{"id":2023350,"date":"2025-09-15T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2023350"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:43:02","slug":"catching-up-with-game-changers-class-of-2021-honoree-mel-raines-of-pacers-sports-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/catching-up-with-game-changers-class-of-2021-honoree-mel-raines-of-pacers-sports-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with Game Changers Class of 2021 honoree Mel Raines of Pacers Sports & Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Then: <\/b>EVP, corporate communications, community engagement and facility operations, Pacers Sports & Entertainment<\/p>\n

Now: <\/b>CEO, Pacers Sports & Entertainment<\/p>\n

How has your job changed: <\/b>In the four years since I was named a Game Changer, I have become the CEO of Pacers Sports & Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Impact of Game Changers selection on my career: <\/b>It had a positive impact to be acknowledged by an industry leader and as female executive making an impact and also enabled me to meet a number of incredible women from across the country. <\/p>\n

Advice for the Game Changers Class of 2025: <\/b>Enjoy the day and the time together and get to know as many other nominees as you can.<\/p>\n

Sports business story I\u2019m watching most closely this year:<\/b> The evolution of the RSN business.<\/p>\n

Most poignant lesson from the past year: <\/b>Our run to the NBA Finals was an incredible reminder about how we work in a business that has the ability to bring so much joy to our fans and brings people together in a way very few things can. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sportsbusinessjournal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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