{"id":113,"date":"2017-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/press-releases\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/"},"modified":"2022-03-18T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:21:46","slug":"2017-inspirational-leader-award","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Inspirational Leader Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/Billy-Beane-Inspirational-Leader-2.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Oct 11, 2017                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>News<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">2017 Inspirational Leader Award<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/leadership-and-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Leadership &amp; Culture<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/&#038;text=2017 Inspirational Leader Award\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: 2017 Inspirational Leader Award. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/2017-inspirational-leader-award\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">Billy Beane takes home the coveted Award at the Leaders Under 40 Awards<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>Last week, 3 October 2017, Leaders and Aspire Academy welcomed 450 established industry leaders to the Natural History Museum for the 2017 Leaders Under 40 Awards dinner. It was a night of celebration to recognise the most innovative, creative and talented leaders driving the sport business industry forward. On the night, all 42 members of the Class of 2017 were welcomed to the stage to collect their awards and Aspire Academy unveiled their 2017 Inspirational Leader; Billy Beane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Inspirational Leader Award, judged and presented by Aspire Academy, has been created to inspire the next generation of leaders in the world of sport. The award, previously received by Carlo Ancelotti, former Bayern Munich Head Coach and Herbert Hainer, former Adidas CEO, is presented annually to an individual who has led from the front and made an unparalleled impact on the sports industry across their career. This year, Aspire Academy honoured Billy Beane, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, Oakland Athletics with the Inspirational Leader Award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beane played the game at the highest level and turned his experience on the field to revolutionise the trading, formation, stats and scouting across the entire game of baseball and sparked new thinking around the world on how other sports could follow.\u00a0 So much so he was the subject of Michael Lewis&#8217; 2003 book on baseball economics, <em>Moneyball<\/em>, which was made into a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as Beane. The film detailed Beane\u2019s struggle to shake up what was then conservative thinking holding the game back.\u00a0 It took insight, intelligence, determination and courage to follow through on his beliefs, against all the odds, to transform the sport of baseball.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information or photographs of the evening please <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-under-40-awards\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspirational Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Billy Beane, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, Oakland Athletics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaders Under 40 Awards Class of 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexis Schaefer, Commercial &amp; Marketing Director, International Paralympic Committee<\/p>\n<p>Claire Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Netball Scotland<\/p>\n<p>R\u0103zvan\u00a0 Burleanu, President, Romanian Football Federation<\/p>\n<p>Amy Starkey, Regional Director (East), The Jockey Club<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Caldwell, Team President &amp; Chief, Executive Officer, Florida Panthers<\/p>\n<p>Kara Bachman, Executive Director, Chicago Sports Commission<\/p>\n<p>Nzinga Shaw, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity &amp; Inclusion Officer, Atlanta Hawks &amp; Philips Arena<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jayar Donlan, Executive Vice President, Digital &amp; Social Content, WWE<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Gayle, Head of Global Sports Partnerships, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Shaun. C Koiner, Chief Product Officer, Perform Media<\/p>\n<p>Scott Kegley, Executive Director, Digital Media &amp; Innovation, Minnesota Vikings<\/p>\n<p>Mike Norrish, Head of Digital, BT Sport<\/p>\n<p>Rob Bloom, Group Digital Director, McLaren<\/p>\n<p>Chris Benyarko, Vice President, Product Strategy, National Basketball Association<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entrepreneurship <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Rushton, Chief Executive Officer, DAZN<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey\u00a0 Roth, Partner, Bruin Sports Capital<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Horbaczewski, Chief Executive Officer &amp; Founder, Drone Racing League<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Walshe, Chief Executive Officer &amp; Co-Founder, Augusto<\/p>\n<p>Mark Locke, Chief Executive Officer, Genius Sports<\/p>\n<p>Tobias Sherman, Chief Executive Officer &amp; Co-Founder, FOUNDRY IV<\/p>\n<p>James Kirkham, Head of COPA90, COPA90<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marketing &amp; Communications <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katherine Johnson, Vice President &amp; Head of Global Sponsorship Marketing, Visa<\/p>\n<p>Ben Hartman, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Octagon<\/p>\n<p>Anthony DiCosmo, Senior Vice President, Sports Marketing &amp; Content Development, Nickelodeon<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Dabb, Chief Marketing Officer, National Lacrosse League<\/p>\n<p>Umut Kutlu, Chief Marketing Officer, Be\u015fikta\u015f JK<\/p>\n<p>Lenah Ueltzen-Gabell, Executive Vice President EMEA, Wasserman<\/p>\n<p>Zaileen Janmohamed, Senior Vice President, GMR Marketing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal &amp; Governance <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Porter, Director of Legal &amp; Business Affairs, DC United &amp; Swansea City FC<\/p>\n<p>Frank Saviano, Associate, Proskauer<\/p>\n<p>Benoit\u00a0\u00a0 Pasquier, General Counsel &amp; Director of Legal Affairs, Asian Football Confederation<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Rogers, Head of Governance &amp; Regulation, Premiership Rugby<\/p>\n<p>Chris Lendrum, Head of Professional Rugby, New Zealand Rugby<\/p>\n<p>Chris Anderson, Head of Legal Services, Everton Football Club<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Ellis, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jake Reid, President, Sporting Kansas City<\/p>\n<p>Brent Stehlik, Executive, Vice President &amp; Chief Revenue Officer, Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n<p>Ian Warbrick, Director, Sponsorship Sales, TEAM Marketing AG<\/p>\n<p>Michael Zavodsky, Executive Vice President, Global Partnerships, Brooklyn Sports &amp; Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Deblicker, Head of Partnerships, Ligue de Football Professionnel<\/p>\n<p>Jake Reynolds, Senior Vice President, Ticket Sales &amp; Service, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center<\/p>\n<p>Menno Geelen, Chief Commercial Officer, AFC Ajax<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delighted to announce Billy Beane as the 2017 Inspirational Leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":114,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[59],"class_list":["post-113","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership-and-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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