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What Legends Global’s Shelby Jordan Sees Next for Sports & Entertainment Venues

September 22, 2026

In Episode 11 of Building Connections, Rob Ryan sits down with Shelby Jordan, who works in the Owners Representation division at Legends Global and has been part of project teams for LA Live,Hollywood Park and BMO Stadium. Together they talk about where sports and entertainment venues are headed. Here are the highlights.

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Key Takeaways

• Today’s venues are designed around the whole fan journey, not just the seat.

• Design, procurement and  engineering now have to be solved together, and early, to hold price and  schedule.

• Southern California is still growing, largely by reinventing the venues, training facilities and  convention spaces it already has.

• Owners are staying  anchored to feasibility studies rather than headlines, and leaning on  partners they already trust.

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About the Guest

‍Shelby Jordan is part of the Owners Representation division at Legends Global, supporting owners and clients through venue and facility development. He joined Legends in 2018 after about 16 years at AEG.

Learn more: https://legendsglobal.com/

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About Building Connections

Building Connections is Twining’s video podcast series featuring conversations with leaders across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.

Subscribe to our channel to get the latest updates on new videos: https://youtube.com/@twininginc.694?si=Fjmq3Wh6E5susm-H

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