SBJ I Factor

This month’s SBJ I Factor is with Brandon Doll. SBJ’s Abe Madkour chats with the founder of Sports & Entertainment Advisors about his journey and how he played an instrumental part in bringing the Raiders to Las Vegas. Doll served as a Naval officer for seven years and he explains how lessons learned on deck prepared him for the sports industry. Doll is a member of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 Class of 20...

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while workin...

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. The second-ever MWC commissioner chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about her climb through the collegiate ranks. Nevarez is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers Class of 2019. Nevarez has had stints at the conference level in the Pac-12, West Coast Conference, and Mountain West Conference as well as at the college...

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. As...

SBJ I Factor features an interview with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, who has a role in every aspect of the league’s business and is an influential voice across the industry. Daly is a member of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame, having been named to the classes of 2001, 2002 and 2003. Daly talks with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the lessons he learned from competitive sports, the relationships h...

SBJ I Factor: Ilana Kloss, presented by Allied Sports SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Ilana Kloss, CEO of Billie Jean King Enterprises. Kloss, a member of Sports Business Journal’s Game Changers class of 2011 and a U.S. Open tennis doubles champion, sat down with SBJ’s Ross Nethery to talk about her career path, the importance of building relationships, and havin...

SBJ I Factor: Chris Allphin, presented by Allied Sports SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Chris Allphin, executive vice president of Elevate Sports Ventures. Allphin, a  member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2015, sat down with SBJ’s Bret McCormick to talk about his career path, his evolution as a leader, and the importance of protecting the l...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Jon Niemuth, director of sports at Gensler. Niemuth, a longtime leader and innovator in architecture, is a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2006. He sat down with SBJ’s Abe Madkour to talk about his career path, what it takes to be successful, and how facilities have changed and will continue to evolve. S...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Amy Latimer. Latimer was recently promoted to Executive Vice President and COO of Delaware North -- a role she will assume in mid-October. Before she takes over her new role, the current president of TD Garden and member of the inaugural SBJ Game Changers class in 2011 sat down with SBJ’s Austin Karp to talk about her career path,...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports — Michael Goldstein SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Michael Goldstein, founder of SES Insights and a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2019. Goldstein talks with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about how he transitioned from ESPN to Mastercard to now starting up his own marketing and sponsorship company. Goldst...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Amy Azzi, senior director and head of sponsorships for T-Mobile, and a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2022. Azzi talks with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about how an early interest in what goes on behind the scenes led to a career that has included college athletics, agency work and brand marketing. Azzi also tal...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports — Charles Altchek SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Charles Altchek, president of MLS Next Pro and a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2023. Altchek talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about how joining the Mets early in his career led directly to his influential position at Major League Soccer, the opportu...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Danita Johnson, president of business operations for D.C. United and a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2023. Johnson talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about learning how to sell and to not fear change, becoming an effective manager, the importance of empathy as a leadership trait, and what to look for when ev...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Navigate founder A.J. Maestas, a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2015. Maestas talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about the early days of Navigate, which he said he founded “with too little knowledge,” though “good fortune as far as timing made up for my mistakes.” Maestas traces his career path and personal d...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman. Berman talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour almost a year into her role as leader of the women’s soccer league. Prior to the NWSL, Berman spent over two years as deputy commissioner of the National Lacrosse League and the previous 13 years with the National Hockey League. Berman was an SBJ Forty Under 40 a...

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Megan Hughes Allison of underdog venture team. Allison has had a wide range of experience in the sports industry, including spending 15 years with Genesco Sports Enterprises, where she worked with big sports brands like Pepsi and Advanced Auto. Allison was an SBJ Game Changers honoree in 2019. She is managing director for brand strategy and experiences at un...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins. Martins is a long-time sports executive who first started with the Magic in 1989. He has been CEO since 2011, and was instrumental in the Amway Center winning a Sports Business Award for Facility of the Year in 2012. Martins talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about coming up through the business from the c...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports: With Peter Stern of Strategic This episode features Peter Stern, president of The Strategic Agency, talking with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about launching his consultancy firm from his apartment, his leadership style, and how advice from his grandmother guides who he decides to work with. Stern was named to Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class in 2006.

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports: With Renee Washington of USA Track & Field This episode features Renee Washington, chief operating officer for USA Track & Field, talking with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about her leadership style, what she looks for in a new hire, and how her career was influenced by spending 10 years as a stay-at-home mom. Washington is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers class of 201...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Kate Johnson, a sports industry veteran who is Google’s director of global sports, media and entertainment marketing. Johnson is also experienced in brand marketing and the agency side of the industry. She was a member of the 2017 class of SBJ’s Forty Under 40. Johnson, an Olympic medalist in crew, talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour abou...

SBJ I Factor: Jed York, presented by Allied Sports SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York. York is in his 17th year with the organization and his 12th as CEO. He is a two-time SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree as a member of the classes of 2012 and 2013. York talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about what he learned from growing up in the sports busin...

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with GMR Executive Vice President Todd Fischer. Fischer has a keen sense of the brand side of the industry, and how brands can leverage sports. Before his current stint at GMR, he worked at State Farm, where he helped drive the brand’s broad marketing and sponsorship strategy. Fischer was a member of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 class of 2016....

SBJ I Factor, presented by Allied Sports, features an interview with NFL CRO and Executive VP Renie Anderson, one of the most connected leaders in the sports business. Anderson talks about her personal and professional journeys, from growing up in Kentucky to her almost accidental entry into the industry and becoming one of the top executives at the NFL. Anderson is a member of the Sports Business...