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Forty Under 40: Class of 2023

Tony Florez

Charles Altchek

THEN & NOW: President, MLS Next Pro, and EVP, MLS

Chad Biagini

THEN & NOW: President, Nolan Partners (an Excel Sports Management company)

Ari Borod

THEN & NOW: Chief business officer, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, Fanatics

Tom Braun

THEN: SVP, soccer, business operations and business development, AEG Sports / LA Galaxy
NOW: President of business operations/COO, LA Galaxy

Matthew Carpenter-Dennis

THEN & NOW: VP/assistant general counsel, NBA

Royce Cohen

THEN: SVP, business strategy, Los Angeles Dodgers
NOW: SVP, business strategy, Los Angeles Dodgers; board member, PWHL

Derek Crocker

THEN & NOW: VP, collegiate sports, Fox Sports

Keira Emerson

THEN & NOW: VP/chief strategy officer, St. Louis Blues / Enterprise Center / Stifel Theatre

Ken Gaber

THEN & NOW: President, OVG Hospitality, Oak View Group

Jack Groetzinger

THEN & NOW: Co-founder/CEO, SeatGeek

Bo Han

THEN: Founder/CEO, Buzzer
NOW: Chief commercial officer, Transmit

David Highhill

THEN & NOW: GM, sports betting, NFL

Danita Johnson

THEN & NOW: President, business operations, D.C. United

Anuk Karunaratne

THEN: EVP, business operations, Toronto Blue Jays
NOW: SVP, business operations, St. Louis Cardinals

Ben Kennedy

THEN & NOW: SVP, racing development and strategy, NASCAR

Kerry Kenny

THEN: SVP, television, media analytics and emerging platforms, Big Ten Conference
NOW: COO, Big Ten Conference

Todd Knisley

THEN & NOW: VP/GM, Ohio State Sports Properties/Learfield

David Koonin

THEN & NOW: Agent/head of marketing and endorsements, sports media, CAA Sports

Jason Krochak

THEN & NOW: Partner, Proskauer

Jez Lubenetski

THEN & NOW: SVP, global head of consulting, Wasserman

Anmol Malhotra

THEN & NOW: Global head of sports partnerships, Snap

Samita Mannapperuma

THEN & NOW: CFO, NBCUniversal

Michael Melnitzky

THEN & NOW: Managing director, Allen & Company

Darius Naficy

THEN & NOW: Chief creative officer, CSM Sport & Entertainment

Joe Nasr

THEN & NOW: Partner, Arctos Sports Partners

Ashley Navarra Marusak

THEN & NOW: Head of global sports sponsorship marketing, Cisco

Tanja Olano

THEN: Chief legal officer, LA28
NOW: Chief administrative and legal officer, LA28

Mike Rabil

THEN & NOW: Co-founder/CEO, Premier Lacrosse League

Pam Rappaport

THEN & NOW: VP, partnerships, 160over90

Daniel Render

THEN & NOW: Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman

Sandeep Satish

THEN & NOW: Chief commercial officer, Levy

Andie Schwartz

THEN & NOW: VP/associate general counsel, CBS Sports

Zac Selmon

THEN & NOW: AD, Mississippi State University

Dev Sethi

THEN: Director, emerging sports creator partnerships, Meta
NOW: COO, Athletes.org

Jessica Smith

THEN: Head of revenue, Angel City Football Club
NOW: President, Golden State Valkyries

Logan Swaim

THEN & NOW: Chief content officer, The Volume

Cale Vennum

THEN & NOW: SVP, Chicago Cubs and Marquee 360

Brian White

THEN & NOW: VP/AD, Florida Atlantic University

Eric Winston

THEN: Chief licensing officer/head of partner development and college, OneTeam Partners
NOW: President, Winners Alliance; adviser, Professional Tennis Players Association

Matt Wolf

THEN: Head of global strategy and innovation, NBA
NOW: EVP/chief data and analytics officer, NBA

HALL OF FAME

Zach Leonsis

THEN & NOW: President, media and new enterprises, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Colin Neville

THEN & NOW: Partner, The Raine Group

Whalen Rozelle

THEN & NOW: COO, esports, Riot Games

Morgan Sword

THEN & NOW: EVP, baseball operations, MLB

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: July 23, 2024

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Warner Bros. Discovery thinks it can match Amazon's NBA deal; Jim Phillips comes out swinging during ACC Media Days; Calgary looks to finally be getting a new NHL arena; and Ohio State football fans are buying up season tickets in bulk.

NBC’s Dan Hicks, Fox Sports’ Ben Valenta and NBA media rights deal nearing the finish line

On the pod this week, with strong viewership in the books for both the Euros and Copa America, SBJ’s Austin Karp brings in Fox Sports SVP Ben Valenta to break down numbers around the “Summer of Soccer.” NBC's Dan Hicks joins us from the Open Championship at Royal Troon to talk golf, plus his upcoming assignment at the Paris Olympics alongside his longtime TV partner and swimming gold medalist Rowdy Gaines. And SBJ's Mollie Cahillane also stops in as the NBA media rights deal gets closer to the finish line.

SBJ I Factor: Jess Smith

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