Ms. Kristen Kuliga is the Founder and Managing Partner of K Capital Partners, LLC.
K Capital Partners provides advisory, business development, and capital-raising services for companies and family offices with a focus on the sports, entertainment, technology, media, wellness, and consumer product sectors. The firm is led by Ms. Kuliga, an entrepreneur and pioneer for women in professional athlete representation.
Ms. Kuliga has over 20+ years of experience in venture capital including investor relations, business development, and incubating companies. She is on the Board of Advisors of The Players Impact and Athlete Advisory Board of Bio Direction, Inc. d/b/a Nano Diagnostics. Ms. Kuliga began her career in 1994 as in-house counsel at the national sports agency, Woolf Associates, and was the first woman to negotiate an NFL quarterback’s contract. She possesses extensive experience in athlete representation, corporate consulting, business development, licensing, sponsorship sales, and event management. In 2017, Ms. Kuliga merged K Sports & Entertainment, her nationally recognized sports marketing, and athlete representation agency, with Vanguard Sports Group where she oversees business development. From 2001-2017, as the founder and CEO of K Sports & Entertainment, Ms. Kuliga led a national sports management and marketing firm where she represented NFL players and sold endorsements and sponsorships on behalf of professional athletes and Fortune 500 companies.
Ms. Kuliga holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a JD from Suffolk University Law School.
Ms. Kuliga currently holds Series 63 and 82 registrations with FINRA.
Ms. Leilani Piromalli is the Director of Investor Relations at K Capital Partners, LLC.
K Capital Partners provides advisory, business development, and capital-raising services for companies and family offices with a focus on the sports, entertainment, technology, media, wellness, and consumer product sectors. The firm is led by Ms. Kuliga, an entrepreneur and pioneer for women in professional athlete representation.
Prior to K Capital Partners, Ms. Piromalli was the Founder of The Privé Firm, a branding agency for boutique investment banks, and serves on the Board of the Ladies Executive Golf Society's Boca Chapter as the Director of Membership. Previously, she was Director of Business Development at Upcountry Advisors, where she focused on investor relations and capital raising, and began her career as a Junior Associate at Griffin Investments Group.
Ms. Piromalli holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in economics from Florida Atlantic University and a Certificate in International Business with Honors Distinction.
Ms. Piromalli’s diverse skill set and sustainable focus contribute significantly to the team. Her unique collegiate experience began after being selected as Florida Atlantic University's Governor’s Chief of Staff, where she was instrumental in successfully advocating for over $18 million in funding at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. This, coupled with her academic achievements, such as becoming an Adams Center Business Plan Competition Finalist and Leon Charney Diplomacy Jr. Faculty Advisor, underscores her strategic thinking and commitment to meaningful endeavours.
Ms. Piromalli holds SIE and Series 63 and 82 registrations with FINRA.