Sports & Entertainment
Kennedy Clay Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Launching in June 2013, Kennedy Clay Sports & Entertainment, LLC is dedicated to bringing bold and innovative leadership to professional sports. Driven towards acquiring a majority or minority stake in a professional sports franchise, Kennedy Clay’s primary focus is to assemble an investment group that will secure equity and debt capital to achieve this goal. Kennedy Clay is committed to transparent entrepreneurship, integrity, sportsmanship, player and fan loyalty; key components to building a championship franchise.
Kennedy Clay’s secondary focus centers around athlete consulting. An athlete’s discipline and performance in their sport is a directly related to their life off the court or field. Kennedy Clay is devoted to helping athletes build a professional game plan to get the best out of their careers.
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I Want To Be An Owner
I Want To Be An Owner is a sports blog featuring “The Stuff” you want to talk about in professional sports (NBA, WNBA, MLB, NFL, and MLS) from the perspective of the next generation of sports ownership. To me, ownership is the opportunity to fulfill my entrepreneurial spirit. Create something from nothing. Be my own boss. Be innovative. Inspire and shape tomorrows athletes. Entertain fans. Renew the competitive spirit. Facilitate teamwork. Make a difference. Dream big.
I have a vision for the future and a burning desire to be a ground-breaking leader – I am ready to say I Want To Be An Owner!
Forbes Sports Money
- Forbes SportsMoney – News On The Business of Sports, Contributor
2013
- WNBA, ESPN Extend Television Agreement, Announce Rebranding Initiative, March 2013
- Ernst & Young Launches Women Athletes Global Leadership Network, March 2013
- NBA Goes ‘BIG’ For Fans, February 2013
- Last Minute Guide To Super Bowl XLVII, February 2013
- Gabrielle Douglas, Women’s Sports Foundations: How Investing In Women Changes The World, January 2013
2012
- City Vs. Suburbs: Where Should The Detroit Pistons Call Home?, December 2012
- LeBron James Headlines Champ Sports’ SWAG Magazine, December 2012
- Giving Thanks For The NFL’s Detroit Lions, November 2012
- Maintaining Home-Field Advantage In A Digital Age, November 2012
- WNBA: Basketball Courts Full Of Women, October 2012
- Jamba Juice, WNBA: The Anatomy Of A Healthy Living Partnership, October 2012
- How The WNBA Inspires A Generation Of Athletes, September 2012
- NFL Breeds Second Career Franchisees, September 2012
- 10 More Women Who Should Get A Green Jacket From Augusta National, August 2012
- USA Basketball Scores High London Olympics Ratings For NBC, August 2012
- Is Today’s London 2012 Olympian Tomorrow’s CEO?, August 2012
- Tom Gores Puts His Stamp On The Detroit Pistons With Arena Renovations, July 2012
- Mark Ein And The Washington Kastles Lead World Team Tennis To New Heights, July 2012
- From USA Basketball To The WNBA, Renee Brown Knows Talent When She Sees it, July 2012
- Coca-Cola And The NCAA Celebrate The 40th Anniversary Of Title IX, June 2012
- The WNBA’s Indiana Fever Are Writing Women’s Basketball’s Next Chapter, June 2012
- General Motors and Roger Penske Return IndyCar Racing to Detroit, June 2012
- WNBA President Laurel J. Richie Talks Title IX, May 2012
- Title IX at 40: Where Would Women Be Without Sports?, May 2012
- How Ann Meyers Drysdale Played Like a Girl and Won, May 2012
- From The Dodgers to Detroit: How Dennis Mannion Reminds Fans Why They Love Sports, April 2012
- ESPN Hosts The 2012 WNBA Draft For The Good Of The Game, April 2012
- Money March Madness: Can Money Predict The Next National Champion?, March 2012
- Pat Summitt’s Winning Ways Continue At Tennessee, March 2012
- How Billy Hunter Brought Labor Peace To The NBA Players Association, February 2012
- For Super Bowl Team Owners, More Than One Way To Win, February 2012
2011
- Why The NBA Lockout Wasn’t So Bad After All, December 2011
- Steve Smith, Former NBA Player, Talks The ‘Business of Basketball’ and The Lockout, October 2011
- How Billionaire Glen Taylor Won A WNBA Championship, October 2011
- Game 3 WNBA Finals: Win or Go Home For The Atlanta Dream, October 2011
- Take The Quiz: What Type of WNBA Fan Are You?, October 2011
- Mary Brock And Kelly Loeffler: Running The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, September 2011
- Meet The Owners Of The LA Sparks: Leading The Future Of The WNBA, September 2011
- The Female Entrepreneurs Who Are The Seattle Storm’s Driving Force, September 2011
- The WNBA Gets A ‘Boost’ From Partnership, August 2011
- Laurel J. Richie: The Newest Power Player in Professional Sports, August 2011
- In Their Own Words: The 2011 WNBA All-Stars On The Future Of The League, July 2011
- Barack Obama And The WNBA, Change You Can Believe In, July 2011
- Mark Cuban Silences His Critics, LeBron James Fuels His Foes, June 2011
- Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Deserves A Statute…And Our Respect, May 2011
- Is The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose Destined For ‘MVP Money’?, May 2011
- Tell To Win: Lessons From An NBA Owner, March 2011
- The NBA Embraces The Digital Water Cooler, February 2011
- What The Next Owner Of The Detroit Pistons Can Learn From Bill Davidson, February 2011
Videos
- Interview with Venus Williams – WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon, September 2012
- Interview with Jonas Jerebko – Detroit Pistons, February 2011
- Interview with Charlie Villanueva – Detroit Pistons, February 2011
Podcasts
- Interview with The Bottom Line Sports Show - April 2011
Journals
Expanding the Pipeline to the Profession, Laches, Sept. 2010- The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Laches, Oct. 2009
Books
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