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Forty Under 40: Kim Beauvais


When Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman describes Kim Beauvais’ role at the network, he focuses on how important she is in allowing all parts of the network to run so smoothly.

“She’s a problem-solver,” said Silverman of Beauvais, whose first full-time job in sports was selling season tickets for the Milwaukee Bucks but who has been with BTN since its launch in 2007. “When I share issues with her, she comes up with answers and sees them through.”

Silverman cited several examples — from Beauvais’ work at getting hotels in the conference’s big markets to carry BTN, to her success at creating a corporate culture where employees feel invested in the channel’s success. But the main example Silverman pointed to involves BTN Now, an initiative Beauvais spearheaded to boost the quality of BTN’s behind-the-camera talent.

It started when Silverman grew frustrated by technical glitches at some of the less popular games, from missed shots to shaky cameras. He asked Beauvais to come up with a plan to bring a more talented crew into the game. That’s when Beauvais came up with the idea of BTN Now to find talent at BTN’s partner schools. Essentially, Beauvais set up a “training boot camp” for recent graduates of Big Ten universities.

“Instead of going out there and trying to search across the country, let’s look at our partners and our universities that have these programs and talented students who are graduating and put them to work,” Beauvais said. “We found that we have really talented people at the schools that are learning broadcast in a way that all of us who are a little bit older and wiser didn’t learn. They’ve been really successful, and we’ve been able to put them to work.”

— John Ourand

Kim Beauvais

Big Ten Network | VP, Human Resources and Business Operations
Age: 38
Where born: Cudahy, Wis.
Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., sports management; master of liberal arts, sports administration
Family: Husband, Mike; children, Austin (6), Brooklyn (1)

Advice I’d give to my younger self: Ask for what you want — then go and get it.

2016 will be a good year if: I can maintain my office organization. (So far, so good!)
I’d like to change jobs for a day with: Mark Murphy. To be able to run the Packers for one day would be a thrill of a lifetime.
Group supported: Special Olympics Illinois.
Most thrilling/adventurous thing I’ve done: Being part of the launch team at Big Ten Network.
You'd be surprised to know: I learned how to fly a plane before I got my driver’s license.


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