Meet La Rams Executive Jennifer Prince Who Matches the Team in Grit and Perseverance

“Happy game day!” she says with a big smile as she greets her squad. Dressed in their own version of corporate casual (the favored color is Rams royal blue), the sales and marketing team is getting down to business. While they have their game faces on, Jennifer cuts through with a big hug for her number two, James Daniel, and a warm welcome for the newest member of the team, Jessica Weinstein. “This is your first game, right?” Jennifer says. Like a coach, she is getting her players ready to do what they do best.

Jennifer Prince cuts a petite frame in a world full of large humans. She is, however, comfortable with colleagues and clients—so much so that she casts a long shadow. Before and during the game, she spends hours luxury box-hopping and connecting with the Rams’ most valuable partners. “I consider myself an extrovert. I’m social and outgoing and can be put in any social situation with ease and comfort.”

 “There are a ton of females who are interested in sports and working within sports. I recommend this industry for any females looking to shine in a traditionally male-dominated industry with massive opportunity ahead.”

As one of the NFL’s premier franchises, the LA Rams are a big business. While NFL teams generate most of their revenue from the league’s TV contracts, each franchise is able to market their team locally through sponsorships with brands and partnerships with media outlets like KABC-7 and Good Karma Brands/ESPN Radio.

According to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, the Rams are estimated to have received nearly $150 million from partners for the 2023–24 season. (A Rams spokesperson would not confirm the dollar amount.) This is the Rams’ vast enterprise that Jennifer oversees.

A quick trip around the futuristic SoFi shows the fruits of her sales team’s labor. The logos of Rams sponsors fill every high-impact spot: American Airlines, Verizon, Google, Pepsi, Corona, YouTube and more.

Playing in the big-ticket sponsorship world for the Rams is a logical progression for an executive whose résumé is filled with major players in the world of digital media. From Google to Twitter, Jennifer played an important role in the commercialization of these behemoths. “Sometimes I feel like I’ve done it all,” she says. “I’ve worked the buying and selling sides of media. I’ve worked for start-ups, private and public companies. I’ve been through two IPOs. What I’ve learned is that there is no script to succeed professionally and that the one constant is embracing change.”

In August 2013, Jennifer signed on as senior director of media and entertainment at Twitter. Just a few months later, the social media platform went public, an experience that she describes as challenging and rewarding.

She stayed at Twitter for more than eight years, ending up as a VP running all global content, helping sports leagues, media companies and creators distribute content on the platform worldwide.

It’s no surprise that she got on the radar of the LA Rams. At one point she had an email business exchange with Rams president Kevin Demoff, who later reached out to her about coming on board to work for the franchise. At the time she took a soft pass on the opportunity, but eventually she became intrigued and got hired as chief commercial officer.

Once again, she stepped into a new job in a tumultuous arena. She started with the Rams on December 1, 2021, toward the end of what turned out to be a “pretty wild” season. After losing all their games in November, the Rams started winning again in December. They capped the season by winning Super Bowl LVI on their home turf at SoFi Stadium. It was their second Super Bowl championship; the last time the Rams won was in 2000.

“Imagine writing a script for the first season—fans in a brand new, state-of-the-art stadium, where the team that plays in that stadium wins the Super Bowl on their own turf. It was sensational. After we won the Super Bowl, a former Twitter executive said, ‘You already peaked three months into your new sports job. It’s all going downhill from here!’” she recalls laughing.

But in fact the exact opposite has happened. When Jennifer started the job, 20 people reported to her; today that number has doubled. And her role has expanded beyond the NFL team. She has her hands in numerous other ventures owned by Stan Kroenke. In addition to the Rams and SoFi Stadium, the Kroenke sports empire includes the NBA Denver Nuggets, NHL Colorado Avalanche, MLS Colorado Rapids, and Arsenal FC of England’s Premier League. While she has no official responsibilities with those organizations, it’s not unusual for Jennifer to get involved in those businesses; as she describes it, “collaborating with my peers.”

In particular, she gets excited about the work she and her team have done tapping into the state-of-art-technology at SoFi Stadium. “With our focus on media and entertainment partnerships (like with the video game publisher Activision) and being in the heart of LA, we bring next-level entertainment, culture, innovation and experience to our fans on game days with our extraordinary infinity screen and stadium.”

Jennifer realizes that as a woman working in the NFL, particularly one at a high level, she stands out. But she is seeing a shift. “There are a ton of females who are interested in sports and working within sports. I recommend this industry for any females looking to shine in a traditionally male-dominated industry with massive opportunity ahead.”

To underscore her point, she shares that the NFL’s longtime chief revenue officer is a woman and that two NFL teams now have women as presidents. As for diversity within the Rams, she notes that more than 50% of its front-office employees—essentially customer-facing employees—are female.

Above Above (large image) Jennifer and Chris Prince with daughters (left to right) Delaney, Carly and Avery.

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“I get asked to speak on a ton of panels and at conferences about the power of being a female in sports. And really, if you think of tech and sports and my career journey, I’ve always been in male-dominated industries. I’ve spent a lot of time working with employee resource communities and women’s groups telling my story and having an impact on females early in their careers. I want to help catapult our position and our voice in any way I can.”

It’s an exciting time to be with the Rams. In August the team moved their headquarters from Agoura Hills to a massive compound at Warner Center in Woodland Hills. The new site was part of a 100-acre acquisition by Kroenke in 2022. The Kroenke Group, which has a foundation in constructing and managing shopping centers, also bought the adjacent outdoor shopping mall Topanga Village. In addition to the Rams brick and mortar headquarters, the land is also being used for a training facility with two football fields. Since arriving from St. Louis in 2016, the team has been practicing at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. The company is also exploring plans for future development on the site for residential, commercial, retail and green spaces.

While Jennifer’s extroverted nature, work ethic and smart job choices all have led her to where she is today, she credits her success to a humanistic approach. “I lead with the personal—by being human first. I focus on the power of human connection.”

She traces that approach back to her earliest jobs while growing up in Calabasas and Woodland Hills. “I worked at the Topanga Mall when I was 15 at the Original Cookie Company in the food court. I also worked at a little yogurt and pizza shop on Valley Circle Boulevard and as a hostess at Sagebrush Cantina. Ventura Boulevard has been the through line for me,” she quips.

She graduated from UCSB with a degree in communication in 1994, later married, had three daughters (now all teenagers) and divorced. Through it all, she has held a job. “I grew up with a mom and dad who both worked. My mom wanted and needed to contribute to our family’s lifestyle, and I watched her do it all. We weren’t well-to-do, but we always had what we needed.”

Sixteen years ago she married Chris Prince, whom she describes as a “Valley boy” from Studio City who went to Carpenter Elementary, Campbell Hall and Notre Dame High School. Chris works in education technology, a job that has allowed him to work virtually from their Agoura Hills home. “So he’s been very present. I couldn’t do it without having a partner who is a lot of the time a better parent than me in terms of teaching and making sure the girls understand values. He’s my better half for sure.”

At the Rams’ training camp this past summer, the buzz was around wide receiver Puka Nacua, the fifth-round Rams draft pick who had a record-setting season as a rookie last year. “Who knew—such a star!” says Jen. “Puka has done numerous brand deals and is sought-after. He’s doing a lot of great custom-branded content and community work. By the way, he is also a very sweet guy,” notes Jen, never one to forgo a personal touch.