VenueConnect 2025

Kimberly Mahoney
Principal
Venulogix


Dr. Mahoney has 30+ years of experience in various segments of the sports and entertainment industry. Currently, as Principal with Venulogix, Kim manages a wide range of projects for clients related to venue and event operations. Throughout her career, Kim has worked in public assembly venues as a contractor, client, and part of the venue management team. She has been involved in the opening of three new public assembly venues, including a convention center, an NFL stadium, and a 20,000-seat arena. Kim’s early industry experience includes work in arenas, convention centers, stadiums, amphitheaters, and speedways in the Carolinas. Her career then brought her to Columbus, OH where she served as the Guest Services Manager and later as the Assistant Director of Event Services & Administration at the Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University. She later served as the Director of Communications & Program Development with Columbus Arena Sports & Entertainment (CASE), which oversees the day-to-day operation of Nationwide Arena and the Schottenstein Center. Kim has continued to serve as an integral part of the CASE team as a consultant working on a variety of projects for 10+ years. Kim is co-author of IAVM’s textbook, Public Assembly Venue Management: Sports, Entertainment, Meeting, and Convention Venues (2015, 2020, & 2025 editions) and sole author of The IAVM Blueprint: Event Management (2016). She received a 2022 IAVM Chair Citation and the 2017 Unsung Hero Award from Xperiology’s The Stadium Business, which recognizes leadership, innovation, and achievement globally. Kim received her B.A. in communications from the University of Kentucky, her M.Ed. in sport and facility management from the University of Georgia, and her Ph.D. in sport management (minor in research methods and cognate in marketing) from The Ohio State University.

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