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 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

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Press Releases

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

The University of Wisconsin Hires Marisa Moseley As Head Women’s Basketball Coach

March 26th, 2021 – Marisa Moseley, whose entire basketball career has been about leadership and success on and off the court, has been named head coach of the Wisconsin women’s basketball program, UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced, in collaboration with TurnkeyZRG. Moseley will officially begin her duties with the Badgers next week. “I

Jake Burns Appointed Chief Revenue Officer for Tepper Sports & Entertainment

Tepper Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers and Major League Soccer’s Charlotte FC, in partnership with TurnkeyZRG, has appointed sports industry executive Jake Burns as its Chief Revenue Officer. Burns will lead sales, marketing, digital media and broadcasting for the Panthers, Charlotte FC, Bank of America Stadium and