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Company Profile
Dee Brown
was the recent winner of the ESPN Show
“Dream Job 3”. Brown is an ESPN NBA Analyst
on ESPN News and ESPN Sports Center. He is also
the host of ESPN “City Slam”, a show that
travels around the country to find the best
street ball 3-point shooter and best dunker in
America.
Brown is
the CEO and President of Deelightful Inc.
and EDGE Basketball LLC. Brown was an
original investing partner and conceptual
designer of
Champions Sports Complex of Orlando, a
100,000 square foot rental facility which houses 4 indoor wood basketball
courts, 8 volleyball courts, outdoor football
field, indoor baseball field and batting cages.
It also has a full service restaurant.
On October
11, 2005, Brown was hired by the Orlando Magic
as Community Ambassador. In his support of the
organization, Dee will be making community
appearances, working on feature and special
assignments with broadcasting and will be a
member of the organizations speakers bureau.
On
October 30, 2003, Brown was named Head Coach for
the WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars.
Brown was
previously serving as the Director of Player
Development for the Orlando Magic, which he
began on November 29, 2002. Dee worked closely
with the Basketball and Business Operations
departments in overseeing all of the player
programs and also provided leadership support to
the organization and team’s basketball players
as it related to both organizational goals and
player development.
On April 5,
2002, Brown was named Head Coach and
General Manager
for the WNBA Orlando Miracle. In his first
season as head coach of the Orlando Miracle,
Brown directed the team to a 16-16 record and
tied the franchise record for most wins in a
season. He also orchestrated the team’s
first-ever trade as he added Clarisse
Machanguana to the roster from the Charlotte
Sting in exchange for the first round selection
of the 2002 WNBA Draft and made the first-ever
trade to involve a Miracle player, Elaine
Powell, to Detroit for forward Wendy Palmer.
Prior to
joining the Miracle Basketball Operations staff,
Brown joined the Orlando Magic corporate office
as Special Assistant to Orlando Magic
Operations, where he worked closely with the
basketball operations, marketing, corporate
sales, community relations and broadcasting
departments.
The
Jacksonville native, a 1990 first
round draft pick (19th overall),
spent two seasons with the Orlando Magic, three
years with the Toronto Raptors and seven seasons
with the Boston Celtics. Throughout his NBA
career, Brown averaged 11.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.7
apg and led the NBA in three-point field goals
made (135) and attempted (349) during the
1998-99 campaign. He also was crowned Slam Dunk
champion at the 1991 NBA All-Star Weekend in
Charlotte.
In 1990, he
was named to the 1990-91 NBA All-Rookie First
Team after averaging 8.7 ppg and 4.2 apg for the
Boston Celtics. Brown saw action in 31 playoff
games, and averaged 10.3 ppg, 3.6 apg and 2.8
rpg.
Brown, 38,
resides in Windermere and is married to Tammy
Brown and has three daughters, Alexis (12),
Alyssa (10) and Alanni (5) and a son,
Anakin (2). Tammy is no stranger to women’s
basketball as she played for American
International College. Brown and his wife Tammy
are involved in numerous charity organizations
throughout Central Florida, including New Hope
For Kids, B.E.T.A. Center and the Orange County
Rescue Mission. Brown
is a Special Limited Partner with Grace
Venture Partners, a firm which specializes in
providing equity financing for the
commercialization of military technologies.
Brown also served on the Board of Directors for
the UCF Foundation, the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Central Florida and the National Advisory Board
for the DeVos Sport Management Program at the
University of Central Florida and was named a
YMCA 2002 Black Achiever.
Natasha Singh
joined Deelightful Inc. on November 1, 2005
after a combined ten
years of
experience in customer service and hospitality.
She worked for Rosen Hotels
and
Resorts as a General Cashier, Concierge/VIP
Agent and Reservations Agent during
her
stints at Rosen. Also she worked for Sun Trust
Bank of Orlando for several years. She
was
accountable for handling money and keys to bank
vault and and responsible for
marketing
and cross selling of bank related products and
services. Singh was
promoted
to Chief Financial Officer on November
2006.
Singh primary
responsibilities for Deelightful Inc. are
overseeing all financial reports,
setting up
budgets and revenue generating information for
Deelightful Inc. and
other entities
under Deelightful Inc. and also manages the
calendars of Dee Brown by
setting,
monitoring and confirming appointments and act as
a liaison for Board and
Staff
Meetings and potential clients when Brown is not
available.
Singh is also the
Managing Partner in the Deelightful Inc.
interest in Beacon Six, LLC.,
which
oversees the new upscale restaurant in Thornton
Park called The Beacon.
Singh is
originally from New Amsterdam, Guyana in South
America but graduated high
school in
Kissimmee, Florida at Gateway High School and
also has a Associate in Arts
Degree from
Valencia
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