- Professional surfer Brianna Cope has signed with Range Media Partners for brand partnership representation, with agent Rheann Engelke leading the deal.
- In January 2026, Cope became the first person ever to complete a continuous circumnavigation of Kauai, running 77 miles and paddling 15 miles in just 29 hours.
- Beyond competitive surfing, Cope co-founded SALTY, a zero-sugar electrolyte brand, and has been featured on Amazon Prime's Surf Girls Hawai'i and ABC's The Ultimate Surfer.
- Engelke, Head of Women's Sports at Range Sports, has secured over $12.5 million in brand partnerships for clients including WNBA champions, Olympic medalists, and global crossover stars like Ilona Maher.
Brianna Cope, professional surfer, endurance athlete, and entrepreneur, has officially signed with Range Media Partners for brand partnership representation. Agent Rheann Engelke, Head of Women’s Sports at Range Sports, will handle the deal.
Cope, a Kauai native, has built one of the most versatile profiles in action sports. She earned international attention in January 2026 when she completed the first-ever continuous circumnavigation of Kauai, 77 miles of running and 15 miles of paddling in 29 hours straight.
She is also a cast member on Amazon Prime’s Surf Girls Hawai’i and ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer, and co-founded SALTY, a zero-sugar, mineral-based electrolyte brand built around athletic performance.
In a move mirroring how Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson recently signed with WME Sports for commercial partnerships, Cope’s signing reflects a wider push by elite female athletes to lock in specialized brand infrastructure.
Engelke brings a proven track record to the deal, having helped transform Team USA rugby star Ilona Maher into a global crossover figure while generating over $12.5 million in client partnerships with brands including Adidas, Glossier, and Michelob Ultra.
Range Sports has also been on an aggressive growth run, acquiring experiential agency Superfly in January 2026 and representing NFL quarterback Brock Purdy.
Takeaways
This signing is a clear signal that Brianna Cope is done being just a surfer. She’s been quietly building a portfolio: competitive surfing, endurance records, reality TV, a co-founded brand, and Range Media Partners is the infrastructure that turns all of that into a coherent commercial story.
For brands in wellness, outdoor lifestyle, and sports performance, Cope now comes with serious gatekeeping: Rheann Engelke doesn’t pitch just anyone. Her track record of $12.5 million in secured partnerships and high-profile crossover wins tells you the bar for what gets greenlit is high, and that makes Cope a more credible, more curated target for brand investment, not less.
Range Sports also keeps getting bigger. The Superfly acquisition, Brock Purdy on the roster, and now a female action sports athlete-entrepreneur? That’s a firm actively building across every dimension of sport, culture, and entertainment. Cope fits that thesis perfectly.
Rheann Engelke helped turn Ilona Maher into a global crossover star. Could Cope be the next female athlete to break out of her sport’s niche into mainstream culture? Cope has screen credits, a Kauai circumnavigation on her résumé, and a wellness brand, is a documentary or long-form content deal the next logical step?
