San Diego Padres’ New Ownership Brings Diverse Leadership And World Series Ambitions

Source: Black Enterprise Feliciano will serve as the Padres’ control person under MLB governance requirements, while the couple will jointly lead the ownership group. Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano have taken control of the San Diego Padres, with the new majority owners setting an immediate goal for the Major League Baseball franchise: winning its…

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Why The Internet Loves The Padres’ New Owners & Their Viral Press Conference

Source: CassiusLife Kwanza Jones made history by becoming a Padres owner. Then she introduced herself to San Diego with enough energy to make the internet instantly take notice. If first impressions mean anything, the new ownership group of the San Diego Padres knows how to make one. Kwanza Jones and her husband and business partner,…

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Kwanza Jones Just Became MLB’s First Black Woman Majority Owner In A Record $3.9 Billion Deal

Source: Baller Alert She and her husband José E. Feliciano were introduced at Petco Park Monday, and she walked in to a song she wrote herself. Kwanza Jones is now a majority owner of the San Diego Padres, making her the first Black woman to hold that position in Major League Baseball history. MLB owners…

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From the Apollo to Padres Ownership

From the Apollo to Padres Ownership

Kwanza Jones joins T.I. on Expeditiously for a conversation about entrepreneurship, investing, creativity, and impact. From lessons learned on a childhood paper route to building businesses, investing in communities, and creating Culture In Motion™, she shares how thinking bigger, surrounding yourself with the right people, and taking action can turn possibility into lasting impact.

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Padres owner Kwanza Jones’ songs ‘Vamos!’ and ‘We All In’ are available for download — and will be played at Petco Park

Jones’ history as a recording artist spans more than 20 years and includes a full album, music videos and a range of singles and remixes. Source: sandiegouniontribune New San Diego Padres principal owner Kwanza Jones brings more than just financial investment and a commitment to be “all in” with the team. She brings with her a history as…

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New Padres owners pledge that they are ‘all in’

Source: sandiegouniontribune From the song that played as they entered through what was essentially a pep talk at the end and the story about facing a virtual Mason Miller after that and then the heartfelt postscript soliloquy about Roberto Clemente, it was a news conference unlike any other. Especially one introducing billionaires as the new…

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New Padres owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones vow to pursue San Diego’s first championship

Source: wtop SAN DIEGO (AP) — New San Diego Padres owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones entered their introductory news conference Monday to the rhythm of an upbeat song about the team written and performed by Jones herself, a professional singer. That might be a baseball first, but Feliciano and Jones are much more…

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José E. Feliciano, Kwanza Jones plan to partner in furthering Padres’ success

New Padres owners feel a kinship with San Diego, ready to embrace roles as stewards of what they see as community asset Source: sandiegouniontribune A law student and her boyfriend, a young man getting his start in investment banking and bound for business school, made a date for an afternoon in Central Park. It was…

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New Padres Owners José E. Feliciano & Kwanza Jones Promise To Listen, Invest And Win In San Diego

Source: sandiegoville A new era of San Diego Padres  baseball officially stepped into the spotlight Monday afternoon at Petco Park, and if husband-and-wife José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones wanted their first public appearance as the franchise’s new owners to establish a theme, they made it unmistakable: listen first, think long term, invest in San Diego and,…

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MLB approves Padres’ sale to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones

Source: MLB NEW YORK — The transfer of control of the San Diego Padres to the new ownership group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano has been unanimously approved by the league and its owners, Major League Baseball announced on Monday. Jones and Feliciano will jointly lead the club’s ownership group with Feliciano…

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