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Abraham Madkour

Abraham Madkour

Abraham Madkour brings more than 20 years of experience covering the business of sports and serves as Executive Editor of Sports Business Journal, Sports Business Daily/Global. He is responsible for shaping the editorial direction of the publications while managing the entire editorial staff. He also oversees the editorial content for the various conferences produced by the Sports Business Group, including the prestigious World Congress of Sports, Sports Business Awards and Forty Under 40 awards. Madkour writes weekly editorials and pro le features of the management and leadership strategies of leading industry executives. He is a frequent industry speaker and serves as the lead moderator and editorial spokesman at all of the company’s events.

So, you’re the new USOC CEO. Now what?

Journal - 07/16/2018
I  don’t envy my friend Sarah Hirshland ’s task as the new CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Restoring credibility to the embattled organization will take great diplomacy and tireless relationship building with two vastly different constituencies: athletes and politicians. Sarah is well-known to SBJ...

Dave Checketts returns to his roots

Journal - 07/09/2018
D ave Checketts is leaving the sports business. Well, for the next three years at least. The longtime sports executive, who was only 27 years old when NBA Commissioner David Stern tabbed him to be president of the Utah Jazz, is returning to his roots as...

A new, modern SBJ, but mission remains the same

Journal - 07/09/2018
I t’s a new era for Sports Business Journal, as this week’s issue debuts a bold, dynamic and enhanced reader experience. It looks and feels like an entirely different magazine, and we’re really excited to share it with you. The new format and content structure will...

Live from Detroit: Sports Facilities and Franchises

By Abe Madkour and Ross Nethery What keeps sports execs awake … Embracing change  … Supporting player activism … What’s Harbaugh really like? We transitioned on Wednesday from the AXS Ticketing Symposium to the 2018 Sports Facilities and Franchises...

Live from Detroit: The Ticketing Symposium

By Abe Madkour and Ross Nethery Dan Gilbert and Chad Estis on corporate culture … Societal changes reshaping ticketing  … The privacy debate … Food, fun and Ford Field About 350 people have descended on...

The preparation and patience of Peter McLoughlin

Journal - 06/11/2018
Peter McLoughlin is a people person. “I’ve just always liked people, and that’s what has been really enjoyable about my career, because we’re really in a people business. There’s just a lot of really, really good people in this business.”   The longtime sports executive...
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