OKAMOTO SPORTS MARKETING INTERNATIONAL (O.S.M.I) is an independent professional services firm specializing in the development, marketing and licensing of sports-related properties.
Working closely with MLB, NBA and NHL for many years, OSMI provides both program development and cost-effective implementation to clients.
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Okamoto Sports Marketing International. President/CEO Yoshi Okamoto is the first and only Japanese sports marketer to have experience as a General Manager of a pro baseball team in the U.S. (Minor League) and as a full-time staff at marketing departments of major club teams. O.S.M.Int'l is an independent firm specializing in sports marketing and development, marketing, and licensing of sports-related properties using Yoshi's powerful connections in various fields and experience in both Japan and U.S. sports business. Yoshi has also concurrently worked as the Pacific Director of the Minnesota Twins for many years. In recent years, he has begun sports merchandising business in Japan. Tying up Walt Disney Company and Japan's Professional Sports Teams and coming up with revolutionary collaboration merchandise that has caught eyes of many people working in the same field.