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Asset Entities Lead Golf Liaison Bryce Verplank Wins World Long Drive Tour Event

DALLAS, July 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asset Entities Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) (the “Company” or “Asset Entities”), a provider of digital marketing and content delivery services across Discord and other social media platforms, congratulates Bryce Verplank, World Long Drive (WLD) Pro Golfer and the Company’s Lead Golf Liaison on his first victory at the WLD tournament in Port Rowan, Ontario.

Demonstrating exceptional skill, Bryce recorded drives of over 400 yards in each of the four elimination rounds. His stunning 429-yard drive in the semifinals was the longest by any competitor throughout the event. Bryce’s win was covered in a recent piece in The Dallas Morning News.

The legacy of the Verplank family within the golf community continues to grow with Bryce's accomplishments. His father, Bob Verplank, played golf in college, and his uncle, Scott Verplank, is a PGA Tour champion, proving that the love and skill for this sport runs deep in the family.

At Asset Entities, Bryce Verplank serves as Lead Golf Liaison, leveraging his understanding of the sport to help the Company with marketing and networking in the golfing community for its Discord and other social media platforms. Bryce has a close relationship with championship golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who is also part of the Asset Entities team, collaborating on expanding awareness of the Company’s AE.360.DDM suite of services.

“We look forward to watching the continued growth and success of Bryce Verplank both on and off the course. His dedication and perseverance are inspirations for all aspiring athletes. Congratulations again to Bryce on his impressive achievement,” commented Asset Entities’ CEO Arshia Sarkhani.

Bryce Verplank was also a College Pitcher for the NCAA Division 1, University of Texas, Longhorns Baseball Team in 2018 when the Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference Regular Season, the NCAA Austin Regionals, the NCAA Austin Super Regionals, and became one of the eight teams earning a trip to the NCAA Division 1 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. At the University of Texas, Bryce was also an Academic Scholar and earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations and communications.

To learn about the AE.360.DDM suite of services, go to ae360ddm.com or https://discord.gg/ae360ddm.  

About Asset Entities
Asset Entities Inc. is a technology company providing social media marketing, management and content delivery across Discord, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube and other social media platforms. Asset Entities is believed to be the first publicly-traded Company based on the Discord platform, where it hosts some of Discord’s largest social community-based education and entertainment servers.

The Company’s AE.360.DDM suite of services is believed to be the first of its kind for the Design, Development and Management of Discord community servers. Asset Entities’ initial AE.360.DDM customers have included businesses and celebrities.

The Company’s Social Influencer Network (SiN) service offers white-label marketing, content creation, content management, TikTok promotions, and TikTok consulting to clients in all industries and markets. The Company’s SiN influencers can increase the social media reach of client Discord servers and drives traffic to their businesses.

Learn more at assetentities.com, and follow the Company on Twitter at $ASST and @assetentities.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, representatives of the Company may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. These forward-looking statements are based on expectations and projections about future events, which are derived from the information currently available to the Asset Entities, Inc. (the “Company”). Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or the Company’s future performance, including its financial performance and projections, growth in revenue and earnings, and business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements can be identified by those statement that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes," "plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," or "hopes" or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including: (i) the Company’s limited operating history; (ii) the Company’s ability to introduce new products and services; (iii) regulatory and compliance requirements; (iv) the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and its current or intended markets; and (v) other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties that are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the initial public offering filed with the SEC and other reports filed with the SEC thereafter. These and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release, except in accordance with applicable law.

Company Contacts:
Arshia Sarkhani, President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Gaubert, Executive Chairman
Asset Entities Inc.
Tel +1 (214) 459-3117        
Email Contact

Investor Contact:
Skyline Corporate Communications Group, LLC
Scott Powell, President
One Rockefeller Plaza, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10020
Office: (646) 893-5835
Email: info@skylineccg.com


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