Niels Stone
Niels, a washed-up former pro baseball player from Naples, Florida, founded Shankit Golf in 2020 after leaving the Minor Leagues — a righty-swinging, lefty-putting Star Wars nerd who somehow runs the whole brand solo without knowing what drops next. He’s the laid-back, impulsive mastermind behind the chaos, proud of his two simulator hole-in-ones, questionable gluten-free pizza habit, and weekend golf rounds with his wife.
Patrick Conway
Pat is the most interesting yet average golfer you’ll meet — a former three-sport athlete from Libertyville who now runs Shankit’s marketing, customer service, and product design with a brain the CEO calls a “steel trap.” He’s known for wild stories, knowing everyone, and somehow pulling hamstrings weekly in men’s softball while pretending to play golf.
Preston English
Once cousin of the owner, now Co-Owner of ShankitGolf. Preston is a true southern guy from Kentucky, with a thick accent that sticks out like a sore thumb in the office. He claims to be the best golfer in the office but tends to lose important matchups when it comes down to weekly matches between him and the CEO Niels. Preston seems to be the voice of reason around Shankit especially when it comes to talking the CEO out of a bad idea.
Elizabeth Melillo
Elizabeth is one of our newest additions to the team. As someone who works remotely, she has made it very clear to everyone working in the Shankit office that she just graduated from the University of Florida. Elizabeth handles most if not all of our marketing and social media even though she's admittedly a terrible golfer. If she spent less time shopping and more time golfing she would probably fit in a little better.
Aidrik Ribble
Aidrik also known as “Sherm” or “Dahmer” due to his appearance is our other live stream host who mainly focuses on Whatnot. When he isn’t taking his 600th vacation of the year he prides himself on being the handyman around the office. Seriously this guy has a whole workshop of tools in his trunk for some reason. He’s also a facebook market place merchant. He will sell anything he can get his hands on and teach you about a market you never even knew existed. Sherm is still young so he still has the energy to stay up on the 24 hour live streams and somehow still scream at you at 3:30 in the morning to buy a den caddy.
Nojus Baniota
Noah or “Nojus” is part of our live stream team. You’ve probably seen him while scrolling through TikTok or on any of our social media. Noah’s an upbeat guy who has way too many ideas. He’s also the type of guy who just says stuff that makes you tilt your head sideways and question your existence. He’s new to golf so he isn’t a great golfer but he's very good at screaming “GO GO GO GO” which has been burned into the eardrums of everyone in the office.
Anthony Casazza
Anthony, our remote-working super genius and WhatNot king, grew up in Lemont, IL, where he used both brains and brawn to stand out. He solves problems, lands wholesale clients, and keeps morale high with his belief that we’ll be the biggest golf brand in the world. In his free time, he’s a family man and our go-to source for WhatNot drama.
