Kay Koplovitz was the first woman to head a television network when she founded USANetworks under the banner of Madison Square Garden Sports in 1977. As a visionary of what sports television would become, Ms. Koplovitz launched major professional and collegiate sports on cable television by negotiating the first contracts and creating the first cable coverage for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the Masters from Augusta Georgia, the US Tennis Open and a collection of NCAA conference sporting events. She led USA Networks to first place in cable primetime ratings and it remained there for
14 years.

   She launched the Sci-Fi Channel which has become a top ten rated cable network known for innovative drama and mini-series. In 1994, she launched USANetworks International into 60 countries worldwide.

   In 1998, President Clinton appointed Kay Koplovitz to chair the bipartisan National Women’s Business Council. She used this platform to launch Springboard Enterprises, in a move to get women to “think big” about their growth companies and to raise venture capital to fund them. Springboard, her shared vision,
has screened over 4000 companies and presented 360 of them since its first forum in 2000. These companies have raised over $4 billion in capital and are returning positive results to investors at record rates. Significantly, Springboard is creating a national human capital network among entrepreneurs, investors and service providers that improve prospects for success.

   In 2001, Ms. Koplovitz co-founded Boldcap Ventures, a venture fund backed exclusively by high net worth women seeking to grow their portfolios with venture investments. Boldcap invests principally in the media, technology and healthcare sectors.

   Kay Koplovitz is the author of ‘Bold Women, Big Ideas’ (2002), which she wrote to inspire women entrepreneurs to create wealth through equity. She is a sought after motivational speaker on subjects ranging from leadership and management to entrepreneurship, capital formation and emerging media.

   An experienced public board member, Ms. Koplovitz is currently the Chairman of the Board of Liz Claiborne and a board member of CA. She has served on the boards of Instinet, Oracle, Nabisco, and General Re.

   Kay Koplovitz’s experiences have provided her with an invaluable mix of wisdom, insight and insider’s perspective.  Well armed with industry statistics, case histories, personal anecdotes and practical advice, Kay, as a speaker, eloquently shares her experience in the worlds of Media, Finance and the Boardroom to Inspire, inform, educate and entertain. 

 Speech Topics:

·       Leadership

·       Constructing an Effective Corporate Board

·       The Changing Media Landscape

·       The Power of Ideas

·       The Entrepreneurial Spirit

·       The Power of Human Capital