Searching for Sports Exec 2.0

Anyone who works in sports quickly learns that it’s the ultimate “six degrees of separation” business, both in the realm of professional relationships and business experience. Unlike other business cultures within most corporate structures, sports organizations require executives to attain a working (or sometimes substantial) knowledge of other departments and businesses, and then to figure out a way to work together, to converge for the greater good. In the process, executives typically get an amazing opportunity to learn new things outside their vertical comfort zones, while building relationships (and networking) with all kinds of new people inside and outside of their companies. Therein lies the inspiration for the name of the business.

This is a business where management talent matters a lot, especially in these challenging and disruptive times. Now more than ever, sports organizations, from leagues to promotion agencies, national governing bodies to digital publishers, have to attract, hire, and retain the best and the brightest in order to maintain a competitive edge. At the same time, executives already in the business and those hoping to find a way in, need to be — or quickly become — what I’d call Sports Executive 2.0, a new model that is smarter, sharper, more tech savvy, more nimble, and bigger thinking than his/her predecessor. We’ve seen evidence over the last few years that this new breed of executive is proving to be the best type of leader in the business.

All that said, we are looking forward to helping on both fronts: working with organizations who are like-minded and to find and attract great v. 2.0 exectutives, and working with individuals who get it but may need some help with their career development or transition.

I urge all of our visitors and users to register with us, get into our network, and stay in touch. We hope we will get a chance to meet all of you.

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