Known as one of the world’s premiere celebrity gifting lounge producers, GBK Productions held their annual Pre-ESPY Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge this week in Beverly Hills, where legends in the sports world mingled with some of the newest rising, and established, talent in the world of the NHL, NBA, NFL, UFC, WWE, Pro Golf, Olympics and more.
GBK partnered with The Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood for a fun day of celebration before the ESPY Awards Ceremony on Wednesday July 10th.
As with every GBK Lounge there was a charity on-site to inform and engage their guests and this year ETTA Charity was chosen, whose mission is to provide programs and services that enable people with disabilities to live fully enriched, independent and active lives.
This star-studded event hosted some of the most well-known figures in the sporting world including recent Stanley Cup winners Jordan Binnington & Robby Fabbri of the St. Louis Blues who, along with their teammates, just took home the ESPY award for Best Comeback. Past Super Bowl winners were on hand including James Farrior (Steelers), Obi Melifonwu (Patriots), Ronnie Hillman (Broncos), Prince Amukamara (Giants) as well as other NFL players such as Donald Penn (3x Pro Bowl), Marvell Tell III (Colts), Nickell Robey (Rams), Ty Nsekhe (Buffalo Bills), Marcus Williams (Saints), Anthony Alabi (Dolphins) and Marcedes Lewis (Packers). WWE Superstar Fred Rosser enjoyed the lounge as well as WWE Host Cathy Kelley, ESPN Reporter Victoria Arlen and Fox Sports Reporter Jenn Hale. 2x NBA Champ Norm Nixon (Lakers) was in attendance as well as Pro Golfer Anna DePalma and current UFC Welter Weight Champion Karmaru Usman.
A few of the stars of HBO’s series Ballers stopped by including London Brown, Carl McDowell and Kris D. Lofton as was Corey Calliet star of E!’s hit series Revenge Body, Barton Fitzpatrick star of Showtime’s The Chi among other celeb attendees. Diving legend, and multiple Olympic Gold Medal winner, Greg Louganis enjoyed the lounge along with viral gymnastic sensation (and 2x ESPY winner – for Best Viral Moment and Best Play) Katelyn Ohashi. Additional talent gifted included Blake Snell (ESPN nominee – Baseball), world champion surfer Kelly Slater and ESPY nominee (and 1st Draft Pick) Kyler Murray. The event was covered on-site by multiple press outlets including NBC, E! News, ESPN, LA Times, Time-Warner News, The Sun and many more.
The Brands! The Swag!
The celebrities and sports stars who attended this week’s GBK Pre-ESPY Awards event were treated to gifts by leading exciting cutting edge brands. Included were:
IFGfit, designs stylish self-correcting posture activewear with invisible Anti-Slouch technology that instantly and continuously restores posture through proprioception, improves diaphragm breathing and accelerates recovery. Their technology helps you maintain a straight posture.
GELSTX which is a custom built GELSTX GOLF Weighted training aid that is custom designed to each individual as well their athleisure and performance line of hats and hoodies. They also gifted their shirts and hats to guests.
Silent Mode Powermask which is a high-tech sleep mask that dramatically reduces the impact of stress through rest.
Kimpton La Peer Hotel offered a voucher for use at their resort and restaurant.
PFB Vanish hair removal products produces smooth skin and eliminate bumps and ingrown hair. They offered their products for after shaving.
Beauty Pulse gifted the first ever line of luxury cosmetic CBD skin-care which includes the most luxurious, nourishing and restorative anti-aging skin care formulations made using the purest, most effective cold CO2 extractions of CBD available. They educated guests on the amazing aspects and value of CBD.
LA Smash Cakes were on hand to gift a voucher for one of their signature hand-made edible chocolate domes filled with candy.
Guests were excited to receive a complimentary stay at Fit Farm – the Nation’s premiere fitness retreat nestled on 160 acres in the hills of Nashville, complete with a full-scale adult playground encompassing 12 zones and America’s first and only permanent obstacle course with lodging.
S Hotel Montego Bay Jamaica was offering up a complimentary 3-night stay at their resort in Jamaica overlooking famed Doctor’s Cave Beach through Swanky Retreats.
Shanti Hot Yoga memberships offered free classes to guests at their Culver City studio.
Other gifts provided were B Opulent jewelry with all-natural power beads imported from around the world who only gifted celebrities their luxurious bracelets.
Story Bikes were gifting their Electric Bike that is designed to take you where you want to go with style and power while being environmentally friendly while knowing that you’ve mobilized children at a local school in Zimbabwe. They are based in Playa Vista and were gifting celebrities their bikes.
ReShoeVn8r offered sneaker care packages for all of guests’ sneaker needs. Their packages clean shoes and remove the odor from them.
1 More Headphones gifted 1 More Triple Driver BT in-ear wireless headphones which are direct competitors of Apple AirPods but have unique luxurious features.
Hertelendy Wines gifted wine and winery tasting packages in their premier winery in Napa Valley.
Deaf Man’s BBQ Sauce which specializes in small batch gourmet BBQ sauces which are gluten-free, made using natural ingredients that are non-GMO gifted their BBQ sauce.
Music was provided by ADM Entertainment and Talent and Press secured by Mosaic Public Relations.
GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company’s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting, and GBK Marketing & Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Luxury Lounge environment, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO) or GBK please go to gbkproductions.com.
