In recent news, the Sports Business Journal has released its list of the Best Places to Work in Sports, recognizing 75 businesses in various segments of the sports industry. With workforces ranging from seven employees to 8,000, these companies were selected based on their commitment to employee satisfaction and workplace culture.
The selection process involved more than 12,000 employees from nearly 200 companies participating in a confidential employee satisfaction survey conducted by SBJ partner Quantum Workplace. The survey focused on key aspects of an organization’s culture, including compensation, benefits, trust in co-workers, and confidence in senior leadership.
The honorees were categorized based on the number of employees and included businesses from different sectors such as technology, sports media or production, leagues/teams/governing bodies, and professional service companies. In the technology category, notable companies like Teamworks and ParkHub were recognized alongside smaller tech companies such as SharpHatWit Sports and Pikkit. In the sports media or production category, Good Karma Brands and Program Productions were featured alongside other notable leagues/teams/governing bodies such as Premier Lacrosse League and Chicago Dogs Baseball. Professional service companies like Teall Properties Group and Bensussen Deutsch & Associates were acknowledged for their employee-friendly work environments while agencies like WME Sports and Octagon received recognition for their efforts.
Interested businesses can apply for recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Sports for 2024 by submitting a nomination through SBJ’s website. More information on the finalists, detailed data analytics, and methodology used to select these prestigious awards can also be found on SBJ’s website.
Overall, this list highlights some of the best practices in workplace culture within the sports industry while encouraging other organizations to follow suit with their own strategies for promoting employee satisfaction and happiness within their teams.
