The Human Baton

The Human Baton takes the relay race concept to create the ultimate super sport, where an endurance athlete is passed along the race route as the Human Baton, connecting race fans and audiences with the adventure and the story from the inside. The Baton Athletes provide an emotional connection with the audience as they are selected, train and then race. The franchise race series combines the excitement of GT Super Cars, Drift Cars, Desert Rally Raid Vehicles, Thundercat Race Boats, Endurance Horses, and Helicopters into one racecourse, through multiple legs. During this adrenalin-filled race series, the league of expert race teams and drivers propel their baton athletes forward through the racecourse, across each terrain and screaming through to the finish line.

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Stev Stephens
Managing Director - Founder
Former Ninja Warrior Business Development

Stev Stephens is the Co-Creator of The Human Baton franchise. He recently held the title of Executive Producer and Director of Business Development for ATS Filmworks, after producing over 800 television episodes and winning three Image Awards with Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) of America. With Tokyo Broadcasting and ATS Filmworks he collaborated to bring adventures to life on the highly acclaimed, international Ninja Warrior franchise. He has created a successful career in the media industry by leveraging his producing and logistical talents. Alongside Mark Burnett and Co., he developed the television and event ground production plans for the Emmy nominated, “Eco-Challenge: Australia Adventure Race” covering over 300 miles of the Australian territories. Stev specializes in developing large events and television shows that take place in multiple locations all over the world including political conventions, acclaimed reality shows, and arena-scale live productions.

Phillip Carrington
Race Management - Founder

Phillip Carrington served eight years in the Royal Marines Commandos gaining skills and experience, which allowed him to become an accomplished expedition leader, commercial diver, and professional rope access climber. He has created international adventure sports shows for television and is the Co-Creator of The Human Baton. Phil doesn’t just create these spectacles – he lives them; including planning and executing a two man crossing of the Atlantic in a rowboat, kayaking 2300 miles down the Yukon River, 1000 miles from Switzerland to the London Eye down the Rhine, and then running 7 marathons back to back through the Grand Canyon, and a host of numerous adventures around the world. Phil lives in Chamonix, France with his wife and two kids, yet he still trains and makes time for expeditions and competitive races.

Christopher Darnell
Chief Executive Officer
Former Microsoft Cloud & XBox

Christopher Darnell is a global executive with significant board of director experience across four continents – North America, South America, Europe and Africa. He has developed, executed and led entrepreneurial initiatives for start-ups and high growth businesses, from within large corporations to newly founded companies. Industries include energy, media and entertainment, real estate and technology. Mr. Darnell has overseen the investment of more than US $1.5 billion in emerging markets, start-up and high growth businesses. He started his career at Southern Company in finance, where he worked for 10 years. Later, he worked for Microsoft also for 10 years, where he was on the leadership teams that launched Microsoft Cloud and Xbox’s entertainment platform, among others. Following Microsoft, he founded his own start-up, which he exited in 2017. Building new businesses from the ground up is his lifelong passion, from being a DJ in his youth to the path that led him right here to THB!

Jeff Romeo
Chief Marketing Officer
Former Formula 1 & X Games Marketing

Jeff Romeo is a multi-award winning marketing professional of 20 years. He specializes in developing global strategic programmes for sports, entertainment and technology clients working with business leaders to enhance reputation and accelerate growth. Jeff has served as a Senior Director at the global communications agency, Edelman, and a Founder and CEO of marketing strategists, VJR Consulting. He has provided counsel to industry leaders including Sony, Microsoft, Adobe, Twitch and BAFTA; has led teams in Rio 2016, UEFA Champions League, Africa Cup of Nations, FIBA, Formula One, World Endurance Championships and has worked with a catalogue of leading athletes and stars from stage and screen. Previously, Jeff founded the successful lifestyle marketing agency, Motion PR & Management boasting an impressive client list including athletes Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, Shaun Palmer, Dave Mirra and Terje Haakonsen, events; BoarderX Tour, BikerX Tour and the Swatch Wave Tour and brands; Pepsi Co., Extreme Sports Channel and Mean Fiddler.

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