Tony ponturo biography

Tony Ponturo is a respected voice in sports media and marketing.
Ponturo is a two time Tony Award winner on Broadway.
BIO. Tony Ponturo is a seasoned Broadway producer with over 40 years of experience in the entertainment industry.

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Anthony Ponturo lends years of experience to his work at Anheuser-Busch, Ponturo Management, The Spare Food Company and the United States Tennis Association

HILTON HEAD, SC, September 08, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Anthony Ponturo has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Backed by years of executive management leadership, coaching, advisory and investment expertise in the sports and entertainment industries, Mr. Ponturo presently excels in advising The Spare Food Co., Fan Controlled Sports and Entertainment, Inc. He has served as an executive in residence for Columbia University's Business of Sports Management and taught Leadership and Crisis Management at NYU School of Sports Management. Mr. Ponturo is most known and established for his 26 years at Anheuser Busch, serving as CEO of Busch Media Group. During

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Tony Ponturo is a respected voice in sports media and marketing. Ponturo is CEO of Ponturo Management Group,LLC, consulting in marketing for business and new sports ventures. He was a regular guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, CNBC, and other media outlets discussing the sports business of the day. Tony Ponturo spent 26 years at Anheuser-Busch serving as Vice-President of Global Media Sports and Entertainment Marketing for 17 of those years. He also served on the Anheuser-Busch Strategy Committee representing the top 15 executives of the company. He was annually ranked in the top 20 most powerful people in sports and ranked #14 among Businessweek’s list of most prominent executives. Ponturo is a two time Tony Award winner on Broadway. He currently serves as a consultant /advisor to the Columbia University Masters in Sports Management program, while also advising start up companies on branding and marketing . Ponturo was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2010.

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CEO, Ponturo Management Group LLC: Tony Ponturo

Tony Ponturo loves a good sports
metaphor. He heard them all while
working for 26 years at Anheuser-
Busch, building Bud Light into the
world’s best-selling beer brand—
with Budweiser second—thanks
largely to the incredibly savvy sports
partnerships he designed. But the one-time president and
CEO of Busch Media Group always lived and worked by
one big sports-related code: It’s important to have a good
tiebreaker. In other words, if you give a little bit now, a lot
may come your way later on, when it counts most.

“Lots of people lose sight of the fact that in some
deals, it can be, OK, I’m not sure I see the full benefit
yet but I know it’s important to you, and at the end of
the day, I know I’ll get my benefit,” Ponturo says. “And
that really does go so far.”

It’s a style born from a commitment to service and
a belief that, in a highly competitive brand-building
world, a greater degree of old-school kindness and respect
will often win the day.

And Ponturo has