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.

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

News Briefings

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

Turnkey Search Fills Senior Role for Ilitch Holdings

Turnkey Search has placed Chris Granger as group president, sports and entertainment at Ilitch Holdings. Turnkey president and CEO Len Perna led the assignment. On the search and placement, Mr. Perna remarked that “working with Ilitch Holdings is a dream job. I mean that for us at Turnkey, as the search firm, and also for Chris Granger, who

Turnkey Search Recruits General Counsel for the Miami Dolphins

Sports and entertainment-focused executive recruiter Turnkey Search has placed Myles Pistorius as senior vice president and general counsel of the Miami Dolphins. He will be responsible for all legal affairs of the football organization and Sun Life Stadium. “Myles is an accomplished executive who has extensive experience in leading legal matters and negotiations, but who also has experience across

Press Releases

C360 Technologies Hires James Jones As Chief Financial Officer

C360 Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based immersive media company with a platform that drives new OTT (over-the-top) streaming revenue opportunities for sports rights-holders, today announced the appointment of 15-year finance executive James Jones as Chief Financial Officer. The national CFO search, conducted by SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory and TurnkeyZRG, was led by Rick Alessandri, TurnkeyZRG’s Managing Director,

Pac-12 Announces George Kliavkoff as New Commissioner

—Sports and media executive brings multifaceted expertise in managing change and driving results from roles at MGM Resorts, Hearst, NBCUniversal and Major League Baseball Advanced Media— [SAN FRANCISCO—May 13, 2021] The Pac-12 Conference announced today that, following a comprehensive global search led by its governing executive committee and TurnkeyZRG, accomplished sports business executive George Kliavkoff has been appointed Pac-12 Commissioner.

The University of Kansas Selects Lance Leipold As Head Football Coach

April 30th, 2021 – Lance Leipold, a six-time National Champion, a five-time conference coach of the year and the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 career wins, has been named the 41st head coach in Kansas Football history, Director of Athletics Travis Goff announced on April 30th, 2021, in collaboration with TurnkeyZRG. The two

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