In January 2005, Brian Levine and Kieren Perkins set out to create the best celebrity management, celebrity broking, sponsorship advisory and speaker’s bureau in Australia, Blinc International. It is a formidable combination.
Brian Levine brings to Blinc 15 years in sports management, marketing and personality management from working at international sports giant IMG, and a further four years as Managing Director of Markson Sparks. While at Markson Sparks, Brian was involved in negotiating contracts that brought to Australia President Bill Clinton, George Bush Senior, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sir Edmund Hillary. As he was a former top 50 tennis player on the ATP tour, Brian intimately understands his clients’ demanding careers.
Kieren Perkins OAM, is an Australian icon whose Olympic victories enthralled a nation. Winning the gold medal in 1500m freestyle in Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) secured his place as one of the greats in Australian swimming history. Since leaving the pool after Sydney 2000, Kieren has been a corporate ambassador and media personality for blue chip companies Uncle Toby’s, BMW, Qantas, Pura Milk and currently Angostura. He continues to be one of Australia’s leading authorities on swimming with on-going media work. Along with his commitments to Blinc, Kieren currently works for National Australia Bank in their Private Wealth sector.