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 Search Seeks Leader for MLS Charlotte

Turnkey Search, a subsidiary of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, has been enlisted to help fill a key leadership role for MLS Charlotte, a Major League Soccer expansion team in North Carolina. The title of the role will be either president or chief business officer, depending on the experience of the chosen candidate. Late last year, hedge

Help Wanted: President Business Operations, Detroit Pistons

Turnkey Search, a subsidiary of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, has been selected by the Detroit Pistons to find a new president of business operations. “The Detroit Pistons are an iconic NBA team that recently moved back into downtown Detroit,” said Len Perna, founder and chairman of Turnkey Search. “Detroit itself is really buzzing as a comeback

Turnkey Search Places Commissioner for Major League Rugby

Following a comprehensive search across North America and internationally, Turnkey Search, a subsidiary of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, has assisted in placing George Killebrew as the new commissioner of Major League Rugby (MLR). “George Killebrew has the right experience, temperament and tenacity to be successful as commissioner for Major League Rugby,” said Rick Alessandri, managing director

Turnkey Search Recruits Director of Athletics for USC

Turnkey Search, a subsidiary of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, has placed Mike Bohn as the new director of athletics for the University of Southern California. He replaces NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann who resigned in September amid investigations targeting the athletic department. In 2016, the school used Neumann Associates (now part of Koya Leadership Partners) to recruit

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Press Releases

Executive Search Industry Icon James Caan Joins ZRG Board of Directors, Makes Seven Figure Investment

NEW YORK, NY, and LONDON, ENGLAND — ZRG, the fastest-growing global executive search firm, backed by private equity firm RFE Investment Partners, is proud to announce that Hamilton Bradshaw CEO James Caan has joined ZRG’s Board of Directors. He has also made a personal seven-figure investment in the company. Caan is one of the most

TurnkeyZRG Hires Nzinga Shaw as President; Music & Sponsorship Search Practices Also Bolstered with New Hires

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 27, 2021 —ZRG today announced the hire of Nzinga “Zing” Shaw into dual roles. Shaw becomes the first President of TurnkeyZRG, the sports & entertainment powerhouse talent recruiting firm acquired by ZRG last year. Additionally, Shaw will take over as parent company ZRG’s Managing Director, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer (internal)

Steve Brockelbank Named Ferris State University’s Athletics Director

In collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, Michigan native Steve Brockelbank has been named Ferris State University’s new athletics director. Brockelbank’s appointment was announced today (Sept. 10) by Vice President for Administration and Finance Jim Bachmeier. Currently serving as vice president and director of athletics at Muskingum University, in New Concord, Ohio, Brockelbank is a 1991 graduate of Eastern Michigan

Atlanta Dream names Morgan Shaw Parker as President and Chief Operating Officer

In collaboration with TurnkeyZRG, The Atlanta Dream announced today that NFL Executive Morgan Shaw Parker will join the team as President and Chief Operating Officer. A remarkable milestone for the Dream and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), Shaw Parker brings over 25 years of experience and values-driven leadership at all levels of the sports industry.

WME Sports Taps Joe Januszewski to Lead Property Representation Business

The former Texas Rangers exec will oversee deal-making for naming rights, hospitality suite sales and other new revenue streams for sport teams, leagues and organizations globally. In partnership with TurnkeyZRG, WME Sports has hired former Texas Rangers exec Joe Januszewski to lead its global property solutions business, which delivers naming rights deals, premium hospitality offerings