At our 2024 Sneaker Ball on Wednesday, May 8th, we will be honoring Zachary Weiner, CoFounder of Overtime and Danita Johnson, President of Business Operations at D.C. United.
Zachary will receive the Innovation Award and Danita will receive the She Changes the Game® Award. Both are being honored for their exemplary leadership in the sports industry.
Weiner is the Cofounder of Overtime, the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans, with over 65 million social media fans and followers, driving an average of over 2 billion video views each month. He also co-created OTE (Overtime Elite), the transformative sports league that offers the world’s most talented basketball players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes. He currently serves on the board of directors. Weiner is a recipient of the following accolades: Forbes’ “30 Under 30”, Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” and Leaders In Sports’ “40 Under 40”. Prior to founding Overtime, Weiner was the Founder of The Sports Quotient which he started at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also a 3x Ivy League Chess Champion. Weiner graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics.
Johnson is a seasoned sports and entertainment executive and member of Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 and ESSENCE Power 40 Class of 2023. Currently, Johnson serves as the President of Business Operations for Major League Soccer’s most decorated club, D.C. United, a role she has held since January 2021. Notably, she is the first Black President of an MLS Club and only the third woman in league history to serve in this role. Johnson’s mission for D.C. United is clear, Unite Sport. Build Community. Win Championships. Her focus on delivering Audi Field as a premier destination for sports in the United States has led to the venue hosting the National Women’s Soccer League Championship in 2022, which saw record attendance, and the hosting rights for the 2023 MLS All-Star Game where the league’s best played English Premier League powerhouse, Arsenal FC. Prior to joining D.C. United, Johnson had 15 years of experience in the sports industry, including several roles in the WNBA, NBA, and NBA G League, specializing in revenue generation, community programs, and digital media and marketing. A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina and a graduate of Western Carolina University, Johnson sits on the board of Buzzer, DC SCORES, Destination DC, the Share Winter Foundation, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and previously served as a WISE Within Mentor.
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