The Sponsorship Blueprint
The exact system I used to land six figures in sponsorship — with no team and no manager
For athletes who are done sending emails into silence. The complete playbook I built over 15 years as a self-funded privateer — the emails, the deck, and the strategy that actually gets a "yes."
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Sound familiar?
You're good enough. The sponsorship isn't coming anyway.
- You send emails to brands and hear nothing back.
- You're pitching your follower count and hoping it's enough.
- You don't know who to contact — so it goes to a general inbox and dies.
- Your deck is a list of your results, and brands don't care.
- You're funding your whole career yourself and it's not sustainable.
I spent six months sending hundreds of emails into silence before I worked out what actually moves a brand. The Blueprint is everything I wish someone had handed me back then.
What's inside
The complete sponsorship system — done for you
01The 87-Word Email
The exact message I sent to the MD of Investec that landed a six-figure deal — broken down line by line, so you can adapt it and send your own.
02Cold Outreach Templates
The emails and DMs I actually use, ready to copy and make your own — including how to open so you don't get ignored.
03Find the Real Decision-Maker
How to get past the general inbox and reach the one person who can actually say yes — the research method that changes everything.
04The Sponsorship Deck, Slide by Slide
Exactly what goes into a deck that lands — with my amateur 2013 version next to the one that works now, so you can see the difference.
05Sell Services, Not Exposure
How to pitch what you can do for a brand — so they see a return, not a favour.
06Pick the Right Channel
Why the same pitch fails by email and lands by DM — and how to choose the channel that actually gets read.
07The Reply, the Meeting & the Close
What to say once they respond, how to talk money without flinching, and how to turn interest into a signed deal.
08Real Case Studies
Investec, BMW, Grit and OnlyFans — exactly how each deal happened and the one move you can steal from every single one.
Who it's for
Any athlete who needs to fund a career in sport
Whether you're a junior chasing your first deal or a pro rebuilding your budget — if you compete in an expensive sport and you're tired of doing sponsorship by guesswork, this is built for you.
Why listen to me
I built a six-figure career as a privateer — no factory team, no manager.
I'm Stefan Garlicki — three-time South African national downhill champion and a ten-year UCI World Cup racer. I funded all of it myself, learning sponsorship the hard way across Investec, BMW South Africa, Scott, Maxxis, Leatt and OnlyFans.
"The door opens for the people who keep knocking."
Stefan Garlicki — Three-Time National Champion
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The Sponsorship Blueprint
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Questions
Before you buy
Is this only for mountain bikers?
No. The system works for any athlete in any sport — the principles of finding the right person and pitching value are universal.
I don't have a big following. Is it still worth it?
Yes — in fact it's built for that. I've landed deals on audience fit and professionalism, not raw numbers.
What format is it?
A downloadable PDF with the templates and deck breakdown inside. You get instant access after checkout and keep it for life.
What if I've never pitched a brand before?
Perfect — you'll skip the years of mistakes I made and start with the version that works.
Stop sending emails into silence.
Copy the exact system that funded a six-figure career.
Get the Sponsorship Blueprint — €47