PCL CEO Ricky Volante and COO David West Named to Constellation Research’s 2020 AX50
Global List of Executives Leading Disruptive Customer Experience Initiatives
Cleveland, OH – January 28, 2020 – The Professional Collegiate League (PCL) today announced Ricky Volante, CEO, and David West, COO, were named to Constellation Research’s 2020 AX50, an elite list of innovative and disruptive leaders transforming customer experiences—and businesses—around the world. The AX50 will be featured and celebrated at the Ambient Experience Summit in Atlanta on February 27, 2020.
Ricky is a Co-Founder of the PCL and serves as the Chief Executive Officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the League, while focusing on business and operational growth and the benefits created for the athletes. David is a Co-Founder of the PCL and serves as the Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the development of the PCL’s basketball infrastructure, including: scouting, recruitment, player development, and NBA relations.
The PCL is the first collegiate basketball league to enable athletes to directly benefit from their talent, marketability, and hard work by offering an education and compensation. It provides a US-based basketball opportunity free of academic and economic exploitation. In short, the PCL is college sports reimagined.
The list presents a selection of influential executives across a variety of industries, including entertainment and sports. The AX50 demonstrated how to effectively implement customer-centric strategies, disruptive business models and emerging technologies to help transform customer experiences, keep brand promises, activate movements, grow revenues and increase operational efficiency.
On being named to the AX50, Ricky said, “It is an honor to be included in such an accomplished list of leaders, made even more special because I am joined by David. We sincerely appreciate the recognition from the Constellation Research team, especially Ray Wang and Paul Greenberg, who have quickly made us feel like part of their family. We look forward to joining everyone in Atlanta for the Ambient Experience Summit in February.”
“Sustainable businesses put customers at the center of everything they do. In today’s experience economy, the goal of empowering great customer experiences drives successful business transformation. The AX50 leaders are paving the way to better, more durable relationships through great customer experiences across their organizations,” said Nicole France, VP & principal analyst at Constellation Research.
The full AX50 list and more on the program can be found here: https://www.constellationr.com/ax50-2020.
About Constellation Research
Constellation Research is a technology research and advisory firm based in Silicon Valley. We deliver strategic guidance to companies seeking to transform their businesses through the early adoption of disruptive technology. Our analysts draw on their experiences as practitioners to deliver pragmatic advice to CXOs leading digital transformation within their organizations. Clients include boards of directors, C-suite executives, line-of-business leaders, and IT visionaries who are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Our mission is to conduct research on emerging technologies, identify and validate trends, and empower our clients to succeed in the digital economy.
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