Corporate Initiatives



2013 Business Partner Summit presentation


During WrestleMania Week, WWE presented the company's strategic plans at its annual Business Partner Summit.

Highlights from the Summit, found in the video above, include a discussion around market growth in key areas such as diversification of content, brand strength, global expansion, talent development and product innovation.

WWE’s senior management team spoke about these plans and highlighted the following:

  • Company’s Financial Outlook, Launch of the WWE Network and International Expansion (George Barrios, Chief Financial Officer)
  • Content Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies (Michelle D. Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer)
  • Social Media Development and Gamification (Perkins Miller, Executive Vice President, Digital Media)
  • Expanding Content Beyond the Ring and Growing Social Media Presence and Second Screen Experience (Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President, Creative)
  • WWE Studio’s Strategy, Partnerships and Movie Slate for 2013-14 (Michael Luisi, President, WWE Studios)
  • New Product Development and Strategies (Casey Collins, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products)
  • Live Event Experience, Talent Development and Unveiling of WWE Performance Center (Paul Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events)
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