Sheila Johnson & Kristin Bernert

24/01/2019 50 min
Sheila Johnson & Kristin Bernert

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Episode Synopsis

Behind-the-scenes at Leaders Meet: Innovation | Ted Leonsis' warning on sports betting | Sheila Johnson (5.20) on diversity and the WNBA | Kristin Bernert (28.30) on enhancing the experience at MSG.
Episode 50 of the Leaders Sport Business Podcast lifts back the curtain on the Leaders Meet: Innovation event at BAFTA in London on 17th January and features conversations with Monumental Sports & Entertainment Co-Owner and Vice-Chair Sheila Johnson, SBJ basketball writer John Lombardo, and Madison Square Garden Company SVP of Business Operations Kristin Bernert.
On the agenda:
- The NBA's approach to sports betting;
- Sheila Johnson on opening the doors for women and people of colour in sport;
- The future prospects of the WNBA;
- How the World's Most Famous Arena remains so famous;
- Celebrity outreach programmes for the Knicks' front row.