Bret McCormick

Jack Groetzinger began playing chess online during the pandemic and hasn’t kicked the habit. The game probably activates the same strategic neurons of the 38-year-old New Yorker’s brain that he’s using in guiding SeatGeek. The company has raised over $400 million in venture financing, and very nearly...

Sandeep Satish is a bridge standing between the technology and sports food and beverage worlds. Recently promoted to chief commercial officer at Levy, Satish’s positioning has helped Levy’s venue clients stay at the cutting edge of fan experience tech trends. “The folks in technology, advanced...

Ken Gaber’s career in the sports industry began as a 14-year-old sweeping dugouts for the Norwich Navigators, the Yankees’ Class AA affiliate in Connecticut. Gaber looked up to his brother, Steve, and sister, Susan, who both worked for the team and have gone on to successful careers...

About a half-dozen of the key staff at Swing Racquet + Paddle, soon to be the world’s largest racket sports facility, was seated around a conference table at a Raleigh co-working space in May explaining their vision. The co-working space and its whiteboard is where Rob Autry,...

The sheer of the Swing Racquet + Paddle campus (45 acres) and the investment ($80 million) deployed to bring it to life is impressive, but the involvement of Wilson Sporting Goods might lend more gravitas to the project than anything else.  Wilson, long synonymous with...

Greg Nortman has stepped down as President of Logitix to pursue other interests, the company is announcing this morning. Nortman joined ticketing tech company Logitix in 2017, when it was known as Dynasty Sports and Entertainment. He was named President in 2021 after five years as the company’s...

The Pirates and Fanatics are officially opening a new flagship team store at PNC Park that will have two times the retail space as the previous store at the riverfront ballpark. The new Clubhouse Store kicks off the two sides’ recent 10-year extension to their seven-year-old relationship. Fans can...

Tennis Channel is looking for a new VP/DTC and Streaming, according to the website of Turnkey ZRG, which is handling the search. The tennis-focused network has been building a full version of a Tennis Channel direct-to-consumer product with a hoped-for launch date of the first quarter in 2024. Turnkey’s listing...

FC Cincinnati has announced the project team for its $300M mixed-use development being built just north of TQL Stadium. L.A.-based RIOS, which designed Microsoft Square at LA Live and is working on the Ducks’ ocVibe project, will serve as the Master Plan Architect in Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati...

Peacock and AEG have entered into a naming rights agreement that sees LA Live’s theater and plaza renamed Peacock Theater and Peacock Place, replacing the previous titles, Microsoft Theater and XBox Plaza. Peacock becomes LA Live’s exclusive streaming partner and will launch a branded content studio at...