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ABOUT ARENA

The network where sports, media, and entertainment meet.

Relationships built this industry. Arena builds the relationships.

OUR ORIGIN

Built by industry insiders.

We spent 25+ years combined at companies including Disney, NFL, LinkedIn, and NBA — and from the inside, we noticed the same patterns play out.

The thoughtful DMs that never got a reply. The flood of irrelevant AI-generated cold ones. Expensive conferences that turn into mentally draining marathons. Coffee chats that end in a handshake and nothing after.

None of it relevant and all of it random. The best relationships left to chance or stuck inside the circle you already had.

So we built it.

Cold outreach
DMs that never get replies
Expensive conferences
Mentally draining marathons
Random coffee chats
A handshake and nothing after
Arena
Curated intros, on purpose
OUR BELIEF

Sports, media, and entertainment run on relationships.

Leagues operate like media brands. Studios move like strategic partners. Platforms shape culture, commerce, and careers simultaneously. And yet — who you know still depends largely on where you went, who responded, and whether the timing was right.

It's not a networking problem. It's an infrastructure problem.
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OUR METHOD

Arena makes the right introductions happen — intentionally.

No feed to scroll. No Slack chat to monitor. No directory to dig through. Three curated introductions, every Monday — matched to your experience, your goals, and where you operate across sports, media, and entertainment.

For every intro, you see their background, their goals, and how they're open to collaborating. You decide which conversations you take.

Five minutes to review. A network that compounds.

3
Intros every Monday
5
Minutes to review
52
Weeks of intros per year
156
People you could meet
THE NETWORK

A growing network of leaders across the industry.

Arena members work across leagues, teams, studios, agencies, platforms, and brands — the full range of organizations where relationships in sports, media, and entertainment actually move outcomes.

NFL Disney NBA Amazon Paramount Fanatics Warner Bros. Netflix Google Apple Meta CBS CNN Coca-Cola MLB NHL FIFA Forbes Live Nation Red Bull CAA Visa X WNBA NWSL NASCAR NBC Verizon YouTube TikTok EA Activision 2K AirBnb Doordash Big Ten Bulls Raiders A24 Sony Pictures Roc Nation SeatGeek WWE NBPA NFLPA LA28 The Team USA Today NFL Disney NBA Amazon Paramount Fanatics Warner Bros. Netflix Google Apple Meta CBS CNN Coca-Cola MLB NHL FIFA Forbes Live Nation Red Bull CAA Visa X WNBA NWSL NASCAR NBC Verizon YouTube TikTok EA Activision 2K AirBnb Doordash Big Ten Bulls Raiders A24 Sony Pictures Roc Nation SeatGeek WWE NBPA NFLPA LA28 The Team USA Today
300+
Organizations represented
20%
VPs to C-Suite executives
70%
Influence revenue & partnerships
90%
Based in major markets
FOR THE LONG GAME

This is your network for life.

A single great introduction can change a year. A network built on purpose, over time, changes a career.

Arena is built for the long game — for professionals who know their next ten years can depend on the people they meet in the next ten weeks, and the ten after that.

The industry will change. The infrastructure won't, until now.

THE TEAM

The founders behind Arena.

Parul Khosla
Parul Khosla
Co-Founder & CEO
Adriene Bueno
Adriene Bueno
Co-Founder & CGO
Olivia Schwartz
Olivia Schwartz
Co-Founder & CTO
ADVISORY TEAM

The people behind the mission.

Mma Afoaku
Mma Afoaku
Legal & Business Strategy
Chief of Staff at NWSL & former startup consultant at McKinsey
Chukwukere Ekeh
Chukwukere Ekeh
Events & Partnerships
Former Business Development executive at Coinbase and current professional model
Francisco Estrada
Francisco Estrada
Talent Acquisition & Strategy
Head of Talent Acquisition at BetMGM, formerly at Nike, Univision, MLS, and MLB
Kristen Gandhi
Kristen Gandhi
Tech, AI & Data Privacy
Development, AI, cybersecurity & data protection consultant for startups
Jaymee Messler
Jaymee Messler
Fundraising & Go-to-market
Co-Founder of The Players' Tribune and former CMO at Excel Sports Management
Susan Oguche
Susan Oguche
PR & Comms
Former Chief Communications Officer at Cleveland Cavaliers
Sebastian Sam
Sebastian Sam
Business Development
Former business development executive at LinkedIn
Joel Steele
Joel Steele
Fundraising & GTM
Owner of Grand Rapids Gold (G League) & Rhode Island FC (USL)
Kendall Williamson
Kendall Williamson
Athlete Community
NFL player for the Los Angeles Chargers, building the athlete community on the platform
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Founder University Founders Live Hashtag Sports University of Michigan HERizon Connect MIT Sloan New India Abroad Sports Business Leaders Founder University Founders Live Hashtag Sports University of Michigan HERizon Connect MIT Sloan New India Abroad Sports Business Leaders

The network where the right people meet.

Arena makes the introductions that move sports, media, and entertainment forward.

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