2025 Sports Business Awards Judges

Chris Allphin — Elevate

Laurence Applebaum — Golf Canada

Seth Bennett — Charlotte Hornets

Jason Bitsoff — Machete Group

Ashley Braband — Omaha Productions

John Brody — Senior adviser and board member\

Amina Bulman —Boston Legacy FC

Bruce Bundrant — rEvolution

Kathy Carter — Formerly with LA28

Keia Cole — BSE Global

Brandon Doll — Sports & Entertainment Advisors

Stirling Eads — Excel Sports Management

Emily Eskin — San Francisco 49ers and Levi’s Stadium

Mali Friedman — Washington Commanders

Jeff Garrant — Potassium Sports

Kevin Griffin — Ohio State University

Nuvia Guzman — Octagon

Melissa Harper — Good Sports Inc.

Jonathan Harris — JHSports+

Ed Horne — On Location

Gary Jacobus — KG Ventures

Danita Johnson — D.C. United

Jim Kadlecek — University of Mount Union

Bridget Kaye — Populous

Jennifer Matthews — Formerly with FanDuel

Tony Mayhoff — Baltimore Orioles

Mike Ondrejko — Legends

Ram Padmanabhan — Chicago Bulls

Issa Sawabini — Fuse Marketing

Julie Simmons — Paragon

Jason Sinnarajah — Kansas City Royals

Ron Skotarczak — Jigsaw Labs

Jessica Slenker —New York Giants

Matt Sych — MKTG Sports + Entertainment

Vanessa Taveras — Athletes Unlimited

Greg Via — Sports and esports marketing

Jackie Woodward —Brand.Culture.Grow

Ann Wool — UEG North America

Sampson Yimer — Momentum Worldwide

Mark Zarthar — Florida Panthers



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