Boardroom
Founded 2019 Β· 130 employees on LinkedIn Β· 2 known investors
Sports, media and entertainment brand covering the business of sports, founded in 2019 by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman.
Also known as Boardroom
Founders & leadership
Boardroom was founded in 2019 by Rich Kleiman.
Investors Β· 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Boardroom is a sports, media and entertainment brand co-founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman that focuses on the intersection of sports and entertainment. Its flagship media arm produces video and audio programming, editorial articles, and daily and weekly newsletters covering how athletes, executives, musicians and creators operate in business. Editorial coverage spans sports, sneakers, music, and executives and entrepreneurs, and includes interview franchises such as Boardroom Talks.
Beyond media, Boardroom operates a business-to-business events and experiences arm, including activations around NBA and WNBA All-Star, the US Open and Art Basel, and ticketed conferences such as Game Plan, a one-day event for business leaders in sports and business run in partnership with CNBC. An advisory arm consults for and connects athletes, brands and executives with Boardroom's network. The company also develops film and television projects, including the Academy Award-winning short film Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), the scripted series SWAGGER (Apple TV+), the Emmy-nominated documentary NYC Point Gods (Showtime), Beyond the Pitch (with Major League Soccer), The Boardroom (two seasons on ESPN+), A Kid From Coney Island, Basketball County: In the Water, Q Ball, and Still KD: Through the Noise.
A sister company, Boardroom Sports Holdings, holds investments in emerging sports teams and leagues, including a Major League Pickleball team, the Brooklyn Aces, NWSL club Gotham FC, and MLS club Philadelphia Union.
Founding story
Boardroom was founded in 2019 by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman and is a 35V company. Rich Kleiman serves as CEO.
Business model
Boardroom combines an advertising- and audience-supported media operation (video, audio, editorial and newsletters) with B2B events and experiences, ticketed conferences, a membership community, an advisory/consulting practice, and film and television production. Its sister company, Boardroom Sports Holdings, holds equity investments in sports teams and leagues.
Sources of revenue indicated include advertising and sales (the site lists a sales team for advertising inquiries), ticketed conferences such as Game Plan, B2B events and experiences, membership fees for the Boardroom Members Club, advisory/consulting services, and film and television projects.
Traction
Boardroom's projects include the Academy Award-winning short Two Distant Strangers, the Emmy-nominated documentary NYC Point Gods, the Apple TV+ scripted series SWAGGER, and The Boardroom, which ran for two seasons on ESPN+. Its events calendar includes NBA and WNBA All-Star activations, the US Open and Art Basel, and the Game Plan conference with CNBC. Recent editorial and video output features interviews with figures including Kevin Durant, Jaylen Brown, Kelsey Plum, Nneka Ogwumike and Maverick Carter.
Latest developments
Boardroom announced the launch of Boardroom Members Club, an application-based membership community offering members-only networking events, an annual member conference, entry to Boardroom's flagship events, and network access, with applications open and an official launch in June. Sports media personality Taylor Rooks joined the club's board of advisors and became a strategic partner for Boardroom overall. The club complements Chapter: Next, a three-day professional development program for players created with Fanatics, whose participants receive complimentary club access.
βΈFull profile β market position, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Boardroom positions itself as a media and events brand at the intersection of sports, business and entertainment, differentiated by the founder profiles of Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman and by access to athletes, executives and entertainers.
The company pairs editorial and video journalism with direct access to an athlete-and-executive network, using that network across live events, an advisory practice, a members club with an advisory board including David Blitzer, Michael Strahan, CC Sabathia, Mark Ronson and Mike Levine, and awarded film and television production.
Go-to-market
Boardroom reaches audiences through its owned website, video and audio programming, daily and weekly newsletters (including HeadlineToGo, Tech Talk, Sneaker Game and Inside the Boardroom), and distribution of film and TV projects via platforms such as Netflix, Apple TV+, Showtime and ESPN+. It converts audience into commercial relationships through live events at marquee sports and cultural moments, the Game Plan conference with CNBC, partnerships such as Chapter: Next with Fanatics, and an application-based members club supported by a board of advisors drawn from sports, media, music and finance.
Business leaders, industry professionals, investors, league and team owners, media executives, brands, and current and former athletes working in or around sports and entertainment, as well as general consumers of sports business media.
Geography
Headquartered in New York City at 149 5th Ave, #1101, New York, NY 10010, with events tied to US sports and cultural moments including NBA and WNBA All-Star, the US Open and Art Basel.
History
Founded in 2019, Boardroom built a media operation spanning editorial, newsletters and video, alongside film and television output including Two Distant Strangers, SWAGGER, NYC Point Gods, A Kid From Coney Island, Basketball County: In the Water, Q Ball, Still KD: Through the Noise, and The Boardroom, which ran for two seasons on ESPN+. It later expanded into B2B events and experiences, including the Game Plan conference with CNBC and activations at NBA and WNBA All-Star, and added an advisory arm. In 2025 it announced Chapter: Next, a three-day professional development series for active and former players created in partnership with Fanatics, and launched the Boardroom Members Club, a paid-application membership community with an official launch in June.
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Key figures
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Timeline Β· 4
launches, deals, and filingsBoardroom runs Game Plan, a ticketed one-day conference for business leaders and industry professionals at the intersection of sports and business, in partnership with CNBC.
Boardroom and Fanatics created Chapter: Next, a three-day professional development series for active and former players and their key associates, focused on business skills for life beyond the game; participants receive complimentary access to Boardroom Members Club.
Sports media personality Taylor Rooks joined the Boardroom Members Club Board of Advisors and became a strategic partner for Boardroom as a whole, with involvement in event and member programming.
Boardroom announced Boardroom Members Club, an application-based membership community offering members-only networking events, an annual member conference, entry to Boardroom flagship events (NBA/WNBA All-Star, US Open, Art Basel), network access and premium perks, with an official launch in June. The inaugural Board of Advisors includes David Blitzer, Michael Strahan, CC Sabathia, Amber Sabathia, Michael D. Ratner, Taylor Rooks, Larry Jackson, Constance Schwartz-Morini, Mark Ronson, Mike Levine and Justin Tuck.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Boardroomboardroom.tv Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Boardroom do?
- Sports, media and entertainment brand covering the business of sports, founded in 2019 by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman.
- Who founded Boardroom?
- Boardroom was founded by Rich Kleiman in 2019.
- Who are Boardroom's investors?
- Boardroom's investors include Courtside Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures (35V).