Ari Emanuel

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  • Executive Chair and CEO of TKO and Executive Chairman of WME Group
  • Founder and Principal Investor, MARI
  • Author, Roll the Calls
  • Host, Rushmore Podcast 

Ari Emanuel has long been one of the most influential people in the world, but he's also something of a mystery. As Hollywood's best-known super-agent—the inspiration for Ari Gold in Entourage—he's spent decades speaking for A-list clients, not himself.

As Executive Chair and CEO of TKO Group Holdings, Emanuel oversees a global sports and entertainment powerhouse that includes WWE, IMG, and UFC. After co-founding Endeavor in 1995, he built the company from a challenger agency into one of the industry's most formidable businesses, orchestrating the landmark merger that created WME and leading the acquisitions of IMG and UFC through a strategic partnership with Silver Lake. Along the way, he helped shape the business of entertainment, sports, and media on a global scale.

Now, after decades spent behind the scenes, Emanuel is telling the story behind that rise. Drawing from his memoir Roll the Calls, he takes audiences inside the signings and firings, the blockbuster deals, the breakups, and the split-second decisions that built a global empire. Candid, funny, and unapologetically direct, Emanuel shares what he's learned about spotting talent, making impossible bets, and pushing through the self-doubt that comes with building something bigger than anyone expects.

 

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A Conversation with Ari Emanuel

Ari Emanuel offers candid and compelling insights about the media and entertainment industry from his path from Hollywood agent to CEO of a global sports and entertainment company, challenging audiences to take risks, maximize the lesson in every experience, and build emotional endurance. Emanuel ca ...

Ari Emanuel offers candid and compelling insights about the media and entertainment industry from his path from Hollywood agent to CEO of a global sports and entertainment company, challenging audiences to take risks, maximize the lesson in every experience, and build emotional endurance. Emanuel can speak to the current state of media and entertainment, his unique approach for identifying and capitalizing on cultural trends, and developing long-range visionary approaches to inevitable change.

Author Talk: Roll the Calls

ARI EMANUEL, one of Hollywood's most accomplished, feared, and influential dealmakers, offers a rare look at what it takes to spot talent, lead through uncertainty, embrace failure, and build influence at the highest levels. Inspired by his memoir, Roll the Calls, this candid, funny, and unapologeti ...

ARI EMANUEL, one of Hollywood's most accomplished, feared, and influential dealmakers, offers a rare look at what it takes to spot talent, lead through uncertainty, embrace failure, and build influence at the highest levels. Inspired by his memoir, Roll the Calls, this candid, funny, and unapologetically direct conversation is a master class in how to be a fearless advocate for your most vulnerable client: Yourself.

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Ari Emanuel leads TKO as Executive Chair and CEO and is Executive Chairman of WME Group, two companies that sit at the center of sports, entertainment, and culture. Since co-founding Endeavor in 1995, Emanuel has repeatedly transformed the business of entertainment – merging William Morris Agency and Endeavor to form global enterprise WME, acquiring IMG and UFC, and ultimately bringing WWE and UFC together to form sports powerhouse TKO. Based in Beverly Hills, Emanuel continues to build across ventures that include global events and experiences company MARI and the Las Vegas Raiders.