New Voices Under 30: The sports industry needs to do a better job of …
Melanie Abzug
Leveraging diversity of thought. By tapping into differing backgrounds, experiences, and life paths, we will have greater contributions of unique and impactful perspectives.
Kara Agby
Retaining young, innovative talent.
Marlon Beck II
Championing diversity and inclusion in an authentic and meaningful way.
Caroline Blackburn
Focusing on the positive impact to communities that sports create.
Katharine Bohlmann
Encouraging career path growth that isn’t necessarily linear.
Joey Brander
Innovating, thinking outside the box, prioritizing long-term enterprise value creation, and taking best practices from other industries.
Camille Buxeda
Encouraging diversity at the top level.
Hannah Dewey
Elevating the visibility and securing equitable funding for women’s sports. By investing in and promoting women’s athletics, we can empower female athletes, inspire the next generation, and foster gender equality in the world of sports.
Courtney DiGia
Providing the next generation of leaders with both a better understanding of sports as a business and of the career paths available within it.
Charles Dillahunt
Educating student populations of the myriad careers available across all areas of the industry.
Nathán Goldberg Crenier
Being inclusive of historically underrepresented perspectives, including younger voices.
Carlin Hudson
Continuing to increase diversity in front offices.
Tommy Hwang
Focusing on positive storylines vs. controversial eye-catching headlines.
Greg Labanowski
Growing the pie by creating new revenue streams and business models so we can ensure financial viability for a broader group of athletes and stakeholders.
Lindsey Landrum
Developing young talent and setting them up for success by enhancing education, mentorship and cross collaboration.
Joey Levy
Being open-minded to new product and business ideas and ways of doing things.
Mengyang Liu
Creating more job opportunities for entry level and recent graduates.
Sam Morini
Fan engagement. Continuously progressing the fan experience and keeping up with the times to engage and connect with viewers in real time.
RJ Paige
Acknowledging and amplifying its historical roots and the pioneers of the game (on the field of play and in the front office) that have been overlooked or forgotten due to racial and gender discrimination.
Robert Pannullo
Reaching the next generation of fans without compromising the overall viewership experience.
Melissa Parnagian
Adapting best practices from other industries.
Robbie Powell
Better engaging with their communities. The best projects are a result of multiple stakeholders buying in, which leads to benefits for everyone.
Kelly Rafferty
Engaging with casual sports fans.
Shannon Rhodes
Providing better and more avenues to watch women’s sports.
Cameron Scott
Attracting and retaining young graduate talent.
Jewell Smolenski
Continuing to drive the development of women’s sports.
Zohere Tabrez
Recruiting and developing diverse talent.
Nicholas Urban
Promoting women into leadership roles.
Tom Weingarten
Listening to their fans.
Maddie Winslow
Expanding recruiting efforts to be more accessible to individuals from underrepresented groups, for entry level through leadership positions. Diversity of thought and experience will undoubtedly be advantageous for the industry as a whole.
