Pollstar & VenuesNow 2023 Women Of Live Hub

Pollstar and sister publication VenuesNow are proud to announce its 2023 Women Of Live honorees featuring powerhouse players from across the industry who help bring the magic of live music to the stage including agents, artist managers, production managers, promoters, marketing executives, folks in ticketing, venue general managers and one executive with perhaps our favorite title: Bad Ass (aka Tour Director, Producer, El Presidente).

These women are leading the way to show what’s possible, while also lifting their voices to encourage the industry to continue striving for more when it comes to diversity and gender representation.

“I definitely see more women in every meeting. It’s so encouraging,” Brittanie Delava, Vice President, Global Touring at AEG Presents, says. “I think the industry is becoming more inclusive but still has a long way to go. Until nearly every executive suite is 50/50 men and women we haven’t made it…”

Jenna Park Adler
Co-Head of Global Hip-Hop/R&B Touring Group and Music Agent, CAA

Cindy Agi
Global Tour Promoter, Live Nation

Alana Balden
Artist Manager, Full Stop Management

Elizabeth Collins and Susan Genco
Co-Presidents, The Azoff Company

Amy Corbin
Promoter, C3 Presents

Brittanie Delava
Vice President, Global Touring
AEG Presents

Mari Arionne Davies
Vice President of Talent and Booking
Live Nation Urban

Lucy Dickins
Global Head of Contemporary Music and Touring, WME

Tina Farris
Bad Ass. (aka Tour Director, Producer, El Presidente), Tina Farris Tours

Ali Harnell
President + Chief Strategy Officer
Live Nation Women

Ashley Foster
Director of Ticketing, C3 Presents

Rachel Helix
Manager and Producer, Levity Live

Janet Kim
Music Agent, UTA

Sam Kirby Yoh
Partner & Global Co-Head of Music , UTA

Heather Lowery
President & CEO, Femme It Forward

Cindy Mabe
President
Universal Music Group Nashville

Corrie Martin
Executive Vice President, Managing Executive, Wasserman Music

Nicole Erin Massey
Production Manager for Billie Eilish & FINNEAS

Shahida Mausi
President/CEO
The Right Productions, Inc.

Allison McGregor
Head of Music Tour Marketing, CAA

Kate Des Enfants McMahon
Executive Vice President
Messina Touring Group

Jacqueline Nalpant
EVP & Managing Executive
Wasserman Music

Marguerite Nguyen
Tour Manager, Coldplay

Lesley Olenik
SVP, Global Touring, Live Nation

Melissa Ormond
COO, Festivals at AEG Presents and COO at Goldenvoice

Marla Ostroff
Managing Director, North America
Ticketmaster

Desiree Perez
CEO, Roc Nation

Kirdis Postelle
Global Head of Artist Marketing,
Amazon Music

Debra Rathwell
Executive Vice President of Global Touring & Talent, AEG Presents

Elena Sotomayor
Executive Vice President
Cárdenas Marketing Network

Tara Traub
SVP, Global Touring, Live Nation

Maureen Valker-Barlow
EVP of Partnerships at Danny Wimmer Presents and President at BrandMark Agency

Caroline Yim
Partner & Co-Head Of Hip-Hop/R&B, WME

Deneé Barracato
Deputy Athletic Director for Operations and Capital Projects
Northwestern University

Randi Bernstein
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Global Venue and Business Development Oak View Group

Francesca Bodie
President, Business Development
Oak View Group

Becky Colwell
General Manager, Kia Forum;
VP of Music & Events, Intuit Dome

Kimberly Davis
Senior Executive Vice President,
National Hockey League

Ann Dunne
Assistant General Manager
US Bank Stadium

Adina Erwin
Executive Vice President, Business Operations
BSE Global

Kristen Fulmer
Senior Director, Sustainability
Oak View Group,

Kate Girotti
Regional VP, Marketing
ASM Global

Melissa Heiter
Executive Vice President
CAA Icon

Amy Latimer
President, TD Garden; Chief Development Officer of Growth,
Delaware North

Kelly McGrath
Director, Marketing and Communications Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul RiverCentre, The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Deirdre McCready
Executive Vice President of Sales and Special Events
Live Nation

Belinda Oakley
CEO, North America
Sodexo Live!

Angela Miles-Powell
Regional Vice President
Ticketmaster Entertainment

Rhea Roberts
VP, Operations
& Community Engagement
Goldenvoice

Crystal Robinson-Wesley
VP, Entertainment & Activation
Palms Casino Resort

Michelle Stevenson
Principal, Sr. Project Architect
HKS

Kim Stone
President, UBS Arena;
Executive Vice President, OVG East Coast

Helen Strus
VP, Marketing & Communications
MetLife Stadium

Josephine Vaccarello
Executive Vice President, Live
MSG Entertainment

Amy Venable
Director of Ticketing
Greensboro Coliseum Complex and Tanger Center

Live’s Glass Ceiling: Broken, But Not Yet Smashed

Boxoffice Insider: Women Set To Shine Among 2023’s Top Touring Heavyweights

Breaking Down The Barriers: How Intersectionality Impacts Those In The Business

Nicole Barsalona: On Women In Music, Managing International Artists & Frank

Fiona Whelan Prine: Love & Live Define Manager/Activist’s Mission

Imogene Strauss: Thriving As A Creative Director In The Live Industry

Q’s With Kelly Kapp: Inspiring Women In Rock