SBJ I Factor: Jon Niemuth

This month’s SBJ I Factor is with Brandon Doll. SBJ’s Abe Madkour chats with the founder of Sports & Entertainment Advisors about his journey and how he played an instrumental part in bringing the Raiders to Las Vegas. Doll served as a Naval officer for seven years and he explains how lessons learned on deck prepared him for the sports industry. Doll is a member of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2021.

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. The second-ever MWC commissioner chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about her climb through the collegiate ranks. Nevarez is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers Class of 2019. Nevarez has had stints at the conference level in the Pac-12, West Coast Conference, and Mountain West Conference as well as at the college level at Oklahoma, Cal, and San Jose State. She shares stories of that journey as well as how being a former student-athlete guides her decision-making today. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

SBJ I Factor features an interview with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, who has a role in every aspect of the league’s business and is an influential voice across the industry. Daly is a member of SBJ’s Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame, having been named to the classes of 2001, 2002 and 2003. Daly talks with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the lessons he learned from competitive sports, the relationships he developed that led him to the NHL, hiring good people and letting them work, and why the industry needs to do a better job of communicating

SBJ I Factor: Ilana Kloss, presented by Allied SportsSBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Ilana Kloss, CEO of Billie Jean King Enterprises. Kloss, a member of Sports Business Journal’s Game Changers class of 2011 and a U.S. Open tennis doubles champion, sat down with SBJ’s Ross Nethery to talk about her career path, the importance of building relationships, and having the courage to make difficult career decisions.SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards, such as Forty Under 40, Game Changers and others.

SBJ I Factor: Chris Allphin, presented by Allied SportsSBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Chris Allphin, executive vice president of Elevate Sports Ventures. Allphin, a  member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2015, sat down with SBJ’s Bret McCormick to talk about his career path, his evolution as a leader, and the importance of protecting the live experience in sports and bringing communities together.SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards, such as Forty Under 40, Game Changers and others.

SBJ I Factor presented by Allied Sports features an interview with Jon Niemuth, director of sports at Gensler. Niemuth, a longtime leader and innovator in architecture, is a member of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2006. He sat down with SBJ’s Abe Madkour to talk about his career path, what it takes to be successful, and how facilities have changed and will continue to evolve.SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards, such as Forty Under 40, Game Changers and others.