5 to Watch Sports Business Awards

Event management and partnership development for the 5 to Watch Sports Business Awards. The annual awards recognize five outstanding young sports business professionals in Canada and have raised over $300k for student bursaries at George Brown College. 

The awards are hosted by TSN's Kate Beirness (image on right) and sponsored by six Premier Partners (BMO Financial Group, Canadian Tire, CFL, MLSE, SDI, TSN). Suppliers include Molson-Coors, Barefoot Wine and Charlton Insights.  

The event has sold out four consecutive years and is attended by leading sports business executives. Success requires diligent management of the awards process, recruitment of over 120 volunteers and detailed communications for nominations, voting and ticket sales. Members of the Nomination Review Team and Selection Committee represent a "Who's Who" of the Canadian sports business community.

Event photos below. A video summary from the 2017 awards appears here.