News on Arena Football League
Monumental Sports & Entertainment is an investor in the Arena Football League (AFL), and I am disappointed about the AFL’s decision to close team services and business operations in local markets . We continue to believe in the AFL product – its fast-paced, high-scoring style of football is perfect for a future where younger viewers […]
We Did It. We Are Champions!
We did it. We reached our goal. There is no disappointment this time. Our singular goal in everything we do is to win a championship and the Washington Mystics have won their first-ever WNBA title. We are champions. First, I want to congratulate the Connecticut Sun who had a tremendous season and played well in […]
Innovate, be first to market, meet commitments and ride the wave of mega trends – Raise the Game. Be Monumental
I made a commitment that our company, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, would be first to market and be an innovator in sports technology. We believe at the heart of every great company is risk-taking, innovation and thinking as an “attacker” and not as a “defender.” We seek to create an organizational culture where making mindful […]
It was a beautiful day, we have come a long way – Thank you Potomac Village, and thank you Giant
Last week I attended a WNBA meeting with our new Commissioner, as well as an NHL and NBA Board of Governors meeting, all of which were held in New York City. Then I returned to D.C. to attend the Mystics playoff game. Back-and-forth I went between DC and NYC, then finally I was home late […]
Monumental Sports and the Washington Mystics Take Center Court in Washington Business Journal Cover Story
The U.S. Women’s National Team is the most successful team in international women’s soccer having won their fourth World Cup championship in 2019. Yet despite the team’s historic performance this year; and despite the international popularity of women’s soccer, much of the financial and corporate backing of soccer in the U.S. is focused on Major […]
On Precedents of Promoting From Within
As noted leading up to and following yesterday’s Monumental Basketball announcement — there was much due diligence expended in our search and planning around a new organizational structure for our basketball operations. One area we explored was the precedent of promoting an Assistant General Manager to the General Manager role in the NBA — as […]