In this week's SBJ cover story, we asked executives to share their ideas to improve sports and sports business. Their responses ran the gamut -- from scheduling to game management to diversity. Some Some of the highlights are below:
- NFL SVP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Jonathan Beane: "Sports clubs for all major sports to follow a model that allows avid club fans to own a part of the team. Similar to the Green Bay Packers model, this would require primary owners to put aside a certain percent of the team to be owned by the regular fan."
- UBS Arena President & OVG East Coast EVP Kim Stone: "Invest in the infrastructure for women’s professional sports so their telecasts, facilities, broadcasts, etc., showcase them in a way that is equal to their male counterparts and provides a platform that allows them to build themselves and their sports into global brands."
- Horizon Sports & Experiences founder & co-CEO Chris Weil: "Sports are going to transform from a one-size-fits-all broadcast into a personal-cast. Fans will be their own producers, where they can customize everything including camera angles, screens, announcers and data."
- Dolphins SVP Todd Boyan: "Any sports team that relocates to another city should not be allowed to take the team name, logo and colors with them. The city should retain all trademarks, as sports teams are truly a community asset, in the event a city is awarded a new team in the future" (SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/9 issue).
