Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that NBA TV, NBA on TNT host & sideline reporter Kristen Ledlow will be a featured speaker for the 2020 Business of Basketball Virtual Conference taking place August 10-14, 2020!

Designed for those looking to break into the sports business world, the immersive, five-day Business of Basketball Virtual Conference provides registrants the opportunity to learn from top executives while performing real work in multiple in-demand disciplines, including team video, scouting, analytics, social media, digital branding, broadcasting, and the league salary cap.

Ledlow will join an all-star lineup of sports business executives that will be teaching and joining the Sports Business Classroom Virtual Conference, including Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni, Washington Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard, Sports Broadcaster at ESPN Mark Jones, Founder & CEO Life Sports & Media Todd Ramasar, WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery, Bleacher Report Staff Writer Mirin Fader, and the Vegas Summer League co-founders Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall.

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Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.

 

 

SBC SPEAKER BIO: KRISTEN LEDLOW

Kristen Ledlow is a sports broadcaster based in Atlanta, currently serving as a host and sideline reporter on NBA TV and TNT. Alongside the Hall of Famer Grant Hill, Ledlow co-starred in NBA Inside Stuff’s relaunch in November of 2013. Ledlow’s on-air assignments include NBA TV’s “Game Time” and TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” along with sideline reporting for the NBA on TNT.

While in Atlanta, Ledlow has served as a sports anchor on CNN and HLN. Prior to her hire at Turner Sports, Ledlow hosted “The Opening Drive” with Rick Kamla and Randy Cross at CBS Sports Radio. Ledlow worked as a Field Reporter for FOX Sports NEXT covering ACC and SEC football and basketball in the southeast. At the start of her career in Tallahassee, Ledlow hosted “The Good News Show” on ABC 27 News and served as a Sideline Reporter on ESPN Radio, along with writing for “The Tallahassee Quarterback Club” and “ESPN Tallahassee” during the 2011 Florida State University football season.

​A graduate of Southeastern University, Ledlow earned All-American honors as a volleyball player and set school scoring records as a basketball player while double majoring in Broadcast and Communication. As a student-athlete, Ledlow gained experience as the sports reporter for all athletic events, as well as hosting and producing sports segments for Southeastern’s local television network. Upon graduation, Ledlow’s industry experience included an internship with Orlando’s NBC affiliate during the 2009 NBA Finals and work for ESPN during the live broadcast of the 2010 ESPY Awards.

ABOUT SPORTS BUSINESS CLASSROOM

Sports Business Classroom is dedicated to creating immersive educational and training experiences designed by leading industry professionals to develop the sports business stars of tomorrow.

Sports Business Classroom creates one-of-a-kind learning opportunities for those interested in the business of basketball and jobs in sports. Our goal with every program we produce is to combine the best of all worlds into a single package – great academics, hands-on experience, immersion into the subject matter and interaction with some of the best minds working in and around the NBA.