Magic Johnson Enterprises

Our Chairman and CEO Earvin “Magic” Johnson spent the last few days at the Sportico Summit in Doha, Qatar, focused on topics surrounding the intersection of sports, media, and entertainment! The summit brought together power players from all over the world including owners of sports teams, companies that own media rights, entrepreneurs, and investors, presidents and diplomats from different countries. The remarkable group of speakers and attendees included former President Barack Obama; former Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair; Red Bird Capital Founder Gerry Cardinale; CEO of Endeavor and Hollywood Power Broker Ari Emmanuel; NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark A. Tatum; Joseph C. Tsai, Co-Founder of Alibaba Group and Owner of the NBA Brooklyn Nets and the newly crowned WNBA Champion New York Liberty; Minority Owner of the Denver Broncos and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson, as well as Co-Founder of RocNation Jay Brown, his Marcypen Capital Partners business partner Robbi Robinson, and President of the Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri.? ? A sincere thank you to Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and the country of Qatar for being such gracious hosts—everything from the venue to the hospitality was first-class! Also sending a special shout out to Todd Boehly and Jay Penske for putting on this top tier Sportico Summit. For those who don’t know, both Todd and Jay are incredibly accomplished businessmen. Boehly is a fellow LA Dodgers and Sparks partner and owns the Chelsea Football Club. Jay and the Penske family own the IndyCar Series, Long Beach Grand Prix, Penske Media Corporation, Detroit Pistons, Penske Racing, and Penske Truck Rentals!

I had the privilege of speaking to two exceptional audiences this past Friday and this morning in Orlando, Florida, at SYNERGY 2024 for Tax & Accounting Professionals. I discussed the magic of winning to a room full of engaged corporate legal, tax, risk, and trade professionals—whose energy truly made the sessions incredible! A heartfelt thank you to Elizabeth Beastrom, President of Thomson Reuters and Laura A. Clayton McDonnell, President of Thomson Reuters, Corporates for granting me the opportunities to speak at this remarkable event!

Today was special, as I got to share the stage with my great friend, Dream Team teammate, and 3x NBA Champion Larry Bird for our 3rd speaking engagement together post-retirement! We spoke at the Global CEO Summitt in New York on how you can utilize learning about your rivals to beat your competition, both in basketball and in the boardroom. After our session, we were able to catch up with David Letterman, which was a full circle moment from when Larry and I went on his show back in 2012! I want to send a huge thank you to Bill McDermott, Chairman and CEO of ServiceNow for bringing Larry and I together and for putting on an incredible event!

Investing in Alchemy is deeply personal, not only as a person living with HIV, but because I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of HIV in our communities. Alchemy's commitment to eliminating barriers to care and serving the underserved is a mission I'm very proud to support!

I just wrapped up my keynote at the 2024 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas! It was an incredible experience speaking to 3,000 neurological surgeons about the importance of being a team leader both on and off the court, pursuing excellence, and navigating my transition from basketball to the business world. A special thank you to CNS President Alexander Khalessi, MD, MBA for the opportunity to speak today!

This morning I spoke to over 7100 school counselors, administrators, and academic advisors that are true life changers to kick off the National Association of College Admissions Counciling Conference here in LA! I thanked them for their important work, told them how valuable their roles are, and share my personal story about how my academic advisors at Everett High School, Ms. Bird and Ms. Hall, and at MSU changed my life. Thanks to Ms. Bird and Ms. Hall at Everett specifically, I was able to get help and correct a reading problem that was impacting my studies! Their support enhanced my education, my life, and helped me become the person and businessman I am today.? ? Thank you to NACAC CEO Angel Perez for having me as the keynote speaker today! It was a great joy for me to speak about something I’m so passionate about and really pour into today’s audience.

What an incredible day in Charlotte, North Carolina as we celebrated the launch of the Atrium Health Systems Center for Business Diversity and Entrepreneurship! This initiative is the first of its kind to support minority, women-owned, veteran-owned, and LGBTQ businesses right on the UNC Charlotte Campus. I'm looking forward to seeing the positive impact this will have on the community! Thank you to my SodexoMagic team, CEO Eugene A. Woods and Supplier Diversity Director Kaddra Greene-Hall, MBA, 6SGB, CPSD, CAPM for having me!

I'm excited to partner with Johnson Energy Storage, Inc. to help bring their all-solid-state battery to market! ???? Dr. Lonnie Johnson is a proven expert, apparent by his extraordinary career as an Air Force and NASA engineer and numerous patents in science and technology. His visionary work aligns with my commitment to invest in opportunities that have a lasting, positive impact on our communities and across the world!

I want to thank my new partner and Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang for an awesome announcement weekend! A special shoutout to my Magic Johnson Enterprises President Christina Francis for sourcing this opportunity and negotiating this great deal and Vice President Alexia Grevious Henderson, MBA for playing a pivotal role! I’m excited to be part of this incredible organization!

I’m so excited to join the Washington Spirit’s investor group at such a pivotal time in the club’s history! Partnering with a visionary like Michele Kang and her team to advance the growth of the Washington Spirit and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is an incredible opportunity. Thank you to CBS Mornings for having Michele and I on this morning for this momentous announcement!