Sports Business Speakers

Athlete Speakers is your first stop for discovering the most talented sports business speakers, whether you're looking for a sports celebrity speaker or a motivational sports executive. These experienced professionals cover a wide range of subjects, including overcoming obstacles, working together as a team, having ambition, and success. Sports business speakers are able to take the lessons they have learned and apply them to any industry.

Darren Rovell

ESPN Sports Business Reporter

Darren Rovell is a sports business reporter for ESPN. He has had two stints at the network, from 2000-06 and from 2012-present. In between, Rovell worked as a sports business reporter CNBC. He has

Andrew Zimbalist

Professor of Economics at Smith College

Andrew Zimbalist is an economist that has been a consultant for a bevy of sports entities and an author of twenty-two books. Dr. Zimbalist is a professor of economics and Smith College and received hi

B.J. Armstrong

Retired Three-Time NBA Champion and Current Sports Agent

B.J. Armstrong was a three-time NBA champion with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. Armstrong spent his first six seasons in Chicago and became known as a three-point marksman. He led the three

Bob Myers

Former President of Basketball Operations for the Golden State Warriors

Bob Myers guided the front office of the Golden State Warriors from 2012-2023 and built one of the great teams in NBA history. Myers is credited with constructing the Warriors super team that won NBA

Cynt Marshall

First Black Female CEO in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks

Cynt Marshall has spent her life breaking barriers, particularly when it comes to rising up the leadership ladder in corporate America. Her 36-year career with AT T catapulted her to becoming the firs

Donna Orender

Former WNBA President

Donna Orender was an All-American basketball player at Queens College in New York and graduated in 1978 with a degree in psychology. She’d go on to earn her graduate degree in social work from Adelphi

Masai Ujiri

Toronto Raptors General Manager

Masai Ujiri is the general manager for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Prior to his basketball passion, Ujiri grew up playing soccer until he was 13 years old. Ujiri’s interest in basketball began whe

Theo Epstein

World Champion Baseball Executive with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs

Theo Epstein is the former World Series champion President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. On November 25, 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of Major Leagu

Leigh Steinberg

Famed Sports Agent Credited as the Inspiration for Jerry Maguire

Leigh Steinberg is one of the most successful sports agents of all-time. Steinberg has been in the business for over four decades and represented over 300 athletes in a variety of sports. He has had t

Stephanie McMahon

Former Chairwoman and Co-CEO of the WWE

Stephanie McMahon is a businesswoman and occasional professional wrestler. At 13 years old, McMahon had appeared in World Wrestling Federation merchandise catalogues where she modeled T-shirts and hat

Len Elmore

Well Known College Basketball Analyst, Senior Lecturer at Columbia University and Co Chair at The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Len Elmore led Power Memorial Academy in New York to a No. 1 national ranking in 1970 and went on to earn All-ACC honors three times while playing basketball at the University of Maryland. During his