Veteran government Brent Weinstein has joined the senior management staff at CAA, the place he’ll be answerable for overseeing enterprise areas together with Digital Media, Podcasts, Video games, Expertise Enterprise Ventures, and Audio system.
Weinstein joins from Candle Media, the place he’s served as Chief Growth Officer since 2022. At CAA, he may also be concerned within the company’s M&A and funding actions, with a selected concentrate on setting technique for the enterprise areas he oversees. In partnership with the Expertise division, he’ll additionally co-managing the staff behind CAA’s in-house knowledge and analytics platform, Intell.
“CAA is relentlessly targeted on being essentially the most deeply resourced, educated, and modern advocate for its shoppers throughout all areas,” mentioned CAA President Jim Burtson. “Brent’s shared ardour for consumer service as an distinctive agent, and his great observe report as a inventive enterprise builder and senior chief, make him an excellent match for us as we proceed to execute on our bold imaginative and prescient. His deep understanding of the quickly rising market of alternatives for expertise might be invaluable as we construct upon the continuing success of the areas he’ll oversee.”
Mentioned Weinstein, “CAA sits uniquely and powerfully on the intersection of leisure, sports activities, tradition and know-how, with a worldwide popularity for excellence and an unmatched understanding of the place audiences and customers are heading. It’s an honor to change into a part of CAA and its unbelievable tradition, and to work alongside a few of the most inventive and pioneering brokers and executives within the trade, as we collectively work to create new alternatives for the world’s main creators and corporations.”
Throughout his time at Candle Media, Weinstein led the corporate’s company and enterprise improvement efforts, together with creating impactful partnerships for Candle divisions resembling Whats up Sunshine and Moonbug. Previous to that, he spent greater than 20 years at UTA, the place he helped construct and led the company’s Digital Expertise, Podcasting, Ventures, Stay Occasions, Heartland, and Rising Platforms companies, rising to change into Accomplice and the company’s first-ever Chief Innovation Officer. He additionally co-managed UTA’s Insights and Information divisions, helped drive technique and operations for its World Music and Audio system companies, and performed a key function within the company’s M&A initiatives.
