VENUESNOW WOMEN OF INFLUENCE RECPIENTS

VenuesNow has unveiled its 2020 Women of Influence Award recipients. Featuring 10 women—nine voted on by subscribers and one chosen by VenuesNow editors—the award honors their leadership and positive impact on the sports and live entertainment industry.

This year’s Women of Influence Award recipients are Creative Booking Agency’s President and CEO Christine Barkley, Michi B Inc.’s Founder and WME Consultant Michele Bernstein, Harris Blitzer Sports & Ent’s EVP & Prudential Center GM Donna Daniels, Live Nation’s New York Market SVP of Booking Stacie George, Hornets Sports & Entertainment’s SVP of Guest Experience and Staffing Marlene Hendricks, Forum’s GM and SVP/Live Events Geni Lincoln (Editor’s Choice), Nederlander Concerts’ VP of Marketing Jamie Loeb, Rose Quarter Operations’ SVP and GM Amanda Mann, Xcel Energy Center’s Director of Sales and Marketing Kelly McGrath and Staples Center/Microsoft Theater’s VP of Booking Hallie Yavitch

“Women of Influence is a tremendous tradition at VenuesNow, and we're proud to continue it with our biggest class ever. We know readers will enjoy and learn from our honorees' stories, their accomplishments and their plans to lead their organizations and the industry toward better days,” says VenuesNow’s managing editor Rob Knapp.

To celebrate the honorees, VenuesNow is hosting a Facebook livestream roundtable on 7/28 at 11am PT/2pm ET. 2019 Women of Influence Honoree and IEBA Executive Director Pam Matthews will moderate the conversation. Additionally, VenuesNow has an online hub for individual honoree pages, photos, write-ups and as well as a recorded version of the roundtable.