Speakers
Ballroom A | Travis Hansen (Tesani Companies)
Join Travis Hansen, Senior Associate Athletic Director at BYU, for an insider’s perspective on the rapidly evolving world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in college sports. A former BYU basketball standout and 2003 NBA draft pick, Hansen enjoyed a successful professional career in the NBA and Europe before building a thriving business career. Now back at his alma mater, he leads BYU’s NIL and revenue-sharing strategies across all 21 sports. In this timely session, Travis will break down the latest regulatory changes, compliance challenges, recruiting impacts, and real-world strategies shaping NIL today. You’ll hear his perspective and insights on legal frameworks, tax implications, risk management, and best practices; directly from one of the most respected athletic programs in the country.
Travis Hansen is the founder of Tesani Companies (est. 2013), a private equity firm that has launched Eddy, TIG, Lift, Tech9, and Irvine while acquiring and operating multiple businesses across tech, finance, and services. He also co-founded the Sunshine Heroes Foundation with his wife, LaRee, in 2007, a nonprofit that has impacted children and families in over a dozen countries.
Before his business career, Travis was an elite athlete ans basketball player. He was drafted in 2003 with the 37th pick with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade and played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks. And later played ten seasons in the Euroleague for Tau Ceramica (Victoria, Spain), Dynamo, Khimki (Moscow, Russia), and Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain).
His career achievements in basketball include 4x All-Euro Team & All-Euro Defensive Team, 2006 Copa Del Rey Champion, Two-time MWC Champion, 4x All-Russian Super League Team, and VTB United Champion in 2011. In September 2013, Travis retired from professional basketball. He Is the Author of “The Next Few Years Will Change Your Life”, a book published by Deseret Book, released in December of 2012.
Hansen’s business and civic achievements include recognition as BYU’s 2015 Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award, UVU’s distinguished Alumni in 2024, being named one of the most remarkable entrepreneurs by Utah Valley Magazine, Utah business named Tesani companies one of the best companies to work for 8 years in a row.