Joe Hand Promotions Celebrates Dual Industry Honors as President Joe Hand Jr. Named One of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 Most Admired CEOs and Senior Manager Brittany McCloskey Recognized as a Cynopsis Top Woman in Media

FEASTERVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joe Hand Promotions, the nation’s largest and most experienced distributor of premium live sports content to commercial establishments, is proud to announce two marquee recognitions that underscore the company’s leadership, innovation, and growing impact across the sports and media landscape.

Last week, Joe Hand Jr., President of Joe Hand Promotions, was named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 Most Admired CEOs, honoring his visionary leadership and the sustained growth of the company. Additionally, Brittany McCloskey, Senior Manager of Content & Partnerships, was celebrated in New York City in October as a 2025 Cynopsis Top Women in Media Award honoree in the category of Sales & Partnerships Victors.

Joe Hand Jr.: A Transformative, Vision-Driven CEO

Under Joe’s leadership, Joe Hand Promotions has solidified itself as the nation’s premier commercial distributor of premium live sports content. During his tenure, the Northeast Philadelphia native has led a sweeping expansion of JHP’s content portfolio, establishing distribution partnerships with UFC, WWE, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), ESPN, DAZN, Netflix, and DIRECTV.

Joe’s tenure has been marked by measurable, industry-defining achievements, including:

• Record-setting events such as the 2017 Mayweather vs. McGregor bout, which generated the largest gross license fee in boxing history.
• Historic commercial reach with the 2024 Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson event, setting the record for the widest commercial activation ever for a combat sports event.
• Organization-wide growth, with JHP’s employee base increasing by 500% since Joe assumed the presidency from his late father and founder, Joe Hand, Sr.
• Building new categories of business, most notably helping to launch ESPN+ for Business in partnership with the network from the ground up, now one of the most widely adopted commercial sports-streaming subscriptions for bars and restaurants nationwide.

Beyond business growth, Joe has strengthened the company’s philanthropic footprint through the Joe Hand Boxing Gym (JHBG), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026. What began as a safe space offering youth boxing and computer literacy has evolved into a comprehensive community resource supporting individuals with Parkinson’s disease, adults with autism, children with special needs, breast cancer survivors, and the Bucks County PAL program.

Joe’s recognition as a Most Admired CEO reflects not only business success, but a leadership style deeply grounded in integrity, humility, and community commitment.

“Joe Hand Jr. leads with a rare blend of vision, humility, and unwavering integrity,” said Jason Joyce, Vice President of Joe Hand Promotions. “What we all admire most is his ability to inspire everyone around him—not just with words, but with consistent action and deep respect for the people who make this company what it is. Recognition as one of the Most Admired CEOs is a reflection of what we’ve known all along: Joe leads not for recognition, but because he genuinely cares about the success of others.”

Brittany Ann McCloskey: A 2025 Cynopsis Top Woman in Media Honoree

Cynopsis announced Brittany as one of its 2025 Top Women in Media Honorees, recognizing trailblazers shaping the future of the media industry at large. As Senior Manager of Content & Partnerships at JHP, Brittany has become a central force behind the company’s most innovative initiatives. BAM, as she is widely known throughout the industry, has been with JHP for 11 years and has played significant roles in the marketing, product, and now content teams. She has led JHP’s live boxing division for eight years and previously worked for International Boxing Hall of Fame promoter J. Russell Peltz.

Today, BAM leads JHP’s partnerships in boxing and wrestling with unmatched expertise, forging high-impact collaborations with WWE, PBC, Netflix, AEW and DAZN—efforts that have guided the company’s strategic expansion and elevated the visibility of premier live events nationwide.

Between July 2024 and June 2025, BAM spearheaded several transformative initiatives, including:

• Bringing Netflix’s first-ever live boxing event—Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson—to the commercial market, setting the record for the largest commercial activation for any combat sports PPV event in history.
• Creating and branding AEW’s “Pints and PPVs” subscription product, generating a record number of commercial PPV buys for AEW’s Double or Nothing in May 2025 and pushing AEW commercial subscribers to an all-time high.

Beyond her partnership achievements, Brittany’s influence extends across the sports-media community. She has built a talent pipeline with Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management—her alma mater—resulting in 17 hires and a steady rotation of interns, many of whom now hold leadership roles within JHP.

On behalf of the entire company, Joyce also praised Brittany’s impact: “Brittany is a powerhouse. She brings an incredible combination of deep industry knowledge, creative event strategy, and unshakable drive. She doesn’t just think outside the box—she redesigns the whole model. Her leadership has directly contributed to JHP’s dominance in live content distribution, and she’s a mentor and role model to everyone around her. She deserves this recognition and more.”

A Milestone Moment for Joe Hand Promotions

These dual honors mark a proud moment for the entire JHP organization and underscore the company’s continued influence across sports media, content distribution, and community engagement.

JHP congratulates Joe Hand Jr. and Brittany McCloskey for their extraordinary achievements, industry leadership, and unwavering commitment to elevating the company and the communities it serves.