Industry leaders using experience and expertise to maximize the value of sports and entertainment enterprises across geographies, genres, leagues, organizations and ownership groups. Services include: Team/Venue Management: Positioning for success organizationally, operationally and strategically Revenue Stream Creation & Negotiation: Leveraging assets, effectuating research and identifying options Event Procurement: Exploiting venues’ uniqueness and realizing enterprise objectives Partner Activation & Brand Marketing: Developing mutually advantageous strategies and execution plans Bob Williams is founder and CEO of the sports and entertainment consulting firm Align Sports & Entertainment, LLC. Williams spent the preceding 40 years of his career in downtown Atlanta, most recently serving as president of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and president of Philips Arena. As Atlanta Hawks president, Williams had oversight of the franchise’s business operations. As president of Philips Arena, he oversaw all bookings and operations as well as the venue’s in-house concert and entertainment promotions company. Williams was a member of the executive committee to oversee the design and construction of Philips Arena which opened its doors in 1999. Previously, he was a 22-year employee of The Omni Coliseum and the Atlanta Hawks. He was The Omni’s president beginning in 1994 until it was imploded in 1997.