2026 Event Calendar Unveiled as JWS IQ Surges Past 110 Members!

2026 Event Calendar Unveiled as JWS IQ Surges Past 110 Members!

We rolled out JohnWallStreet’s Intelligence Quorum (aka JWS IQ), our exclusive membership community, in February. The goal was for it to become the connective tissue for senior decision makers who want to exchange knowledge, solve shared challenges, and build meaningful connections with peers across sport. 

The industry is changing rapidly and having a network of fellow forward-thinking leaders to tap into will only help someone to make better decisions, increase profits, and grow asset values. Think YPO x Soho House—but for high-level sports and media executives.

JWS IQ members include:

🏆 Big four team owners and presidents
🏆 Challenger league CEOs
🏆 Power 4 ADs and conference commissioners
🏆 Chief Operating, Revenue, and Marketing Officers across leagues and teams
🏆 Prominent VCs and PE investors
🏆 Senior media executives
🏆 Late-stage sports tech and media company founders

We immediately began delivering value to those formally under the JohnWallStreet tent. We produced five major events for then in 2025, including a pair of tentpole ‘Sports & Media Huddles’ that each attracted 100 of the industry’s most influential people.

One well-documented pro wrestling partnership originated from a conversation between the companies’ CEOs at the first. It’s the kind of productive interaction we strive to facilitate at our invite-only functions.

There were four members-only gatherings at New York City’s Flyfish Club that spawned a multitude of new business relationships (featured member-guests included: David Levy, Deirdre Lester, Hymie Elhai, and Tim Pernetti) and we introduced a popular quarterly ‘State of the Media Union’ virtual event. One NBA team president was late to the 2025 NBA Draft because he was so engaged in the Q2 call!

There were three additional virtual events that dove into timely subject matter too, including a valuable AI training session (attendees learned how to use the tech to prospect for sponsors/partners). And members received a copy of our 35+ page deep dive on the next frontier of sports alpha, discovered high-quality candidates posting job adverts within the JohnWallStreet newsletter, were presented with an off-market investment opportunity, and gained access to a wealth of intelligence –and each other– via our private Circle community.

So, word began to spread amongst the industry’s elite. JWS IQ has since grown to 110+ members and counting!

We’re planning to deliver more events, research, and value in 2026. 

Members will receive:

✅ Event Access – One seat at each of the nine planned events, plus discounts on the purchase of additional seats (if available)
✅ Thematic Research – One copy of each of the four thematic reports we’ll publish
✅ Private Think Tanks and High-Level Networking – Access to quarterly virtual media roundtables (the Q4 ’25 call is Dec. 3) and monthly small-room IRL members-only gatherings (lunches/dinners)
✅ Job Board Placements – Complimentary postings on the JohnWallStreet job board
✅ Investment Opportunities – The chance to participate in industry relevant deals exclusive to members
✅ Private Virtual Community – Access to a closed platform that houses JohnWallStreet’s audio archive, research, and other intelligence, and enables members to interact with one another

We recognize properties across the burgeoning sector are doing 2026 budgeting/planning and that having the event schedule for the upcoming year would be helpful in the decision-making process. Below you can find our packed calendar.

Each of these events is for JohnWallStreet IQ members and select invite-only guests.

Interested in joining our exclusive intelligence quorum? Reach out to Corey Leff at [email protected] for more information (including annual membership costs). You’ll be smarter and better connected for it.

If you would like to partner with us on any/all these events, please send a note to Jacie Brandes at [email protected].

We look forward to our biggest year yet!

-JohnWallStreet