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Turf Republic is a turf-centric media company for the industry professional and enthusiast alike. Turf Republic is the one-stop source for entertainment, health, safety, industry, science, and technology content. Our goal is to empower and inspire our community and grow the world of turf.

TurfRepublic.com was acquired in 2020 and is now an AssociationWire LLC brand! AssociationWire LLC is a Virginia Limited Liability Company

Meet The Team:

Benjamin Muscolino, Owner & CEO

Ben Muscolino is a 5 x Founder & 7 x CEO, passionate about content, syndication strategy, creating community and disrupting the “then” while creating the now.  Since 2020, Ben spends most of his time leading technology change for associations around the world as CEO of Breezio, the leader in live-engagement community platforms for nonprofits and associations, and is the Owner and Founder  of AssociationWire LLC, a Virginia holding company including but not limited to brands such as Turf Republic, 5am Scouting Report, 7am Cyber, Programming.com, AMS Geek, Data Sangria & AMS Jobs.

Muscolino acquired Turf Republic from visionary founder, William (Bill) Brown, CGCS in 2020.  Ben and Bill met initially at a golf/turf industry association event and after following the impressive Turf Republic brand for several years as a fan, Ben approached Bill to acquire the digital media brand(s) after Bill had joined forces with Aqua-Aid Inc, joining them on staff as Director of Brand Development in 2017.

Stephen Schwinn, Authorized Media Representative

Stephen is an Event Content Specialist and Contractor with Turf Republic, is an avid golfer, photographer and turf industry enthusiast. 

Schwinn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising from the University of South Carolina, and a full time Sr. Solutions Advisor at Breezio where he leads digital transformation consulting efforts with associations and nonprofits around the world.

Jake Toohey, Authorized Media Representative

Jake is an Event Content Specialist and Enterprise Technology Consultant with Turf Republic, is an avid golfer and turf industry enthusiast. 

Toohey is a graduate of the Loyola Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  Jake is based out of the Chicagoland area and is the Director of the Association Practice at Adage Technologies where he leads digital transformation consulting efforts with associations and nonprofits around the world.

 

Kevin Toohey, Authorized Media Representative

Kevin is an Event Content Specialist and Media Consultant with Turf Republic, is an avid terrible golfer, frequent 3 putter and turf industry enthusiast. 

Toohey is a graduate of the The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business and has a BBA in Finance.  Kevin is based out of the Chicagoland area and is the full time Territory Manager at Specialty medical Inc where he leads partnerships with clients and channels.