SARAH MOLL, 38
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA EVENTS, NFL
Moll measures her performance for the year by the outcome of a single event, the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and in 2015 she was at the top of her game. The star of the extravaganza, Katy Perry, drew 121 million viewers, the most in NFL history. Moll, who grew up working in her family’s ice cream store on the Jersey shore, also booked Train and Ellie Goulding for the Sept. 10 Kickoff to 50 concert in San Francisco, the host city for Super Bowl L. Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Bruno Mars, whose 2014 halftime appearance drew the second-most viewers ever, will “curate” next year’s show. Moll is an avowed fan of Mars but has yet to comment.
MOST TREASURED POSSESSION “I have footballs signed by almost everyone who has performed Super Bowl halftime in the years I’ve been doing it.”
ALLISON STATTER, 35
CO-CEO, BLENDED STRATEGY GROUP
Statter, who specializes in blue-chip brand partnerships, orchestrated MasterCard’s signing of Gwen Stefani for its Priceless Surprises campaign and Jennifer Hudson’s turn as a Weight Watchers spokesmodel. Statter’s rise to the C suite came with enviable tutoring, courtesy of her father, Irving Azoff, chairman/CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment. Blended Strategy is independent of dad’s company, but she had been working with him since she interned for him at Giant Records. “He promised me it would be two weeks,” says the mother of three. “And it turned into 16 years.”
HARDEST BUSINESS LESSON LEARNED: “My clients are always right.”