TurnkeyZRG

About Us

Since 1996, TurnkeyZRG has completed over 1,400 executive searches spanning the full landscape of sports, entertainment, music, and media:

  • Professional sports teams and leagues
  • College/university athletic departments and conferences
  • Content, digital and social media entities
  • Investors at all stages, including venture and private equity
  • Facilities, including stadiums, arenas and theaters
  • Associations, non-profits and NGB’s with ties to sports and entertainment

Before joining TurnkeyZRG, our leadership worked as senior executives at ESPN, MLB teams, NHL teams, music companies, SEC, ACC and Big East athletic departments and other top organizations within the sports, entertainment and media landscape.

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Since 1996, TurnkeyZRG has completed over 1,400 executive searches spanning the full landscape of sports, entertainment and media:

  • Professional sports teams and leagues
  • College/university athletic departments and conferences
  • Content, digital and social media entities
  • Investors at all stages, including venture and private equity
  • Facilities, including stadiums, arenas and theaters
  • Associations, non-profits and NGB’s with ties to sports and entertainment

Before joining TurnkeyZRG, our leadership worked as senior executives at ESPN, MLB teams, NHL teams, music companies, SEC, ACC and Big East athletic departments and other top organizations within the sports, entertainment and media landscape.

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Solutions And Expertise

Solutions
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Recruitment Research
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Associations
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Foundations
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Non-Profit
  • Private Equity
  • Sports
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
Functions
  • Advertising
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Investing
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Marketing & Sales

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News Briefings

Turnkey Finds New Team President for the Carolina Panthers

Turnkey Sports and Entertainment has placed Tom Glick as the new team president for the Carolina Panthers. Following the resignation of Danny Morrison, the professional football organization has operated without a team president for nearly a year and a half. Leading the search was Len Perna, Turnkey’s president, founder and CEO. “We are thrilled to have Tom join

Turnkey Leading Search for Maryland’s Next Athletic Director

Turnkey Sports and Entertainment has been enlisted by the University of Maryland to lead its search for a new athletic director. Founder and CEO Len Perna, as well as managing director Gene DeFilippo, formerly Villanova’s athletic director, are leading the assignment. The previous AD, Kevin Anderson, took a six-month sabbatical and then, as many expected, resigned in

Turnkey Sports Lands CTO for the Philadelphia Phillies
 Turnkey Sports Sean Walker Philadelphia Phillies CTO

Specialist recruiters Turnkey Sports and Entertainment has placed former Tampa Bay Lightning executive Sean Walker as the Philadelphia Phillies’ new vice president and chief technology officer. “Sean has a proven ability to successfully restructure IT departments from the ground up,” said Dave Buck Phillies’ executive vice president. “We are fortunate to have him on board to take the Phillies to

Turnkey Sports and Entertainment Finds Director of Athletics for UNC Charlotte
 Turnkey Sports and Entertainment Mike Hill Director of Athletics UNC Charlotte

Specialist recruiters Turnkey Sports and Entertainment has placed Mike Hill as the next director of athletics at UNC Charlotte. Senior executive director Gene DeFilippo led the assignment. Mr. Hill previously served as executive associate athletics director for external affairs at the University of Florida. In addition to his marketing and fundraising roles during his 25 years

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Press Releases

The USOPC Names Kate Hartman as Chief Communications Officer

In collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced the hiring of Kate Hartman as its chief communications officer. Hartman will lead USOPC communications initiatives, reporting to Katie Bynum, chief strategy and growth officer, and working closely with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland to integrate stakeholder engagement and maximize support of Team USA. Hartman

The University of Oklahoma Names Jennie Baranczyk As Head Women’s Basketball Coach

April 10th, 2021 – A proven winner with a record of consistent excellence as a player and coach, Jennie Baranczyk has been hired as the ninth head coach in University of Oklahoma women’s basketball history. In collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione made the announcement Saturday, April 10th, 2021. Baranczyk (pronounced bah-RAHN-check), who

TurnkeyZRG Teams Up with Women Blazers To Highlight Gender Equity “Wins” in Sports Front Offices

Haddonfield, NJ. April 7, 2021. TurnkeyZRG today announced a unique partnership to advance gender equity in professional sports. TurnkeyZRG has partnered with Women Blazers, a monthly podcast highlighting female front office executives, to provide each female executive appearing on the podcast a one-year membership to the Pro Sports Assembly (The Assembly). The Assembly is the first association of its kind for people who work in

The University of Kansas Announces Travis Goff as New Director of Athletics

April 7th 2021 – The University of Kansas, in collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, has selected Travis Goff to serve as its next director of athletics, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced on April 7th, 2021. A redacted copy of the contract is available here. Goff currently serves as the deputy director of athletics and assistant vice president at Northwestern University.

Porter Moser Named University of Oklahoma Head Men’s Basketball Coach

April 3rd, 2021 – In collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, one of the most successful coaches of the past half-decade, Porter Moser is heading to Norman as the 15th head coach in University of Oklahoma men’s basketball history. The hire was announced Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 by OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione. Moser (pronounced “MO-zer”) will be