FEASTERVILLE, PA — Joe Hand Promotions said two of its senior leaders received national recognition, highlighting the company’s expanding influence across live sports distribution, media partnerships, and community engagement.
Joe Hand Jr., president of Joe Hand Promotions, was named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 Most Admired CEOs, while Brittany McCloskey, senior manager of content and partnerships, was honored in New York City as a 2025 Cynopsis Top Women in Media Award recipient in the Sales and Partnerships category.
The dual recognitions underscore a period of rapid growth and diversification for the Feasterville-based company, which has positioned itself as a leading commercial distributor of premium live sports content for bars, restaurants, and other venues nationwide.
Under Hand’s leadership, Joe Hand Promotions has expanded its content portfolio through distribution partnerships with UFC, WWE, Premier Boxing Champions, All Elite Wrestling, ESPN, DAZN, Netflix, and DIRECTV. The company has also been behind some of the most commercially significant events in combat sports history, including the Mayweather–McGregor bout in 2017 and the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson event in 2024, which set records for commercial activation.
Hand assumed the presidency from his late father, company founder Joe Hand Sr., and has overseen a fivefold increase in the company’s workforce. He also helped establish new business categories, including the launch of ESPN+ for Business, now one of the most widely used commercial sports-streaming services in the hospitality sector.
Beyond commercial growth, Hand has expanded the company’s philanthropic efforts through the Joe Hand Boxing Gym, a nonprofit that supports youth programs, individuals with Parkinson’s disease, adults with autism, children with special needs, breast cancer survivors, and local police athletic league initiatives. The organization will mark its 30th anniversary in 2026.
“Joe Hand Jr. leads with a rare blend of vision, humility, and unwavering integrity,” said Jason Joyce, vice president of Joe Hand Promotions. “Recognition as one of the Most Admired CEOs reflects what our team sees every day.”
McCloskey’s recognition reflects her role in driving some of the company’s most innovative partnerships and commercial initiatives. During her 11-year tenure, she has worked across marketing, product, and content teams and has led the company’s live boxing division for eight years.
In the past year, McCloskey played a central role in bringing Netflix’s first live boxing event to the commercial market and in developing AEW’s “Pints and PPVs” subscription product, which helped deliver record commercial pay-per-view performance and subscriber growth. She also maintains partnerships with WWE, PBC, AEW, DAZN, and Netflix.
McCloskey has also built a talent pipeline with Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, resulting in more than a dozen hires and a steady flow of interns who have advanced into leadership roles within the company.
“Brittany is a powerhouse,” Joyce said. “Her leadership has directly contributed to JHP’s dominance in live content distribution.”
Joe Hand Promotions said the recognitions reflect the company’s broader strategy of pairing commercial scale with innovation and community impact as it continues to expand its footprint in the sports and media marketplace.
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