International sport moves through people, institutions, and nations.
Walk With TFB helps athletes, institutions, federations, and governments move across borders with strategy and joy.
“I built Walk With TFB for the people and institutions who believe sport can be a serious vehicle for global engagement and who want a partner willing to walk the distance with them.”
— Timothy Ford Bryson, Founder, Walk With TFB
How we got here.
Walk With TFB was created from a belief that sport can move people, institutions, and nations forward. Founded by Timothy Ford Bryson, the practice draws on experience across college athletics, higher education, international engagement, research, and sports diplomacy.
What began as a platform for sharing ideas has grown into a global sport practice helping athletes, institutions, federations, and governments navigate opportunities across borders with strategy, care, and joy.
Walk With TFB exists to close the gap between sport and global engagement. Too often, the international movement of athletes, ideas, and institutions happens without the strategy, infrastructure, or cultural understanding needed to support it well. We help clients approach global sport with greater intention by building pathways, partnerships, and experiences that connect people across borders and turn international opportunity into lasting impact.
Timothy Ford Bryson
Timothy Ford Bryson is the founder of Walk With TFB, a global sport practice helping athletes, institutions, federations, and governments navigate opportunities across borders. A former Division I college athlete, NCAA postgraduate intern, and certified athletic trainer, Timothy brings experience spanning college athletics, higher education, international engagement, athlete development, and sports diplomacy.
Timothy is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park, where his research examines the relationship between internationalization and college athletics. He was selected for the NCAA’s inaugural International Student-Athlete Think Tank and has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education for his work on sport globalization and international higher education.
He has served as a U.S. Sports Diplomat, a NAFSA RISE Fellow, and a consultant to the Institute of International Education, where he helped expand awareness of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program among college athletes. In 2023, Timothy was one of 25 Black American entrepreneurs selected to participate in the inaugural African Descendant Social Entrepreneurship Workshop.
Walk, don't sprint.
The name is our commitment. We walk with our clients — from athletes navigating a new country, institutions looking to enter a new market to countries interested in leveraging sport as a vehicle for global engagement.
Athlete Mobility
Movement, opportunity, and belonging across borders
Institutional Strategy
Clearer systems for international sport’s changing demands
Nation Engagement
Sport as a platform for exchange, diplomacy, and long-term reciprocity