and the power of sports!

GLOBAL SPORTS & EVENTS

NEWS

Will MBIAKOP

STRATEGIC partner

Innovative, versatile, driven, Will Mbiakop is a multi-skilled business leader with over 20 year experience in sports business, strategy and business development in the EMEA region. 

With a proven track record in consulting, sports, media and entertainment, Will is an exciting speaker at prominent international summits and conferences. Will has a special interest in the convening and transformative power of Sport & Education in the community, empowering youth while creating business opportunities.

Will holds a MBA with Merit from the Manchester Business School.

Ayumi Sumile

Executive Assistant

Ayumi is the Executive Assistant for the partners at GSE. She is a highly versatile and experienced EA with a proven track record of success. She has supported executives from healthcare, technology, and broadcast including Pfizer Inc. and Time Warner Cable. In addition to supporting the partners at GSE, she assists the company with project management, graphic design and creative projects.

Erik Evans

Partner, Logistics

Erik Evans has been organizing international tours for teams and schools since 1992 and has executed over 200 tours alone. He has personally led over 40 groups overseas and his primary countries of expertise include Spain, Australia, and Costa Rica. Additionally, Evans is the tournament director of one of the longest-standing and largest highschool tournaments in the nation, the Surf ‘N Slam. 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Surf ‘N Slam, which welcomes athletes, coaches, families and fans to the San Diego region. Evans played basketball and tennis during his undergraduate years at Seattle Pacific University and currently lives in Seattle with his wife, Stephanie, and their three children.

Brian Ratzliff

Managing Partner

A long-time entrepreneur and technology manager, Brian has spent the last twenty years holding successive positions of leadership in companies generally focused on leveraging technology to bring a compelling consumer benefit to the marketplace. For the last year, Brian has led the strategic thinking and growth strategy for Basketball Travelers, Inc., and BTI Events. Out of these strategic sessions has come the core management team and approach for Global Sports & Events.

From 2010-2018, Brian was the co-founder and President of WhatCounts, Inc., a leading permission email and social media platform that was sold to Mansell Group (Atlanta) and Riverside (NY). Previously, Brian was part of the leadership team at ShareBuilder.com, an innovative online brokerage, and financial services firm. He began his technology career in 1994-1998 during the dawn of the internet commercialization phase when he was a member of the product management and business development teams at Internet pioneer – Starwave Corporation, a Paul Allen company.

Brian holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada, where he graduated Dean’s List and a BA from Trinity Western University in Vancouver, Canada where he played varsity basketball.

Sean McShane

Partner, Business Development

Sean has a 25-year career successfully organizing and executing NCAA events both nationally and internationally. Sean has both played and coached at the collegiate and professional levels and brings a high-level sporting background that has seen him compete and manage successful teams and coordinate elite sporting events in many countries throughout the world. With a passion for the Bahamas, Sean has directed Men’s and Women’s events in Freeport and Bimini for the last 15 years. Sean has an uncanny ability to develop top competitive talent. Sean has served as a Director of Financial Services and has held deciding roles in Business Development and in 2016 founded InReach Community DX, where he currently serves as the CEO.

Jason Sarkies

Partner, Operations & Finance

With almost three decades of experience, Jason is an industry veteran in the logistics of tours and tournaments. Before co-founding GSE, he led the organization of dozens of collegiate and high school events in his 25+ years in the business with Basketball Travelers, Inc, specializing in over 100 foreign tours. Additionally, Jason is the tournament director of the Cactus Jam, a Girls and Boys High School basketball tournament held after Christmas in Phoenix, Arizona in its 24th year. Jason holds a Master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Ohio State University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Willamette University and Seattle Pacific University. Jason also played football during his years as an undergrad.

Sara Mosiman

Partner, Strategy

Mosiman oversees strategy and new business development for GSE, including expanding to new markets and broadening its vision. Her passion for closing diversity gaps, impacting athletes, and the benefits of sports aligns with the shifting landscape in amateur athletics and the broadened scope of GSE.

Prior to joining GSE, Mosiman ran The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, a player health and safety organization launched in partnership with the NFL. She was responsible for the Institute’s strategy, growth, fundraising and financial sustainability. She also directed the units that built and deployed digital health technologies, programs and other innovations in sports safety and participation. Previously, she was the director of business development at Basketball Travelers, driving expansion and growth while running DI tournaments in the Bahamas and Las Vegas.

A Seattle-native, Mosiman was a captain and four-year letterwinner at the University of Washington, where she played basketball for the Huskies. She returned to UW’s Foster School of Business for her MBA and was inducted into Delta Airlines Ones to Watch, a program honoring upward mobile leaders in key industries nationwide. She currently serves on the UW Foundation board, Positive Coaching Alliance advisory board, Seattle Sports Commission, volunteers at the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, and coaches for the Special Olympics.