Box Seat Media is a boutique media consulting company owned and operated by Gerard Patane. Established in 2016, Box Seat Media specialises in the racing, wagering and sport industry providing clients with consulting services and strategic advice. Gerard has extensive sport and media corporate experience, having worked for companies such as sponsorship and talent management agency International Quarterback, media organisations Network Ten and Sky Channel and Australia’s largest wagering operator Tabcorp. With almost 20 years experience in the media industry, Gerard has at one time or another been heavily involved in the commercial and legal negotiations to acquire or sell media rights associated with most leading sporting and racing bodies in Australia. Gerard was admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of NSW in 2002 and holds a current Australian legal practising certificate.