In Toronto, where fans are loyal to the local hockey team no matter how long their Stanley Cup drought lasts, MLSE holds significant prominence and power. The company, which owns the Maple Leafs and Raptors as well as a handful of other teams, is a major player in the concert scene through its ownership of Scotiabank Arena and Coca-Cola Coliseum and partnership with Live Nation. Melissa Bubb-Clarke is a senior leader overseeing programming and production in the company’s live entertainment sector, and she plays a big role in Scotiabank Arena’s status as an unmissable stop on most major artists’ North American tours, from Queen to Nas, Olivia Rodrigo to Noah Kahan. Bubb-Clarke, who also leads MLSE’s Music Sponsorship Agency, boasts record-setting show counts and revenues in a year that included a big renovation of Scotiabank Arena. Owned by the country’s two biggest telecom conglomerates, Rogers and Bell, MLSE gets some local cred for its decade-long partnership with Drake and OVO, marked by a transformation of Scotiabank Arena into “October’s Very Own Arena” for the hometown rapper’s 2023 “It’s All a Blur” tour stop. This year, Bubb-Clarke also wrapped up her tenure as a board member of CARAS, the not-for-profit behind The Juno Awards, and its music education organization MusiCounts.