Boardroom is an American media network for sports, entertainment and culture. It was founded in 2019 by basketball player Kevin Durant and entrepreneur Rich Kleiman.
| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 25 (2022[1]) |
| Website | boardroom |
History
editOn September 24, 2018, ESPN and Durant announced plans for The Boardroom, a six-episode series hosted by Rich Kleiman and Jay Williams.[2] The show premiered on February 11, 2019, with guests including LeBron James, P. J. Tucker, Maverick Carter, Andre Iguodala, Jack Dorsey, CJ McCollum, and Breanna Stewart.[3]
By 2019, Boardroom became a standalone media network and expanded in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, which Kleiman told Forbes was a "pivotal moment" for the company.[4] A second season of "The Boardroom" premiered on ESPN+ on February 12, 2020.[5] Later that year, Boardroom announced the launch of two podcasts, "Out of Office with Rich Kleiman" and "The ETCs with Kevin Durant".[6]
As of June 2022, The Athletic reported that Boardroom was a 25-person company with digital news media, podcasts, video and social content.[1] The network has partnerships with brands such as Weedmaps, Coinbase and FanDuel.[7][8][9] In partnership with Showtime, Boardroom produced a documentary, NYC Point Gods, that premiered on July 29, 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Mike Vorkunov (6 June 2022). "Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman's Boardroom is a 25-person company. What's next?". The Athletic.
- ^ Kevin Ota (24 September 2018). "ESPN and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Media to Present The Boardroom on ESPN+". ESPN.
- ^ Paul Melvin (11 February 2019). "ESPN+ Exclusive: Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and ESPN Present The Boardroom". ESPN.
- ^ Steven Bertoni (27 March 2020). "Kevin Durant's Business Partner Rich Kleiman On How Star Athletes Are Handling The Coronavirus Crisis". Forbes.
- ^ "ESPN+ Exclusive: The Boardroom Returns for Season 2, Five New Episodes and Two Live Shows at MIT and SXSW". Disney. 11 February 2020.
- ^ Samson Amore (6 August 2020). "Kevin Durant Launches The Boardroom Podcast Network With Thirty Five Ventures". The Wrap.
- ^ Javier Hasse (19 August 2021). "Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman On Cannabis, Partnership With Weedmaps: 'The Band-Aid's Been Ripped Off'". Forbes.
- ^ Rafael Canton (15 December 2021). "Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and Boardroom Announces Strategic Partnership With Coinbase". Adweek.
- ^ Michael Lore (16 February 2022). "FanDuel Partners With Kevin Durant And Rich Kleiman's Boardroom". Forbes.
- ^ Omari White (29 July 2022). "'NYC Point Gods' documentary honors some of the city's most iconic hoopers". Andscape.