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Welcome to Pollstar and VenuesNow’s 2021 Women of Live Special. This is the first year we have aligned our two preeminent live industry platforms into one comprehensive list representing excellence and accomplishment across the entirety of the live event ecosystem. From agents, promoters and mangers to venue GMs, professional sports team executives and building architects to industry advocates, philanthropists and technological innovators, this year’s list is a microcosm of the best and brightest in our business.

Look no further for the dynamic range of honorees than 2021’s two cover subjects: Pollstar features Judi Marmel, longtime manager and co-founder of Levity Live, who has guided the careers of some of the world’s most beloved comedians, including Whitney Cummings, Sebastian Maniscalco, Bert Kreischer, Taylor Tomlinson and Loni Love. And, this year, she helped pivot to drive-In performances. VenuesNow’s cover feature, Rosalyn Durant, SVP of Walt Disney World Operations, oversees Disney Springs, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon Water Parks. This year, with no template or net, she oversaw completely unchartered waters with the wildly successful NBA “Bubble” and Major League Soccer finals allowing them to finish their seasons despite more challenges than anyone should ever have to face.

These are just two of some of the nearly 50 top-tier executives honored here who exude excellence, leadership and accomplishment in helping our industry get through these challenging times and to once again prosper on the other side.

On Thursday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT Pollstar and VenuesNow will host an expanded Women Of Live Digital Session featuring a fireside conversation with Women of Live cover honoree Judi Marmel, co-founder and president of Levity Live, in conversation with comedian, television host, actress and author, Loni Love. This conversation will be immediately followed at 2:30 pm PT / 11:30 am PT by a power-packed Women of Live Roundtable moderated by 2020’s “Women Of Live” cover honoree Ali Harnell, President of Live Nation Women with six highly accomplished executives representing different live sectors. To view the Women of Live Fireside Chat as well as the Women of Live Roundtable, participants must register for the webinar here.

Pollstar + VenuesNow 2021 Women Of Live

Jenna Adler Music Agent, CAA Nathalie Bellon-Szabo Global CEO, Sodexo Sports & Leisure, Sodexo Alisann Blood, Toni Wallace and Samantha Kirby Yoh Co-Heads Global Brand Partnerships, UTA and Partner & Co-Head of Worldwide Music Sara Bollwinkel Agent, Paradigm Talent Agency Maria Brunner Owner/Founder, Insight Management/Musically Fed Larita Clark CEO, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Brenda Colladay VP of Museum Services, Country Music Hall of Fame Amy Corbin Promoter, C3 Presents Donna DiBenedetto VP, Global Touring, AEG Presents Lucy Dickins Co-Head of Music, WME Rosalyn Durant SVP, Walt Disney World Operations, The Walt Disney Co. Dayna Frank Owner and CEO / President, First Avenue Productions / NIVA Julie Giese President, Phoenix Raceway Stacey Hall Director, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, and Professor of Sport Management, College of Business and Economic Development, University of Southern Mississippi Ali Harnell President/Chief Strategy Officer, Live Nation Women Leonora Hill Director of Event Operations and Guest Experience, Nederlander Concerts / Drive-In OC at City National Grove of Anaheim Mary Hilliard Harrington Artist Manager, Wild Heart/Red Light Management Rachel Hodgdon President and CEO, International Well Building Institute Mary Kay Huse CEO and Co-Founder, Mandolin Ann Jackson Chief People and Culture Officer, Oak View Group Laurie Jacoby EVP and Chief Entertainment Officer, BSE Global Charlotte Jones EVP and Chief Brand Officer, Dallas Cowboys Gina Keltner Director of Talent Logistics and Scheduling, Grand Ole Opry Deborah Klein Music Manager Partner, Primary Wave Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator, Minnesota Tammy Koolbeck Executive Director, Stephens Auditorium, VenuWorks Stephanie Langs Music Agent, CAA Amy Latimer President, TD Garden Joyce Leveston Senior VP of Convention Centers, Spectra Geni Lincoln GM and SVP of Live Events Heather Lowery President and CEO, Femme it Forward Judi Marmel Partner & President of Talent, Levity Live Angela “Angie” Martinez, Esq. Attorney At Law, Angela N. Martinez, P.A. Jayne McGivern President of Development and Construction, MSG Entertainment Kate McMahon Executive Vice President, Messina Touring Group Stephanie McMahon Chief Brand Officer, WWE Beth Montuori Rowles General Manager; Executive Director/Co-Founder, Phish Inc.; The WaterWheel Foundation Priya Narasimhan Founder and CEO, YinzCam Marla Ostroff Managing Director North America, Ticketmaster Yves Pierre Agent/Member, ICM Partners/Concert Leadership Committee Berkeley Reinhold President, Business & Law Firm of Berkeley Reinhold Brandy Sanders VP of Global Entertainment Experiences and Partnerships, American Express Noelle Scaggs Founder/Co-Lead, Diversify the Stages/Fitz & The Tantrums Stormy Shepherd President, Leave Home Booking/NITO Janet Marie Smith EVP of Planning and Development, Los Angeles Dodgers Demetra Thornton Architect and Senior Associate, Gensler Tara Traub SVP, Touring, Live Nation Marsha Vlasic President, AGI Kathy Willard CFO, Live Nation Caroline Yim Partner and Co-Head of Hip-Hop/R&B, WME