All Photos by Gort Productions
The new class gathered for a photo with Publisher Richard Weiss and Executive Editor Abraham Madkour.
More than 400 family, friends and colleagues celebrated 38 of the 40 honorees of this year's Forty Under 40 class at a black-tie event March 31 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami. The ceremony was co-hosted by Holly Sonders and Steve Sands of Golf Channel. This year, three members were inducted into the Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame: Just Marketing International's Zak Brown, AEG Global Properties President Todd Goldstein and New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President Rita Benson LeBlanc.
Co-host Steve Sands of Golf Channel
Co-host Holly Sonders of Golf Channel
Former MLB exec Bob DuPuy, new NBA China CEO David Shoemaker and the Marlins' David Samson
Tim Leiweke of AEG chats with MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
Team NBA: Sophie Goldschmidt, Mark Tatum and Heidi Ueberroth
ADs Greg Byrne of Arizona and John Currie of Kansas State and Wasserman's Bob Myers
Irwin Raij with parents Elisa and Jose
and the Marlins' David Samson
Scott McCune of Coca-Cola and MLS Commissioner Don Garber
Hall of famers Zak Brown, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Todd Goldstein
Forty Under 40 winners parade across the stage to start the ceremony.
Paul Danforth of CAA Sports and Kim Taylor of MetLife
Patrick Sandusky with wife Kate and USOC's Scott Blackmun
Merritt Paulson, Kathy Carter and Mark Tatum
Red Sox/Dolphins Nation table: Front row from left: Katie Haas, Robert D'Angelo, Mike Dee, Sam Kennedy, Candy Grossman. Back row: Erik Judson, Robin Gilula, Jonathan Gilula, Billy Hogan, Adam Grossman
NASCAR table: Front row from left: Betsy Grider, Mike Lynch, Steve O'Donnell, Chad Siegel. Back row: Pete Landman, Steve Phelps, Michelle Nyquist, Eric Nyquist, Norris Scott, Jim O'Connell
Rita Benson LeBlanc, Jay Bauman, Leah Buhl LePlaca and Scott Milleisen
