{"id":5368,"date":"2023-01-20T10:43:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2023-01-20T10:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:43:57","slug":"sunday-group-management-acquires-layer-cake-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/sunday-group-management-acquires-layer-cake-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Group Management acquires Layer Cake Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Erin Cechal Joins Sunday Group Management<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis, Ind. (20 January 2023) \u00a0 Sunday Group Management is pleased to announce that Erin Cechal has joined the company ahead of the 2023 season as Account Manager for the firm. Sunday Group Management provides media relations management, video production services, as well as social and digital media solutions for race teams, drivers, tracks, OEM manufacturers, and tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment follows Sunday Group Management\u2019s acquisition of Layer Cake Media LLC, which Cechal first founded in 2013. Layer Cake supported a range of client programs including Porsche Motorsport North America\u2019s championship-winning factory GTLM effort in IMSA, CORE Autosport\u2019s championship-winning campaigns, as well as the SRO America program for RealTime Racing.<\/p>\n<p>The position will see Cechal continue her role with Sunday Group heading the media relations and social media content for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup. She will also be working with 2022 IMSA WeatherTech Champions and defending Rolex 24 At Daytona winners Meyer Shank Racing with the team\u2019s factory Acura IMSA GTP program that will debut next weekend in Daytona.<\/p>\n<p>Cechal will also oversee Sunday Group\u2019s growing client base in SRO Fanatec GT World America competition as well as managing Sunday Group Management\u2019s media training programs.<\/p>\n<p>Having a lifelong passion for the sport, Cechal first donned a helmet as a young karter, racing in both two and four cycle competition at the Badger Kart ClubShe first worked in the sport as a Media Assistant at Road America before joining the SCCA media relations staff, where she gained experience with race coverage for the Runoffs and focused on the burgeoning Mazda MX-5 Cup series as well as SPEED World Challenge. Cechal joined JMI with the launch of Motorsports Legends before moving to manage the media relations department for IMSA\u2019s American Le Mans Series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Erin on our team on a full time basis,\u201d said Sunday Group founder Matt Cleary. \u201cShe first joined us as a consultant for our Mazda MX-5 Cup client in 2017, and she\u2019s a fantastic addition to our team. I first had approached her about joining our group back in 2009, so it is great to finally have this all in place! Her knowledge of what makes the sport tick is a tremendous asset to our clients, and this new role will also give her the opportunity to take on some new challenges and continue her career progression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt Cleary has approached me about becoming a member Sunday Group several times and I always knew I would when the time was right,\u201d said Cechal. \u201cI\u2019ve worked alongside this team for several years and it is a great group of talented people who are passionate about motorsports so I fit right in! There is a great diversity of clients that Sunday Group supports and I\u2019m looking forward to continuing to work with MX-5 Cup as well as take on some new projects to continue my own professional development. It will be fantastic to have all of Sunday Group\u2019s resources at my disposal this season, especially as we kick off with a busy couple of weeks in Daytona.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Cechal Joins Sunday Group Management &nbsp; Indianapolis, Ind. 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