Speakers For This Event
Bryant McBride
CEO and Founder, Burst
@bryantmcbride
Anson Carter
NBC Sports and MSG Networks Hockey Analyst
@AnsonCarterLA
Kim Davis
Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League
@kbdavis7760
JT Brown
Professional Hockey Player
@JTBrown23
Blake Wheeler
Professional Hockey Player
@BiggieFunke
Kelsey Koelzer
Professional Hockey Player
@khockeyk11
CEO and Founder, Burst@bryantmcbride
Bryant McBride builds businesses at the intersection of sports, technology and media. Bryant's entrepreneurial track record over 20 years is 5-1-1 netting investors $80 MM on $10MM invested, with one more investment, Burst, still in play. Bryant also produced and finds time to promote the messages in his acclaimed documentary "Willie", about the first black player in the NHL. He has served on the Boards on the New York Roadrunners, The Armory Track and Field Center in New York City, The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in Boston, amongst others. He enjoys mentoring smart, relentless business builders, has been a leader on social justice initiatives for decades, is an avid youth hockey coach and administrator, and has started 26 Marathons - and completed them all.
NBC Sports and MSG Networks Hockey Analyst@AnsonCarterLA
Anson Carter is a former professional hockey player, playing for eight different NHL teams over the course of his career. Since joining NBCSN in 2013, Carter has worked on NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the NHL regular season, Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final. In 2005, Carter founded Big Up Entertainment, a record label specializing in hip hop music. Carter is also a co-founder of the clothing line SOMB (Shirt Off My Back). Proceeds from sales go towards providing uniforms for underprivileged youth in Africa.
Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League@kbdavis7760
Kim oversees a role to attract, develop and retain fans – with a specific focus on multicultural audiences – through culture, youth participation, and social impact initiatives. Prior to joining the NHL, Kim enjoyed a 20-plus year career at JPMorgan Chase, where she most recently served as Managing Director of Global CSR, President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and as a member of the firm's Executive Committee. She has been recognized by Hockey News’ “2020 Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in the sport,” Essence Magazine’s “Woke” - 2019 Change Agents, Adweek’s “30 Most Powerful Women in Sports,” Sports Business Journal’s “GameChangers,” Savoy Magazine’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America," among other notable recognitions.
Professional Hockey Player@JTBrown23
JT Brown is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. Since his 2012 NHL debut, he has also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Anaheim Ducks.
Professional Hockey Player@BiggieFunke
Blake Wheeler is an American professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, fifth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He did not wind up playing for the Coyotes, but instead played three seasons at the University of Minnesota before electing to become a free agent and signed with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2008. Blake was born and raised in Minnesota.
Professional Hockey Player@khockeyk11
Kelsey Koelzer is an American ice hockey defender with the PWHPA. In 2016, the Metropolitan Riveters made Koelzer the first-overall pick in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) Draft, making Koelzer the first African American to be the top selection in the highest level of American professional hockey. She is now the head coach of Arcadia University's women's hockey team, making her the first black head coach in NCAA hockey history.