Huddle Up leverages the transcendent power of sport to end gender-based violence and address social justice issues. Partnering with professional and collegiate teams, we challenge learners to embrace leadership roles, advocating for those who are underrepresented and supporting everyone’s basic human rights.
Huddle Up presents individuals, teams, and athletic organizations with the opportunity to explore and train on a continuum of programs that spans:
- How to effectively eradicate gender violence
- All dimensions of diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging
- Understanding the power of transformational leadership compared to other leadership styles
- Critical decision-making skills specifically designed for athletic populations (student-athletes, coaches, staff, leadership)
- And a host of other programs
Partner With Us
For nearly 40 years, we have partnered with sports organizations, at all levels, to address the most pressing issues in sport and society, with programs focused on gender-based violence prevention, leadership, and inclusion, both in the United States and abroad. Learn more about how we innovate with our partners.
NCAA Student Athlete Leadership Forum
Since 2015, we have partnered with the NCAA on the Student Athlete Leadership Forum. In November 2024, nearly 400 student-athletes, coaches, and administrators convened in Charlotte, NC to learn how to incorporate, growth mindset, core values, emotional intelligence, and inclusivity into their leadership toolbox. We create the curriculum and training and train the facilitators. You can learn more about our ongoing partnership in this video
20 Years of Impact: Huddle Up at MLB Spring Training
For two decades, our Huddle Up team has led gender-based violence prevention training during Major League Baseball’s spring training, empowering nearly 1,000 athletes, coaches, and staff with the tools to lead with respect and accountability. This March, we partnered with the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers to engage for the 2025 season.
Championing Local Student-Athletes at Super Bowl
Each year, we partner with Athlife and The Annual Player Networking Event at Super Bowl for a day of leadership development with local high school student-athletes. Last year, nearly 200 high school athletes joined us for a day of personal development, engaging with former NFL and collegiate players who are dedicated to helping them thrive as leaders beyond sport.
Leadership in Action at IMG Academy
In partnership with IMG Academy and the NCAA, we engaged over 300 senior student-athletes in immersive leadership and social impact training during their annual Intersession. Through hands-on experiences, 12th-grade athletes learns to build trust, find their voice, and lead with integrity—harnessing the power of sport to drive meaningful change.
Quashan Lockett
Rooted in purpose and driven by impact, Quashan is focused on shaping the industry through a disruptive, inclusive, and people-centered approach. With a foundation in organizational psychology, he builds, advises, and invests in mission-driven brands and ventures at the intersection of sport, culture, community, and impact. In 2020, he was honored as one of the top leaders in sport under 40 by Leaders Sports Awards, recognizing his transformative impact on the industry. As a dynamic business leader, Quashan has over 20 years of experience scaling high-growth companies and leading strategic transformations across sports, media, entertainment and hospitality industries. He brings a unique combination of strategic vision, operational excellence, and people-centered leadership, with a proven track record of success in both Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer roles – building organizational culture, systems, capabilities, and infrastructure to advance strategic alignment, drive scalable growth, and create lasting impact.
Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Pac-12 Conference, as a member of the senior leadership team and executive committee Quashan oversees all people, organizational, financial, and administrative operations across the Conference and its related entities and ultimately serves and supports the Pac-12’s staff, student-athletes, and member universities. He originally joined the Pac-12 in 2022 as their first-ever Chief People and Inclusion Officer, driving people and culture strategy and providing strategic direction and oversight for all human resources, talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion, organizational development, change management, and internal communications activities. He is also the Founder of Color of Sports, a purpose-driven change agency helping improve organizational performance and capabilities for brands, ventures, and companies across sports, media, and entertainment.
Throughout his career Quashan has built a reputation for being a thoughtful and impactful leader who thrives in fast-paced, complex, multi-stakeholder organizations. Before the Pac-12, Quashan held senior leadership roles at On Location and Legends, delivering innovative people and organizational strategies for iconic brands and rights holders in sports, media, entertainment, music and fashion including the NFL, NBA, NCAA, MLB, International Olympic Committee, New York Fashion Week, Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, University of Notre Dame, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Live Nation and numerous music artists, tours, and festivals.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Quashan currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife Brandi, their son, and their two daughters. Quashan earned a bachelor’s degree in labor and employment relations from Rutgers University, a master’s degree in organizational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is certified as a senior human resources professional by both the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI).
