Best Places to Work in Sports — The Honor List

Thirty-eight companies finished as a finalist and/or medalist in both the 2023 and 2024 studies. In those cases the 2023 finish is listed first and 2024 is listed second.

Allied Sports (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 39

Primary business: Sports and entertainment brand marketing

Altius Sports Partners (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 42

Primary business: Advises and educates colleges on name, image and likeness and brand marketing

Aquarius Sports and Entertainment (finalist, bronze medal)

Headquarters: Washington, D.C.

Employees: 10

Primary business: Sponsorship consulting, activation and experiential marketing

Athletes Unlimited (bronze medal)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 65

Primary business: Professional women’s sports

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment (gold medal, gold medal)

Headquarters: Charlotte

Employees: 17

Primary business: Sports and entertainment consulting and marketing

Cast Iron Media (finalist, bronze medal)

Headquarters: White Plains, N.Y.

Employees: 47

Primary business: Media and sponsorship sales

Channel 1 Media Solutions (bronze medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Toronto

Employees: 18

Primary business: Digital marketing agency

Cleveland Cavaliers (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Cleveland

Employees: 546

Primary business: National Basketball Association team

Connect Partnership Group (bronze medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Dallas

Employees: 11

Primary business: Sales and consultancy for sponsorships, naming rights and other media assets

Cosm (silver medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Los Angeles

Employees: 276

Primary business: Immersive experiences technology

DKC Sports (finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 16

Primary business: Public relations, marketing and government affairs firm

DraftKings (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Boston

Employees: 3,234

Primary business: Sports betting

Excel Sports Management (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 298

Primary business: Sports management and marketing agency

GameChanger (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 189

Primary business: Technology company that provides scorekeeping, stats, video streaming and recap stories to teams and fans at the local level

GMR Marketing (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New Berlin, Wis.

Employees: 548

Primary business: Event and experiential marketing and activation across digital and social media

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (finalist)

Headquarters: Lexington, Ky.

Employees: 24

Primary business: Private, nonprofit and self-regulatory organization created by Congress to establish and enforce medication, anti-doping and racetrack safety rules and programs for the U.S. thoroughbred racing industry

Impact Development Management (finalist, bronze medal)

Headquarters: Atlanta

Employees: 46

Primary business: Project management

Inner Circle Sports (silver medal, bronze medal)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 12

Primary business: Investment banking

Jump (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 41

Primary business: End-to-end fan experience platform built for sports teams and venues

Kiswe (silver medal)

Headquarters: New Providence, N.J.

Employees: 78

Primary business: Direct-to-consumer streaming

Learfield (finalist, bronze medal)

Headquarters: Dallas

Employees: 2,000

Primary business: College sports media, technology, ticketing, licensed merchandise, marketing, fan engagement, content and NIL solutions

LST Marketing (silver medal)

Headquarters: Dallas, Indianapolis, London

Employees: 20

Primary business: Experiential marketing, sponsorships, talent integration and event production

Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life (silver medal)

Headquarters: Fully remote

Employees: 24

Primary business: Media and gaming company

MKTG Sports + Entertainment (finalist, silver medal)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 219

Primary business: Sports and entertainment marketing

Navigate (bronze medal, silver medal)

Headquarters: Chicago (fully remote)

Employees: 26

Primary business: Data-driven consulting

New Meadowlands Stadium Company — MetLife Stadium (finalist)

Headquarters: East Rutherford, N.J.

Employees: 1,642

Primary business: Operating company for MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and Jets

Next League (finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 40

Primary business: Provides digital technology solutions for the sports, media and entertainment industries

Octagon (silver medal, bronze medal)

Headquarters: Stamford, Conn., and McLean, Va.

Employees: 520

Primary business: Marketing and sponsorship consulting; athlete and personality representation; event management; property rights; media advisory

Omaha Productions (gold medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Los Angeles

Employees: 40

Primary business: Content creator

Opendorse (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Lincoln, Neb.

Employees: 63

Primary business: Athlete marketplace and name, image and likeness technology company

Orlando Magic (silver medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Orlando

Employees: 757

Primary business: National Basketball Association team

Parity (silver medal, bronze medal)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 13

Primary business: Platform for pro women athlete partnerships

Playfly Sports (bronze medal, bronze medal)

Headquarters: Berwyn, Pa.

Employees: 648

Primary business: Media, marketing and technology

Premier Lacrosse League (gold medal, silver medal)

Headquarters: Torrance, Calif.

Employees: 105

Primary business: Lacrosse league

Priority Sports & Entertainment (finalist)

Headquarters: Chicago

Employees: 30

Primary business: Sports management firm, representing NFL and NBA athletes and coaches

Prodigy Search (finalist)

Headquarters: Freehold, N.J.

Employees: 7

Primary business: Recruiting and executive search for senior-level talent in sports, entertainment, nonprofit, and media industries

Rush Soccer (finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 25

Primary business: Youth soccer

SharpHat (gold medal, silver medal)

Headquarters: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Employees: 19

Primary business: Custom software development

Silver Tribe Media (gold medal)

Headquarters: Los Angeles

Employees: 11

Primary business: Talent management and production company

Speedway Motorsports (silver medal)

Headquarters: Concord, N.C.

Employees: 747

Primary business: Motorsports entertainment

StellarAlgo (finalist)

Headquarters: Calgary

Employees: 58

Primary business: Fan engagement platform for sports and live events

Teall Properties Group (gold medal, gold medal)

Headquarters: Winston-Salem, N.C.

Employees: 69

Primary business: High school sports marketing

TeamSnap (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Chicago

Employees: 207

Primary business: Technology platform that connects youth sports through communication, organization and engagement

Teamworks (gold medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Durham, N.C.

Employees: 275

Primary business: Productivity software

TicketManager (bronze medal)

Headquarters: Calabasas, Calif.

Employees: 89

Primary business: Ticket and event management software

TMRW Sports (silver medal, gold medal)

Headquarters: Winter Park, Fla.

Employees: 80

Primary business: Technology platform and content creator in sports, media and entertainment

Tony Fay Public Relations (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Plano, Texas

Employees: 22

Primary business: Public relations and communications across sports and entertainment organizations

Trajektory (gold medal)

Headquarters: Chicago

Employees: 26

Primary business: Partnership measurement platform

Transmit (bronze medal)

Headquarters: Miami

Employees: 49

Primary business: Advanced AdTech and monetization solutions for digital networks, content publishers, and streaming platforms

Logitix (Acquired by Victory Live) (gold medal)

Headquarters: Boca Raton, Fla.

Employees: 104

Primary business: End-to-end software and service solutions designed to simplify and streamline sales and distribution of live event tickets

Vision Insights (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: New York

Employees: 15

Primary business: Sponsorship performance measurement

Volt Athletics (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Seattle

Employees: 18

Primary business: Personalized training guidance for sports, tactical readiness or general fitness with its Training App and Coach Platform

Wicket (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Cambridge, Mass.

Employees: 27

Primary business: Facial authentication platform providing frictionless touch points for sports venues, live events and credentialed facilities

WIT (silver medal, finalist)

Headquarters: Holmdel, N.J.

Employees: 20

Primary business: Digital marketing activation platform

WME Sports (gold medal, gold medal)

Headquarters: Beverly Hills, Calif., and New York

Employees: 228

Primary business: Talent, sales, media and strategy

Zoomph (finalist, finalist)

Headquarters: Reston, Va.

Employees: 38

Primary business: Helps teams, leagues, brands and agencies measure the value of sponsorships and understand their audiences for sports and entertainment