Lindsay Barenz is the President of Business Operations for the Washington Spirit. She joined the Spirit after serving as the Vice President of Business Development for the National Women’s Soccer League. At the NSWSL Lindsay led the sale of the league’s broadcast rights to CBS and Twitch. Lindsay also helped secure several league-wide partnership deals with companies including Google, Verizon, Secret Deodorant and Barkbox. 

Prior to joining the NWSL’s front office, Lindsay served as the Vice President of Strategic Business Development and General Counsel for the Utah Royals FC, Real Salt Lake, and Real Monarchs. Additionally, Lindsay was Real Salt Lake’s Alternate Governor on Major League Soccer’s Board of Governors. 

Coming to the Spirit is a return to the nations capital for Lindsay who previously lived in the Washington, D.C. area where she spent time as a union activist and later as a member of the Obama Administration in the White House Office of Management and Budget. Lindsay is a native of Centerville, Utah and a graduate of the University of Utah and Yale Law School.

Lindsay Barenz

Ryan Djabbarah is the Vice President of Corporate Sponsorships and Marketing at Citi. As part of the Global Brand Team, Ryan works with partners and colleagues across the enterprise ensuring efficient and effective management of Citi’s sponsorship investments, focused on purposeful partnerships that engage clients, consumers and colleagues at their passion points.  In addition to leading major sports sponsorships like Citi Field, the PGA TOUR, Paralympics and Manchester City, Ryan also oversees Citi’s non-sports sponsorship verticals like Global Citizen Festival (music), Harlem EatUp! (culinary) and Perez Art Museum Miami.

Before joining Citi seven years ago, Ryan was the Vice President of Strategic Consulting for Genesco Sports Enterprises. In this role, Ryan lead teams focused on saving clients’ money in sports sponsorship acquisition while effectively leveraging those sponsorships to drive brand and business objectives.  Ryan led the account teams that worked on some of the largest brands in sports including Pepsi, MillerCoors and Sirius Satellite Radio. Ryan has worked extensively with North American sports properties like the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, PGA TOUR and NASCAR but continues to work on more global properties as Citi’s portfolio diversifies in sponsorship.

Ryan Djabbarah

Adrian Madero is a co-founder and partner of 2M Boxing Promotions. In that role he is responsible for all aspects of boxing promotion including sourcing new talent, organizing prize fights, negotiating media coverage and right, venue logistics along with marketing of the event and fighters.

Adrian is a native of Chihuahua Mexico and did his undergraduate studies at Universidad de Monterrey is San Pedro Garza García, Mexico and holds a masters in Sports Administration from Northwestern university.

Adrian Madero

Tyler McQuality is the Illinois Institute of Technology head cross country coach/head track & field coach. He arrived at the Scarlet Hawks in 2018-19 as an assistant cross country/track & field coach. Previously, Tyler was at North Central College where he was a four-time All-CCIW selection for the three-time NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country National Champion Cardinals (2014, 2016, 2017). 

Tyler was also a member of the North Central squad that took home the 2017 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championship on their home track. 

Tyler obtained his bachelor's degree in business management/sports management from North Central College in 2018 and recently completed his master's degree in sports administration at Northwestern University.

Tyler McQuality

Adam Goldberg is the head of Azure OpenAI Enablement and Go To Market team and was previously an Account Director for the Go To Market team at OpenAI. 

Prior to his work with OpenAI Adam was the Director of Data and AI solutions at Microsoft and spent the early part of his career in multiple roles with Cisco.

Adam Goldberg

Collin Sexton joined the University of Kansas Athletics department in August of 2021 and currently serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Initiative and Chief of Staff as well as the sport administrator for the Kansas Football program.

Collin joins the University of Kansas from Northwestern where he was the assistant athletics director for leadership giving. While in that role, Collin contributed to a record-breaking fundraising campaign of over $460M to athletics.

Prior to Northwestern, Collin was the director of football operations and chief of staff at Bowling Green State University. There he managed the day-to-day operations of the football program, coordinated all travel plans and oversaw staff, department budget, academics, compliance, alumni relations and other areas.

Prior to his time at Bowling Green, Collin worked with Learfield’s corporate office in Plano, Texas, as a support assistant.

Collin played four years of football for Kansas State University where he was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 recipient and was on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four times. He graduated from Kansas State in  2016 with a degree in journalism and mass communications, and a minor in business administration. Collin also earned his master’s in sport administration from Northwestern in 2021.

Collin Sexton

Payton Chang is the the Social Media Manager for the Miami Dolphins along with their properties including Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Open, and Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. In addition to her work with the Dolphins Payton serves as a consultant for Progage Connect, working with professional and collegiate athletes earn endorsement deals and grow their personal brands.

Prior to her work with the Dolphins Payton worked for Athletes Unlimited as the Social Media Coordinator throughout their inaugural softball, volleyball, and lacrosse seasons and Tokyo 2021 coverage. Payton’s first job in sports came with Wasserman Media Group where she led a project working with the NFL and Microsoft Surface partnership for their Super Bowl LIV campaign. 

Payton did her undergraduate work at Stanford University where she earned a B.A. in Science, Technology, and Society with a concentration in Communication and Media. At Stanford, Payton was a member of the varsity indoor and beach volleyball teams where she was a part of two NCAA National Championships. She finished her volleyball career at Northwestern as a graduate transfer where she also earned her masters in Sports Administration.

Payton Chang

Michael Neuman is the co-head Playfly Sports Consulting - a sports media,  marketing and technology business centered around the team, league, brand, and network.

Before this newest venture Michael was the Managing Partner of Scout Sports and Entertainment, a Division of Horizon Media. 

Prior to joining Horizon, he was co-founder and president of Amplify Sports and Entertainment, a marketing consulting agency created to help brands harness the power of strategic sponsorship and maximize the impact of athlete and celebrity driven campaigns. 

Prior to launching Amplify, Michael was Senior Vice President, Group Account Director with STRATEGIC, where he provided strategic consulting services for sports and entertainment partnerships. 

Michael previously held senior positions with Paragon Marketing Group, Arnold Communications, and Global Television Sports.

Michael has contributed to publications including Adweek, Brandweek, Sports Business Journal, and The Sports Business Daily, and his work has been recognized by major awards programs, including the PROMO 100, PROMO Top Shops, the Bill Veeck Sports Sponsorship Awards, and the Big Apple PR Awards. 

Michael is adjunct professor at Columbia University where he leads courses in sports sponsorship and sales. He was previously an adjunct professor of sports marketing and corporate sponsorship in the undergraduate sports management program at the Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management at New York University.

Michael Neuman

Bryan Blair is the the 14th athletic director in the history of the University of Toledo, is the first African-American to hold the post. When he arrived at Toledo in 2022, he was just 37 years old, the youngest FBS athletic director in the nation at the time. He joined the Rockets after serving as the deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Washington State University from 2018-22.

Prior to his term at WSU, Bryan was the senior associate athletic director at Rice University from 2014-18, which was his second stint at that school. 

He also served at Rice for the first time as a compliance coordinator from 2011-12. While serving as senior associate AD at Rice, he served as a member of the athletics department’s senior leadership team, while overseeing sports medicine, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, compliance, and seven of the department’s 16 NCAA Division I sports programs. 

Bryan holds a law degree from the University of South Carolina and earned his undergraduate degree in history at Wofford College. 

Bryan played four seasons as a nose tackle for the Wofford football team from 2003-06. He was a team captain as a senior in 2006 and was named the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Bryan Blair

Tony Ponturo is the CEO of Ponturo Management Group where he consults in marketing for business and new sports ventures. He is a regular guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, CNBC, and other media outlets. 

Tony is also a Managing Partner in the Kirmser Ponturo Group, a company that produces and promotes projects at the crossroads of sports and entertainment. 

Tony spent 26 years at Anheuser-Busch serving as Vice-President of Global Media Sports and Entertainment Marketing for 17 of those years. He also served on the Anheuser-Busch Strategy Committee representing the top 15 executives of the company.

Tony was recently named Director of Industry Relations for the NYU Tisch Sports Institute for Sports Management, Media and Business. He is also an NYU Adjunct Professor.

Ponturo serves on the Villanova University Advisory Board for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Tony Ponturo

Brian Kopp is the founder of Stretch 4 Advisory and provides strategic business services to a variety of sports technology, data and analytics companies. Brian is also partner at Ryan Sports Ventures. Prior to Ryan Sports Ventures, Brian served as Senior Vice President of Sports Solutions for STATS LLC. At STATS, Brian was responsible for the revolutionary SportVU player tracking technology as well as building innovative analytics solutions for NBA, NFL and NCAA teams. As a result of his work with innovative sports technology, Brian was named to the 2016 SBJ Forty Under 40 class as well as a 2013 Idea Innovator by Sports Business Journal. Prior to his career in sports business, Brian worked in investment banking and private equity before transitioning into a variety of corporate strategy and M&A roles. Brian received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BA in Economics from Wabash College.

Brian Kopp

As the third season of the Revenue Above Replacement podcast continues Adam and Brice take a break for their excellent guests and discuss the current sports landscape and what to expect on this season of the podcast. 

In that conversation Adam and Brice discuss the recent NBA All Star game, touch on the Super Bowl, hit on NBA media rights, and wonder aloud about the recently announced sports streaming service that will bring together several providers. It would not be a conversation these days without some mention of the Taylor Swift effect and its impact not only on the NFL but sports fandom more broadly. 

The show will be back next week with another great guest, and we hope you enjoy this conversation between Adam and Brice.

Media Rights And Sports Eventizing

This week Adam and Brice take a break from the incredible guests this season to replay one of the most popular episodes from last season with Bryan Blair. With the landscape of college athletics continuing to shift Adam's interview with Bryan resonates as much today as at the time of the recording. 

Bryan Blair is the the 14th athletic director in the history of the University of Toledo, is the first African-American to hold the post. When he arrived at Toledo in 2022, he was just 37 years old, the youngest FBS athletic director in the nation at the time. He joined the Rockets after serving as the deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Washington State University from 2018-22.

Bryan holds a law degree from the University of South Carolina and earned his undergraduate degree in history at Wofford College.Bryan played four seasons as a nose tackle for the Wofford football team from 2003-06. He was a team captain as a senior in 2006 and was named the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Adam and Brice will be back next week with a new episode and more great guests throughout the season. 

Best of: Bryan Blair

Katie Krall is a Senior Product Manager of Baseball Strategy at Hawk-Eye Innovations, a division of Sony Sports Business. She spearheads development of new products that leverage biomechanics, player tracking, bat, and ball flight data.

Katie spent 2022 as a Development Coach with the Boston Red Sox where she oversaw pitch design, advance scouting and integrating data into player plans. This was her first season in uniform and coaching 1st base. 

Prior to her role with the Red Sox Katie was part of the Global Strategy team at Google focusing on Google Workspace after two seasons with the Cincinnati Reds as a Baseball Operations Analyst, a position that combined the worlds of roster construction, analytics, and scouting. 

After graduating from Northwestern University, Katie worked for a year and a half at Major League Baseball in the Commissioner's Office in New York City as a League Economics & Operations Coordinator. At MLB, Krall advised Clubs on 40-man roster management, MLB rules and compliance, major league administration, and salary arbitration. 

Katie holds an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and is a faculty member in Northwestern's Master's of Sports Administration Program teaching Sports Business: Finance, Accounting, and Economics.

Katie Krall

Michael Shealy is a Senior Manager of Data Science at Monumental Sports and Entertainment. Monumental is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country and owns and operates five professional sports teams: NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming, the Washington Capitals and the WNBA's Washington Mystics. 

Michal is an experienced and certified Analytics and End-to-End Predictive Modeling Specialist using Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and SAS Viya products. He has deep expertise in machine learning, data analytics, and information technology. 

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and in 2021 won the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Hack a Thon.

Michael Shealy

This week Adam and Brice take a break from the amazing guests to celebrate a milestone - the 100th episode of the Revenue Above Replacement podcast. 

The guys discuss the inception of the podcast and how it has evolved in the nearly three years since it began. They also dive into the typical workflow to publish the podcast each week, and end the episode with listener questions. 

Adam and Brice will be back next week with more interviews and both wanted to say an enormous thank you to all listeners and people that have made 100 episodes happen.

Episode 100

Jonathan Zarrilli is a Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Development at YES Network.  The YES Network is the most-watched regional sports network in the country, owns the exclusive local TV rights of the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Nets, Major League Soccer's New York City FC and the WNBA's New York Liberty. 

In his role at the Yes Network Jonathan is responsible for the Yes Network app and its continued evolution. Prior to his time at the Yes Network Jonathan worked in Management Consulting for LEK Consulting in Chicago. 

Jonathan holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and History from Northwestern.

Jonathan Zarrilli

Lucy Montgomery is currently the Sr. Manager of Case Writing at the Kellogg School of Management where she created materials leveraged in multiple course around conflict and conflict resolution. 

In addition to her work at Kellogg Lucy is a Strategy Consultant for Bloom Sports Partners. The remit of Bloom Sports Partners is to help the owners of sports teams and leagues to redefine strategic intent, transform operations and establish leadership teams to build sporting legacies. 

Lucy did her undergraduate work at Washington University in St. Louis where she was a member of the basketball team and the university representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She also received a masters of public administration from Harvard and an MBA from the Stanford graduate school of business.

Lucy Montgomery

William Mao is Senior Vice President of Octagon’s Global Media Rights Consulting division. A leading sports media rights expert, Mao leverages Octagon’s proprietary data, research, and technology, to advise and provide strategic consultation to rightsholders, distribution platforms, technology companies, and the investment community. With more than a decade of global experience across the linear TV and streaming landscape, Mao has a proven track record of helping organizations achieve record-breaking goals and innovative business solutions in highly competitive markets. 

Mao’s clients include the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, European Leagues, Tennis Australia, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, and University of Oklahoma, amongst many other high-profile leagues, conferences, teams, and events.

Prior to joining Octagon, Mao served as Vice President of Digital at MP & Silva, where he brokered foundational non-linear media distribution deals for global sports properties, and advised on new commercial opportunities for the agency and its clients. 

Previously, Mao was Head of College Sports for YouTube, where he established first-of-its-kind digital video partnerships with the NCAA and the Pac-12 Conference. While at YouTube, Mao also managed content partnerships with the NFL, NBA, MLB, and Turner Sports (now Warner Brothers Discovery). 

A recognized authority on the intersection of sports and media, Mao was named a “30 Under 30” in Sports by Forbes, and is a recipient of the Cynopsis Media Rising Star award.

William Mao

Annette Corbin is a former All American soccer player at Purdue and professional soccer player turned yogi and teacher. Annette is an excellence junkie who leans on the principles of kindness, discipline, and joy to teach a well-rounded class that has space for movement, breath, and reflection. 

Her courses and teaching approach are a little Brené Brown, Deion Sanders, bend, but don’t break, sing your favorite songs from high school, child's pose, maybe headstand, leave better than you came, take what your body gives you and ditch the ego at the door. 

Annette is a 500hr trained yoga teacher (moksha), as well as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University teaching two courses: Designing your life and Yoga Foundations: Living a life of service, discipline, and joy. 

Annette is also the founder and CEO of the Athlete Practice, a sport performance group that explores the intersection of yoga and personal development for high school and college athletes, helping them handle the physical and mental stress of playing sports at a high level. 

Annette did her undergraduate work at Purdue University where she was a member of the women’s soccer team and has a masters degree from the Medill School of Journalism.

Annette Corbin

Aji-Mallen Sanneh is the owner of Soccer Stars North Dallas along with being the co-founder of Altimate Sports Group - a boutique sports agency focusing aimed to amplify distinct talents and set athletes on a trajectory towards global acclaim. 

Aji has extensive work experience in global healthcare organizations. She began her career in 2009 as a Program Associate at Management Sciences for Health, where she worked on the Grant Management Solutions project. 

In 2012, she joined the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as an Associate Manager in Global Outreach, later taking on the role of Senior Manager for the Center for Global Health. 

From 2017 to 2022, Aji worked at The Global Fund, first as a Technical Specialist in HIV Partnerships & Quality, and then as a Specialist in HIV Policy, Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives. 

Aji has a Master's Degree in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and another Master's Degree in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Aji obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from York University.

Aji - Mallen Sanneh

JJ Stankevitz is the Indianapolis Colts' team writer and his work can be found on Colts.com and on the Colts App. He also regularly appears on the Colts Official Podcast on the Colts Audio Network, and can be heard on "Colts Pregame Huddle" on 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan.

JJ joined the Colts in 2021 after spending 10 years at NBC Sports Chicago, where he covered Notre Dame football from 2011-2016 and the Chicago Bears from 2017-2020. He also contributed to NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs and White Sox coverage, including during the 2016 World Series.

JJ hosted the Under Center Podcast, NBC Sports Chicago's Bears podcast, from 2017-2020 and contributed to the network's on-air Bears pregame and postgame programming as well. He was a frequent panelist on NBC Sports Chicago's "SportsTalk Live" and was a regular guest on "The Laurence Holmes Show" on 670 The Score.

A native of Oak Park, Ill., JJ attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in journalism in 2011.

JJ Stankevitz

During this holiday week we wanted to run one of our best episodes of the season with Eric Winston. Eric is a former NFL offensive tackle and current president of Winners Alliance. Eric played in college at the University of Miami and was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. During his NFL career has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and Cincinnati Bengals. Eric was the president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) from 2014 to 2020.

As President of Winners Alliance, Eric oversees all business strategy and operations for the company. Most recently, Eric served as Chief Licensing Officer and Head of Partner Development & College for OneTeam Partners. The Wharton School alum led OneTeam’s consumer products licensing, partner development, and college division.

Eric did his undergraduate work in international finance and marketing at the University of Miami and received an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

The guys will be back next week with new episodes and more great interviews.

Best Of: Eric Winston

This week Adam and Brice take a break for the excellent guests this season and discuss the current state of sports and sports business. In the discussion Adam and Brice focus on the pending NBA Media Rights deal and the launch of the new Chicago Sports Network along with the implications of both for fans, teams, leagues, and the content providers. The guys will be back next week with more great guests.

NBA Media Rights

Sam Noffs is the Vice President of Sales and Strategy at Champro. Sam has nearly 20 years of experience in sales. He began his career as an assistant buyer at The May Department Stores shortly before it was acquired and folded into Macy’s, where he grew into a buying and merchandise planning role. 

After his time at Macy’s, his career took off as he joined Nike, where he spent nearly 14 years flying through multiple roles, eventually landing as the sales director for North America, a position responsible for overseeing the sales of Nike products through the Neighborhood program in North America. 

Sam did his undergraduate work in business at Washington University in St. Louis where he was member of the football team and he holds an MBA from Portland State University.

Sam Noffs

Peter Feigin brings more than two decades of dynamic corporate leadership to Milwaukee’s sports and entertainment scene. His talents, hard work, and dedication are the driving force behind the transformational vision for not only the Milwaukee Bucks and the new world-class Fiserv Forum, but for the city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.

Since taking over as president of the team in October of 2014, Peter has completely reimagined, rebuilt, and reenergized the team’s business operations, resulting in substantial increases in attendance, ticket revenue, merchandise revenue, partnership sales, and TV viewership. He has assembled a top-flight management team and has nurtured a corporate culture marked by accountability, collaboration, and fun. The Bucks were named one of Milwaukee’s best places to work in 2015-2019 and Peter’s inspired leadership was recognized when he was named the Milwaukee BizTimes 2015 CEO of the Year.

Prior to joining the Bucks, Peter served as the Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a major international entertainment company, where he managed global business units and handled branding and business development. Before working at Deluxe, Peter was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Marquis Jet Partners Inc./NetJets, the world’s leading private aviation company. Peter was integral in Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets acquisition of Marquis Jet in 2010 and played a central role in the integration of the two companies. After transitioning post-merger to the same responsibilities at NetJets, he led the company to significant revenue growth.

From 1998 to 2004, Peter worked for the New York Knicks in a variety of roles culminating in his position as Vice President of Marketing. Under Peter’s leadership, profits, season subscriptions, and suite revenues increased significantly. From 1993 to 1998, he held sales and marketing positions with Six Flags Theme Parks, which was then a Time Warner company.

Peter Feigin

Mike Tannenbaum joined ESPN as an NFL Front Office Insider in April 2019. A former NFL executive with more than two decades worth of experience in team front offices, he now appears on a variety of ESPN platforms, including NFL Live, SportsCenter, First Take, and Get Up!.

Tannenbaum also contributed to ESPN’s coverage of the 2019 NFL Draft, serving as an analyst on ESPN Radio alongside Dari Nowkhah, Ian Fitzsimmons, Chris Canty, and Jim Nagy.

Prior to ESPN, Tannenbaum worked for several NFL franchises, most notably as executive vice president of football operations for the Miami Dolphins (2015-18), and executive vice president and general manager for the New York Jets (2006-12).

Under Tannenbaum’s leadership, the Dolphins made the playoffs in 2016 for the first time in eight seasons, and the Jets advanced to the playoffs in three seasons, won four playoff games, and made two AFC Championship game appearances. Tannenbaum’s tenure as general manager of the Jets marked the most successful seven-year period in franchise history.

Between executive roles with the Jets and Dolphins, Tannenbaum represented head coaches Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), David Blatt (then with the Cleveland Cavaliers), and others serving as an agent and principal at Priority Sports and Entertainment from 2013-14.

Mike Tannenbaum

A strategic thinker with an analytical approach to solving problems, Marques is driven to create growth, where others may not see opportunity.

As a small school prospect and 7th round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints, not much was expected from Marques as an NFL player. His ability to understand the nuances of the wide receiver position allowed him to make an immediate impact. He developed a keen understanding of how every role fit into the overall context of an offensive game plan, and how to leverage his instincts and strengths to exploit the weaknesses of his opponents. That approach allowed Marques to thrive for a decade, in a role that became vital to the team’s success. He retired in 2015 as a Super Bowl champion and franchise leader in almost every receiving category.

While still an active NFL player, Marques leaned on those same tools to start his second career in business. Over the last 15+ years, he has developed a multidimensional understanding of the business world through his experiences as an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and pro sports owner and executive.

He leverages his experience to consult and advise companies at the intersection of sports, health and wellness, technology, and media. Combining his instincts and problem-solving skills with operational experience, Marques helps clients navigate complex challenges to maximize their performance as well as the performance of their organizations. As a speaker and coach, he’s been featured at several business conferences and summits where he shares insights about business success, leadership, team building, and individual performance improvement.

Marques brings together his interests in health and wellness, tech, and entrepreneurship to give back to his community through his support for educational programs that share insights on success with others. In 2018, he partnered with Columbia Business School to create an executive education program for current and former athletes. He also partnered with his alma mater, Hofstra University, to establish the Marques Colston Fellowship to develop experiential learning programs for student-athletes pursuing health careers.

Marques Colston

Ray Warren is President of Telemundo Deportes. In this role, Warren oversees NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ growing sports business and leads its strategy across all its platforms and networks. He is responsible for developing opportunities for both existing franchises and future acquisitions with a keen focus on the FIFA World Cup properties.

Warren joined NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises from NBC Sports, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of NBC Sports Regional Networks.

His over thirty-year career spans several senior-level positions at leading advertising and media companies, including serving as President of Carat Media Group Americas, Managing Director of OMD USA, and President and CEO of Raycom Sports.  He also held several senior sales positions at ABC Television Network.  

Warren serves on the board of Citizens through Sports Alliance, the York College Foundation, and the York College School of Journalism.  He received his bachelor’s degree in communications from York College of The City University of New York.

Ray Warren

George Pyne is Founder & CEO of Bruin Sports Capital, the global sports and entertainment company launched in 2015. Bruin is the latest chapter of his widely-respected career--architecting business transformation in a range of industries that manifest in billions of revenue shareholder value. Backed by the industry's top private equity companies and family investors, Bruin specializes in developing high-growth global, sports, and entertainment businesses.

Throughout his career, Pyne has demonstrated an uncanny ability to uncover potential that others may not, and then turn that potential into immense value. Bruin is the latest example, a venture created to identify the great ideas that would thrive amidst the tectonic shifts to the sports economy and, with the Bruin overlay, lead the industry forward. Today, Bruin's portfolio of leading-edge companies operates on five continents. It is relied upon by virtually every major sports league, governing body, rights holder, as well as billions of sports fans.

Bruin follows Pyne's stewardship of IMG, where, as President and Board Member for IMG Sports and Entertainment, he was responsible for record revenue and earnings growth across multiple commercial lines of business. That growth was the catalyst for the $2.4B price WME paid for the company in 2014. Before that, as COO and Board Member for NASCAR, he designed the commercialization plan that transformed the regional, niche sport into an elite U.S. sports league generating multibillions in commercial revenue.

He began his career working for his family's real estate business before moving to Atlanta, GA to lead a full analysis of the city's school budget and operations, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. That work led to sweeping reforms. He went on to work for Portman Companies, the eponymous commercial real estate and architectural firm founded by the iconic architect. At Portman, he organized the world's second-largest debt restructuring (at the time) and also launched his first business (sports marketing). NASCAR was a client and eventually recruited him to build the commercial side of the sport. He became only the second non-family member to join the Board of NASCAR.

He is on the Board of the National Football Foundation and the National Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of New York. He also served on the Board of 24-Hour Fitness. A Brown University graduate, Pyne was Captain, All-Ivy League, and All-New England honoree as an offensive lineman for the  Bruins.

George Pyne

Northwestern's Master of Arts in Sports Administration (MSA) program is pleased to host the Revenue Above Replacement (RAR) podcast. MSA faculty members Adam Grossman and Brice Clinton will interview sports industry leaders weekly on a wide range of topics including business, economics, marketing, branding, media, sponsorship, events, and public policy. The podcast will also be directly integrated into the MSA curriculum with students taking MSA 401-0: Sports Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis creating a production plan that includes an episode’s guest, questions, audience and timing as part of a group assignment for the course.

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