2023 Sports Business Awards presenters
Deal of the Year — Andrea Brimmer, chief marketing and public relations officer, Ally Financial
Best in Sports Betting — Sampson Yimer, senior vice president, sponsorship consulting, Momentum Worldwide
Best in Sports Social Media — Adam Grow, chief operating officer, KORE
Best in Talent Representation of the Year — Marie Donoghue,vice president, global sports video, Amazon
Sports Event of the Year — Heidi Browning, chief marketing officer, National Hockey League
Athletic Director of the Year — Wes Day,president, Teall Sports & Entertainment
Best in Sports Media — Stephanie Maes, head of sports partnerships, MGM Resorts
Celebration of Service — Icy Jones,executive director, America SCORES
Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services — Lisa Motley,senior director of sports and special events, Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority
Sports Sponsor of the Year — TJ Adeshola, former vice president, global media and content partnerships, Twitter
Sports Facility of the Year — David Staas,shareholder, Winstead PC
Lifetime Achievement — Jon Hamm
Sports Breakthrough of the Year — Paul Rabil, co-founder and president, Premier Lacrosse League
Best in Agency Creativity and Innovation — Kay Adams, host of “Up & Adams,” FanDuel TV
Sports Team of the Year — Stacey Allaster,chief executive, professional tennis; and U.S. Open tournament director, USTA
Executive of the Year — Don Garber,commissioner, Major League Soccer
Sports League of the Year — Jimmy Pitaro, chairman, ESPN
2023 Sports Business Awards judges
Armaan Ahluwalia, BSE Global
Megan Allison, Underdog
Kristin Bernert, Columbus Crew
Amy Bigelow, Publicis Sport & Entertainment
Bess Brodsky, Columbia University
Adriene Bueno, LinkedIn
Mike Burch, Speedway Motorsports
Jake Burns, Tepper Sports & Entertainment
Catherine Carlson, BSE Global
Ahron Cohen, Polar Sun Ventures
Laron Davis, Chicago Bears
Howard Deneroff, Westwood One
Brandon Doll, Sports & Entertainment Advisors
Jené Elzie, Varsity Brands / ClubCorp
Andrew Fegyveresi, Fox Sports
Todd Fischer, GMR Marketing
Andres Focil, WMT
Keith Friedenberg, Endeavor
Brandon Gayle, San Antonio Spurs
Ishwara Glassman Chrein
Raleigh Anne Gray, Must Love Sports
CJ Harrington, Hogan Lovells
Neil Howard, MKTG
Brett Jewkes, Atlanta Falcons
Adam Jones
Jim Kadlecek, SponsorCX
Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick, Los Angeles Rams
Heather Karatz
Anmol Malhotra, Snap
Tony Mayhoff, DEJ Management
Rob McQueen, McQueen Consulting
Marissa Meli, Green Bay Packers
Len Perna, TurnkeyZRG
Sid Rao, Tempus Ex
John Ruzich, Legends
Jen Sabatelle, CBS Sports
Sandeep Satish, E15 Group
Andre Schunk, Gold Rabbit Sports
Emily Sisson, Octagon
Ron Skotarczak
Bill Sutton, Bill Sutton & Associates
Charlie Turano, Heritage Werks
Sam Werner, Sports Media Advisors
Marissa Weseloh, Verizon
Dionna Widder
Sampson Yimer, Momentum Worldwide
