A slew of execs attended the SBJ’s and CAA’s Speakers Reception on Tuesday, including CAA’s Michael Levine, Howie Nuchow, Paul Danforth, Tom Young, Matt Kramer, Alan Gold, Bob Stanley, Fabian Stechel and Kevin Belbey. Also in attendance were Centennial Yards’ Brian McGowan, Disney’s Ken Potrock, MLB’s Uzma Rawn Dowler, Anschutz’s Cole Finegan, Kevin Demoff of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, AEG’s Todd Goldstein, AXS’s Tom Andrus, Next League’s Dave Nugent and McDermott’s Tom Conaghan, Greg Berson and Henry Smokler (who just joined the law firm from the PGA of America).
CAA Sports hosted an intimate dinner party Wednesday evening at E.Baldi in Beverly Hills, bringing together 25 influential female leaders from across the industry. CAA leaders in attendance included Aubree Curtis, Marissa Dishaw, Dania Echeverri, Liz Gray, Melissa Heiter, Beth McClinton, Lisa Metelus, Liv Montella, Natalie Tran and Ida Ziniti.
The Team held its 16th Annual Women of Sport Cocktail Reception at the Grammy Museum on Wednesday night. Spotted at the event were Boston Legacy FC President Jennifer van Dijk, Athletes Unlimited’s Vanessa Taveras, Parity’s Mandy Anderson and former Elevate exec Molly Mazzolini. The Team had a large gathering at its event, including Elizabeth Lindsey, Amy Segal (the managing director of its newly launched leadership advisory and executive search practice), Circe Wallace and the Collective’s Thayer Lavielle. For more on the dinner, see the coverage from SBJ’s Terry Lefton.
Katsuya at L.A. Live hosted three law firm parties Tuesday night. Diners seen in and around the noted sushi house included Third Space Capital’s Heather Brooks Karatz, IPG’s Jeff Marks, Greenberg Traurig’s Brian Michael Cooper and Inner Circle’s Steve Horowitz and David Abrams.
AEG hosted a Happy Hour on Wednesday night at its newly renovated offices on the third floor, with more open meeting spaces, an open TV room and outdoor patio overlooking L.A. Live. Spotted that night: AEG’s Todd Goldstein, Michelle Kajiwara, Katie Pandolfo, Russell Silvers and Nick Baker; CAA’s Alan Gold, Fox Sports’ Jordan Bazant, the NFL’s Ingrid Petri, ZRG’s Len Perna, Penske Racing’s Jonathan Gibson, BeCore’s Steve Dupee, The Team’s Elizabeth Lindsey, Angel City’s Julie Uhrman and the LA84 Foundation’s Renata Simril.
ZRG Partners hosted a private dinner at Fleming’s on Wednesday night. Among those in attendance were ZRG’s Len Perna, Rick Alessandri and Jamie Spencer, along with the Raiders’ Sandra Douglass Morgan, Sixth Street Partners’ Russell Wolff, the Dodgers’ Royce Cohen and former CBS News chief Wendy McMahon.
Dan Mannix’s Underdog & Co. hosted around 40 guests Wednesday night for an al fresco dinner at Rossoblu. Guests outside of the Underdog agency family: Innovative Partnerships’ Jeff Marks, L.A. Marathon’s Karen O’Connell, MLB Players Inc.’s Evan Kaplan, and Carl Thomas of DRVN Sports and Entertainment. The guests from Underdog’s agency consortium included BeCore’s Mark Billick and Steve Dupee.
NRG hosted a private dinner at Bacari on Wednesday night, and among those in attendance were NRG’s Jay Kaufman, Comcast’s Jenna Kurath, Finn Partners’ John Acunto, Diddo’s Rishi Nair and Ryan Sullivan and TKO Group’s Jacob Stillman.
