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Outside of the arena experience, Olson said that the team wants to continue to build its fanbase digitally. “He has articulated a compelling long-term strategy to give back to the community, constantly innovate, improve the fan experience, and win an NBA championship,” Miller said in a prepared statement.

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Olson replaces Steve Starks, who earlier this year was named chief executive officer of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Starks will maintain that part of his role even as CEO of all of LHM’s businesses.

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“Knowing the team that we have in place gives me all the confidence in the world that we’ll get it done along those lines.”sltrib.com © 1996-2020 The Salt Lake Tribune. Jim Olson, a 25-year employee of the Larry H. Miller organization, was named the new president of the Utah Jazz and of Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment (LHMSE), it was announced Friday.

But you shouldn’t anticipate many changes throughout the Jazz’s organization.

Today, these four Mormon CEOs — who occasionally meet up at Utah Jazz basketball games or for a weekend at James’ cabin in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — are the reigning godfathers of the Salt Lake Valley, mentoring and funding the area’s next crop of founders.

It all started a couple years ago, when the Utah Jazz were preparing for a $125 million arena renovation and Andie Pedersen had an idea. The Salt Lake City native started his sports business career as a teenager in the ticketing offices of the University of Utah, before eventually working in a “basement office” at Vivint Arena, selling tickets there. Ten years ago, pop crooner Spencer Day came out publicly. Here’s how they’re planning to manage their load. Olson most recently served as the executive vice president for LHMSE and as the president of Vivint Smart Home Arena.
He will now oversee the day-to-day operations of the Jazz, and will also be responsible for such organizational entities as Megaplex Theatres, Vivint Smart Home Arena, the Salt Lake Bees, Salt Lake City Stars, Jazz Gaming NBA 2K, The Zone Sports Network, and the Tour of Utah. Olson also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Northeastern University in Boston. The When European and American explorers and settlers went to Utah in the 18th and 19th centuries, they encountered speakers of the Southern Two Franciscan fathers, Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and The period of settlement and territorial status is notable for the ending of the quest (1845–47) for a When wagonloads of Mormon pioneers under the leadership of Conflict with the Native Americans, whom the Mormons referred to as Lamanites and favourably regarded as descendants of the “We want to be innovative. “Ultimately our goal is to win an NBA championship.