Mark Boyd

1. The header image for the Huntington Horizons platform, showcasing a Huntington tassel on a graduation cap, and the opening screen for the Horizons application.

The Huntington Horizons tool and platform will allow athletes to be empowered through NIL earnings and learning tools, to set them up for future success beyond graduation.

2. Pamphlets on a tabletop displaying the various points of interest for a student athlete to join the Horizons program. In the corner is displayed a QR code which will direct you to the application.

A pamphlet given to athletes when they join the Ohio State athletics program, which outlines the information needed to join the Horizons team, with a QR code directing them to the application.

3. Home screen of the Horizons application, displaying various menus and a scrolling notification bar.

Home screens on the Horizons application which displays all of the important information an athlete may want to know, giving an overview of their account.

4. Three supplemental screens from the Horizons application. The first being the investment tab, which allows student athletes to monitor their investments. Second, is the chat tab, which displays the various chat options available to student athletes. Lastly, the NIL map, which displays local NIL deals exclusive to Horizons, as well as how each deal aligns with the athletes preferences.

Supplemental screens that display the different features of the application. Displaying how athletes can learn, communicate and become empowered through the application.

Horizons is a platform that will create Huntington users for life. Creating pathways that hadn’t existed in the past, but are always looking towards the Horizon.

Huntington Horizons

Student athletes face a lack of time and a lack of proper resources to assist them in their collegiate career and beyond. With the emergence of NIL (name, image, and likeness) contracts, students now have the ability to capitalize on status as a student athlete, but many students don't know the best way to approach or manage NIL deals and the benefits that come with them. Many third party NIL platforms have a students' short term success in mind, with little attention towards the future goals of a student. The area for a regulated and trusted NIL source has opened for a business such as Huntington Bank to step-in to this new space.

Huntington Horizons is a new financial service and app that will provide athletes access to secure NIL transactions and exclusive contracts. Huntington Horizons also provides a platform for athletes to connect with financial advisors, giving athletes the keys to a better understanding of the benefits of investing and how small transactions can create long-term dividends. Horizons creates a network between athletes, trusted individuals and financial professionals that allows for productive conversation benefitting the student athlete. Creating financial pathways will not only create endless opportunities for athletes in their collegiate career, but it will set them up for long term financial wellbeing both on and off the field.

Mark Boyd is a senior studying Industrial Design at The Ohio State University, and is minoring in business. He is currently working part time with Ohio State Recreational Sports, and is on the Stadium Operations team for the Columbus Crew. In design he loves the messy and oftentimes confusing iterative process, as well as CAD Modeling and soft good design. He believes that if you don’t make something out of cardboard first, you aren’t fully embracing the process.

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