These annual honors recognize the industry trailblazers and most promising talent in sports
NEW YORK – Front Office Sports (FOS), the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, today released the lists of winners for its 2025 Front Office Sports Honors.
FOS Honors showcases the individuals and organizations reshaping the business of sports. Inclusive of the Rising 25 and Most Innovative awards, FOS Honors recognizes the rising professionals forging their path in the industry, alongside the teams, leagues, and businesses driving meaningful change for fans, athletes, and the sports world at large.
“Front Office Sports Honors is a reflection of the people and organizations actively transforming global sports. These award winners represent the future and the forefront,” said Adam White, CEO and founder of Front Office Sports. “From rising young leaders to pioneering organizations, this year’s lists showcase the energy, innovation, and evolution shaping the business of sports.”
The Most Innovative awards, in partnership with Sports Innovation Lab, spotlight the trailblazing organizations redefining the sports industry. From venues to brands, leagues, teams, and more, these honorees are setting new standards for creativity and progress.
Sports Innovation Lab’s methodology utilizes in-depth research methods and data analysis, including proprietary transactional datasets and social listening tools, among others, to establish criteria for each award franchise. This approach ensures that the evaluation process is not only comprehensive but also reflective of the current trends and standards in the business of sports. Through developing these research methodologies, Sports Innovation Lab and FOS aim to provide new and thoughtful ways of defining success across sports, setting a precedent for future award franchises.
The 2025 Most Innovative winners include:
- Camb.ai
- ASB GlassFloor
- ShotTracker
- Tixr
- Teamworks
- Stack Sports
- IDA Sports
- RCX Sports
- Upper Deck
- Globant
- NASCAR
- SailGP
- LIV Golf
- Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL)
- Unrivaled
- League One Volleyball (LOVB)
- TGL
- Sportsish
- NBC Sports/Peacock
- Amazon Prime Video
- FOX Sports
- Roku
- Minnesota Twins
- Juventus Football Club
- Kansas City Current
- LA Clippers
- F1 Las Vegas
- Intuit Dome
- TD Garden
- PHX Arena
The Front Office Sports Rising 25 Award has become one of the most competitive and prestigious awards in the business of sports, celebrating the brightest young stars in the business of sports.
These 25 recipients are selected by a rigorous judging process weighing the size and scope of work responsibilities, accomplishments over their school or professional career up to this point, leadership roles, activities outside of work, the scope of influence within their area of expertise, and specific business results driven by ideas/execution of the nominee. Judges included representatives from the NFL, Unrivaled, Boise State, Elevate, Scripps Sports, Group 1001, ESPN, and CAA.
The Rising 25 Class of 2025 includes:
- John Antonelli, Real Vault Inc.
- Bryan Edwards, NFL
- Maddie McCarron, FOX Sports
- Olivia Monahan, Fanatics Collectibles
- David Olds, Good Sports
- Kaylen Buschhorn, ESPN
- Rogue Corrin, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Austin Pomerantz, The Players Trunk
- Brady Giordano, Flowcode
- Ladi Ogunmekan, Octagon / Black In Sport
- Julia Goldsmith, McLaren Racing
- Ally Simon, San Jose Sharks
- Decorian Sims, NBA
- Suswara Mullapudi, Allied Sports
- Isabella Cicinelli, NFL
- Dominyck Bullard, Athletiverse
- Mia Napolitano, San Jose Earthquakes
- Chase Griffin, UC Investments
- Brooke Rodi, Oak View Group
- Nira Headen, Invesco
- Jasey Kim, Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix
- Ryan Aylmer, Brailsford & Dunlavey
- Sydney Scott, CAA
- Kendall Edwards, Wasserman
- Leo Krinsky, Omaha Productions
ABOUT FRONT OFFICE SPORTS
Front Office Sports is the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 200 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 30 million video views, and 2.5 million page views. In addition, with more than 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
ABOUT SPORTS INNOVATION LAB
Sports Innovation Lab is a data, insights, and analytics company that enables brands and sports properties to build more effective sponsorships, improve targeted advertising, and enhance fan experiences. Known for its pioneering research on fan behavior and the commercialization of the women’s sports market, Sports Innovation Lab is evolving how organizations use data to understand their customers and acquire more of them, starting with sports and entertainment. Sports Innovation Lab’s proprietary fan intelligence model—Fluid Fan Graph™—is built on observational, transactional, and deterministic fan data. Global brands, including Legends, Kellanova, NASCAR, and Monumental Sports and Entertainment, use Sports Innovation Lab’s data, audiences, and insights to drive revenue. Learn more at sportsilab.com or follow on LinkedIn and Instagram.