Robert Cornilles

Game Face Inc.

In 1991, Robert Cornilles accepted the challenge of marketing and selling for the Los Angeles Clippers, who at the time had the worst record in the NBA.  His successes in that environment led to opportunities in all sports to train executives in customer-friendly sales and marketing practices.  In 1995, Rob decided to incorporate his proprietary techniques and founded Game Face, Inc., to change the way sports organizations promote their products. 

What was a novel idea then has turned Rob's company into the undisputed authority in executive training for the sports community.  He has personally worked and consulted with more than 350 professional organizations and 15,000 executives worldwide.  No single sports executive has been invited into more front offices of sporting organizations to observe and offer advice regarding best business practices than Mr. Cornilles.

Like many emerging companies, Game Face, Inc., has progressed from its origins as an entrepreneurial boutique in sports-specific sales training, to become a pre-eminent advisory, training and placement firm in the business of sport.  In addition to increasing recognition in the sports industry, in 2002, Game Face was named to the “Top 40 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Oregon” and, in 2004 its founder was named “Top Forty under 40” in the Portland Business Journal, recognizing Mr. Cornilles as an important voice in the business of sports in the years to come.

Now, more than ten years after launching his company, corporate America is turning to Rob and Game Face for expert training in sales, customer service, management and leadership, and motivational seminars.  Companies from diverse industries such as banking, media, manufacturing, retail, professional services, and distribution are among Game Face’s growing clientele.  In the last two years, both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard have produced separate showcase videos, presenting Game Face’s success to their worldwide clientele.

Rob, a 1988 graduate of Brigham Young University, volunteers his non-travel time to his church, the Boy Scouts of America, various organizations that enhance the lives of disadvantaged children, and as president of Southside Soccer Club, a Portland-based non-profit youth soccer organization serving more than 2,500 kids annually.  He and his wife, Allison, are the parents of three sons, 15, 12, and 9.