Our Team

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Amanda Weatherhead

CEO

Amanda began her career working in strategy and growth at two early-stage tech companies, and in marketing and growth for an early-stage Venture Capital firm. She then spent several years in management consulting at Bain & Company, primarily within the Private Equity Group. She is passionate about sports, and after leaving Bain has worked with several firms in the sports sector. She grew up in a tennis-centric household, is a member at Malibu Racquet Club, and is an avid USTA league player. She attended the 2025 Academy in Rome, and began working with Craig after recognizing the Golden Ticket’s unique value and growth potential. She received a BA from Williams College and an MBA at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

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Craig
Shapiro

President

Craig has spent the better part of his adult life in the sport – first as a teaching pro, then as a racquet technician on the pro tour, and then as a tv producer working on live broadcasts as well as documentary tennis programming. In 2018 he began hosting his eponymous podcast that is well regarded amongst the tennis community, and in 2021 he began hosting tennis-focused vacations that he dubbed Academies. Additionally, he is a contributor to OPEN, the tennis and art periodical and is recognized as one of the sport’s unique insiders.

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Mehul
Sanghani

Tournament Director

Mehul Sanghani is a Blacksburg, Virginia native who built a $1.3 billion federal technology company from scratch, sold it to IBM in the largest acquisition in IBM Consulting history.Mehul and his family are extremely knowledgeable tennis players and enthusiasts and we welcome his business acumen and expertise to The Golden Ticket.