NAIA Announces Partnership with Influxer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a three-year partnership with Influxer as the Official Name, Image, and Likeness Merchandise Provider of the NAIA.
Influxer is a NIL platform that equips student-athletes to create and sell personalized, officially licensed merchandise. With Influxer, student-athletes can develop an online store featuring products with their name and number. Additionally, Influxer currently collaborates with more than 30 NAIA institutions to offer merchandise with officially licensed logos, colors, and designs.
“Influxer makes creating and profiting off merchandise as easy as possible,” said NAIA President & CEO Jim Carr. “With their free platform, Influxer empowers student-athletes to ease into the NIL space and profit off every sale.”
Influxer incurs all the upfront costs associated with creating an online store, including fulfillment and customer service, while ensuring the student-athletes receive the majority of profit from each sale.
“At Influxer, we’re committed to empowering student-athletes at every level, and this partnership with the NAIA is a major step forward in that mission,” said Influxer CEO Steve McLean. “Together, we create more opportunities for athletes to benefit from their Name, Image, and Likeness while strengthening school pride through innovative and meaningful merchandise. We’re honored to support the NAIA and its student-athletes on this exciting journey — and our entire team is incredibly grateful and excited to be working closely with the NAIA team to bring this vision to life.”
NAIA members interested in learning more can visit Influxer’s booth #421 at the NACDA Convention, taking place from June 8 to 11, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.
ABOUT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA)
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics. NAIA members provide more than 83,000 student-athletes with opportunities to play college sports, earn $1.3 billion in financial aid from NAIA institutions, and compete in 29 national championships. naia.org | @NAIA
ABOUT INFLUXER
Influxer is a leading NIL platform helping student-athletes thrive on and off the field. Over 500 colleges utilize Influxer’s free platform, empowering 44,000+ athletes through the sale of personalized, officially licensed, NIL merchandise. Beyond merch, Influxer offers NIL education, personal brand development, and paid internships in marketing, design, and operations—equipping athletes with the tools to succeed beyond sports.