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On the eve of the annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at Boston's Hynes Convention Center, more than 125 women from across leagues, teams, agencies, brands and sports media gathered a day early to join the second annual WISE Multiplier Summit presented by FanDuel. The event's goal was to advance knowledge and skills around predictive data and analytics, and its applications across roles in the ...

On March 14, a sold out crowd of 200+ filled The Times Center auditorium in New York City for the eighth WISE/R Symposium, engaging in dynamic, interactive workshops and hearing powerful, personal stories from leaders in the business of sports. The day was one of thought-provoking ideas — such as the framework presented by Jessica Gelman on how to apply data-centered decision-making models, and the ...

Left to right: Carla Williams, Andrea Brimmer, Monica McNutt, Hillary Mandel and Jill Gregory. WISE celebrated its 27th Annual Women of the Year Awards Luncheon by recognizing its newest class of honorees: Andrea Brimmer, Jill Gregory, Hillary Mandel and Carla Williams. On March 15, an audience of nearly 400 gathered once again in the Ziegfield Ballroom to celebrate, including the WISE national ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Weinberg (646) 359-7798 pr@wiseworks.org First-of-its-Kind Deepening the Bench Campaign Brings Unprecedented Contributions to Support Women Working in the Sports Industry MARCH 9, 2023 (New York, NY) — Women in Sports and Events (WISE), the leading voice and resource for women in the business of sports, today announced the first-of-its-kind Deepening ...

2023 WISE Women of Year honoree Hillary Mandel knows negotiation. In her more than 25 years in the business, she's managed the sports rights and distribution deals for more than 200 premier content owners, including professional sports leagues, teams, college conferences and international federations. Here, IMG's executive vice president and head of the Americas practice talks about finding opportunity ...

2023 WISE Women of Year honoree and Ally CMO Andrea Brimmer is one of the country's most innovative marketing minds, having received the AdWeek Brand Genius Award in 2020, and honored as one of Business Insider's Most Innovative CMOs in 2022. Here, the creative force behind building the Ally financial services brand — one that has been instrumental in supporting women's sports across many media ...

2023 WISE Women of Year honoree Carla Williams is the first African American woman to lead a Power Five athletic department. A former standout college athlete herself, Williams wasted no time when she ascended to the role, immediately launching a Master Plan initiative focused on significant facilities upgrades including groundbreaking on an $80 million, 90,000-square foot Football Operations Center ...

By Van Adams, WISE Chapter Liaison Every March, in recognition of Women's History Month, WISE chapters present the signature Power Play: Up Close with … panel featuring an all-female lineup of senior to executive-level women from the same organization or business vertical. Created in 2010 by the WISE NYC Metro chapter, Power Play was designed to advance the dialogue of female leadership. ...

If you happen to know or work with someone who attended the 2022 WISE/R Symposium on March 8 in New York City, you might have noticed a slight difference in them afterward — a renewed sense of purpose, a reinvigorated outlook on life … added swag . To call this year's Symposium transformational might be overstating things — slightly — but there is no denying that the more than 200 attendees who ...

Left to right: WISE Women of the Year honorees Elizabeth Lindsey, Susan Cohig, Rosalyn Durant and JoAnn Neale. Nearly three years after its last ceremony, WISE returned to New York City's Ziegfeld Ballroom on March 9 for its 26th annual Women of the Year Awards luncheon. With many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted just in time for the event, more than 300 attendees came together in person ...

In sports, what was once a pool of data is now an ocean growing wider and deeper every day. And for the executives tasked with moving the ball down field, harnessing the power and potential of that ocean is key. Recognizing an opportunity to further its mission of helping women accelerate their careers, WISE — in partnership with the Wasserman Foundation and the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference ...

By WISE National WISE Women of the Year honoree Susan Cohig once pivoted from working in radio to sports and later on, moved across the country to join the National Hockey League. Here, the executive vice president of club business affairs talks about her passion for mentoring others, how her mother influenced her drive to be a change agent and what to do when you start feeling comfortable ...

By WISE National WISE Women of the Year honoree JoAnn Neale has built her career at Major League Soccer over the last three decades. Here, the MLS president and chief administrative officer talks about advocating for women in the industry, building trust with colleagues and never being complacent. Describe a moment in your career that you would say was pivotal to your professional journey. ...

By WISE National WISE Women of the Year honoree Elizabeth Lindsey has shaped her career around raising the profile of and creating opportunities for women in sports. Here, Wasserman's president of brands and properties talks about the importance of staying true to yourself and creating genuine relationships within your network. Describe a moment in your career that you would say was pivotal ...

By WISE National WISE Women of the Year honoree Rosalyn Durant worked at ESPN for 20 years before making the move to Walt Disney Resort. Here, the senior vice president of operations talks about the importance of remaining a lifelong learner and how advocating for others starts by "seeing them." Describe a moment in your career that you would say was pivotal to your professional journey. ...

By Amy C. Potter, WISE Within National Committee Chair Every January, WISE kicks off our program calendar with Speed Mentoring Roundtables — a WISE Within national signature mentoring event — launched in 2014 as our annual recognition and celebration of National Mentoring Month . As we look back on January 2022, both at the national and chapter levels, an impressive turnout of mentoring-related ...

We are pleased to announce the launch of the groundbreaking WISE and McKinsey's Women in the Business of Sports Inclusion Survey . This industry-wide research goes well beyond anything that has been done in sports business and your participation is critical to its success. Collaboration with McKinsey & Company WISE is collaborating with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm that ...

From Nov. 7–11, 2021, the annual WISE Executive Leadership Institute (WELI) returned to Dartmouth's campus after a break in 2020 due to the pandemic. Launched in 2014 in partnership with Tuck Executive Education, the world-renowned business school at Dartmouth, the five-day intensive study program is the gold standard in leadership development training in the business of sports. 2021 participants ...

By WISE National Sep. 1, 2021 — The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management within the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and Women in Sports and Events (WISE), today jointly announced the recipients of the Second Annual WISE/McCormack Graduate Scholars Awards. The recipients, Patsy Kealey and Ishita Tibrewal, will each receive free tuition and Graduate Assistantship ...

According to McKinsey's 2020 Women in the Workplace report , obstacles start early and set the stage for how quickly women advance, with only 85 women moving from entry level to management for every 100 men. The number decreases further for Latina women (71) and Black women (58). WISE national board chair and president Kathleen Francis opened the 2021 WISE/R Symposium on March 15 with these stats ...