Amy Howe

“I always say, life is too short. If you don't trust and respect the people you're working with, there's lots of other places to work, right? That mantra has always been a prerequisite for me”

“So if you look at our economics of how we bring users onto the platform, they're significantly advantaged relative to the rest of the field. But I think perhaps equally, if not more important, is our product advantage”

“There is still quite a bit of runway ahead of us. If you break that down into its different components, there's still quite a bit of momentum in the sports betting space”

“When we think about bonuses and player incentives, it’s very easy to get caught up in what the market is doing. But we look at our numbers and we know what numbers pay off. I think that has been one of the key drivers of our success and our ability to actually hit profitability perhaps sooner than some of our competitors have done”

“I think that as a leader of the largest sports betting company in America, it is my job to help consumers keep betting entertaining”

“Learning how to position a company for further growth and regulatory change has also come with the challenge of learning how to prioritise different strategies - and more importantly deciding what areas of business do not require time, energy or resources”

“There’s a lot of focus on the path to profitability while also gaining share and driving growth in the market. So scalability becomes really paramount for success as we think about the longevity of our business model, as well as the success of the industry as a whole”

“It is also an industry that is going through huge growth. So the ability to come in and understand how you structure your organisation and create a culture for massive change and growth was one of the biggest learnings that was very applicable”

“I think one of the most pivotal things I took from my previous roles is how you position an organisation for massive growth or change. You could argue that what Ticketmaster was going through is very similar to what sports betting is going through now - it’s an industry that is being disrupted by digital technology”

“There’s no one right answer,said Howe. I have lots of friends who are incredibly talented from business school who have made very different choices, and they were right for them. For me, this has been absolutely the right decision”

“I had a feeling that I was going to love being in an operating role. … The old adage that when you’re in consulting, you tell people what to do, but you don’t really get a chance to implement your own recommendations is true”

“At some point, if you’re going to do anything other than consulting, you’ve got to move over”

“And then, after a certain period of time, for me, my barometer was, ‘Is this working for me, right, am I still having fun, am I still developing and learning, and how is that impacting my family life”

“I made partner when I found out I was pregnant with my first child — and those are two points in your life that if you think you can control either of those, you’re kidding yourself”

“What I’ve come to realize over time is it’s a long game. There are times in your life that you’re not going to have balance, and that’s okay. I’ve made some very conscious choices not to”

“I don’t even love the term [‘work-life balance’] because it implies that on any given day or week, that you have to have perfect balance”