Closing the gap
PGA Tour Chief Administrative Officer Allison Keller, Optum CMO Lynne Stockstad, Discovery Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer Kathleen Finch and moderator Don Bailey of Bristlecone Partners participated in a panel discussion at the second annual Women in Business Forum on March 14 at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.pga tour
Green day
The Chicago Bears hosted suite partners at an event celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day river dyeing in Chicago on March 16: (from left) Adam Kellner, Bears director of suite sales and service; Bears VP Doug Carnahan; Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky; Staley Da Bear; Peoples Gas President/CEO Charles Matthews; Bears Chairman George McCaskey; and Bears SVP Lee Twarling. chicago bears
Exchange rate
Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins and Atlanta United defender Michael Parkhurst sign and exchange jerseys prior to the Hawks game on March 19.andy bowers / atlanta hawks
NFL 101 Awards
At the 49th annual NFL 101 Awards at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Kansas City on March 9: Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan, GM Brett Veach, head coach Andy Reid, QB and AFC Offensive Player of the Year Patrick Mahomes, and Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt.courtesy of the kansas city chiefs
bottom left: NFC Coach of the Year Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears, NFC Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, and AFC Coach of the Year Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts.courtesy of the kansas city chiefs
Champions of health & fitness
At an awards reception on March 12 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, the day before the 20th annual National Health Through Fitness Day, Congressmen Rodney Davis and Cedric Richmond were presented the Sports and Fitness Industry Association Champion of Health and Fitness Award. From left: Former NFL players Ken Harvey and John Booty; Davis (R-Iowa); Richmond (D-La.); SFIA President Tom Cove and former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.sfia
Venturing out
SeventySix Capital Managing Director Chad Stender and former NFL player Brian Westbrook, who is a member of the firm’s Athlete Venture Group, participate in the afternoon keynote address at the Penn State Sports Business Conference on March 19 at Beaver Stadium. penn state sports business conference team
SXSW judges
The judging panel for the SXSW Sports and Performance Data Pitch Competition on March 10 in Austin, Texas: Oliver Ressler, Courtside Ventures; Akif Malik, PodiumVC; Lukasz Wojtowicz, UEFA; NBA hall of famer Ralph Sampson, SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group; and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon, Founder Gym.seventysix capital
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