The 11th annual SBJ Game Changers Conference attracted a record crowd of more than 600 on Oct. 24 at New York’s Marriott Marquis Times Square. Attendees heard from sports business executives on the issues of the day and took in discussions ranging from leadership to negotiation to career development, all culminating in the recognition of this year’s class of Game Changers: Women in Sports Business.
All photos by Marc Bryan-Brown
Game Changers 2023
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A reception the night before the conference gave attendees, Game Changers honorees past and present, and CSM Mentoring Challenge participants time to network: Caroline O’Connor of the Miami Marlins, Allison Howard of KC Current and Kim Stone of UBS Arena/Oak View Group.
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Savannah Adler from the University of South Florida; the USTA’s Megan Rose and Nicole Kankam; Adrienne Barber of MLS; Elevate’s Molly Mazzolini; and Caroline Stacey of Elysian Park Planning.
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Tamika Tremaglio, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, talked about how the focus on players extends beyond the court.
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Lisa Murray, who recently retired from Octagon after 34 years in sports business, offered recommendations for how attendees could “change their games” in their careers.
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Bonnie Bernstein, sports journalist and founder/CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, emceed the Game Changers awards ceremony.
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Members of the Game Changers Class of 2023 enjoyed a toast on stage after receiving their awards. Clockwise from bottom: Dawna Callahan, Christina Francis, Susan Goodenow, Becky Kimbro, Julie Yoo, Jen Maurillo, Cary Groth, Megan Nicol and Melinda Morris Zanoni.
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NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman (far left) joined the 2023 Game Changers honorees from the world of soccer — Kay Bradley, Jill Ellis, Stacy Johns, Jennifer Pogorelec O’Sullivan, Jen Maurillo, Julie Haddon and Julie Uhrman — on stage after the evening’s awards ceremony.
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The Wharton School’s Mori Taheripour and moderator Rebecca Gitlitz-Rapoport of Time Studios discussed empathy as a business strategy.
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Students from the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business and Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications — Jasmyn Lamuel, Julie Aubert and Aryanna Smith — networked with Underdog & Co. CEO Nicole Jeter West during a break in the conference.
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The SBJ Game Changers Class of 2023
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