But before he put pen to paper, White had one more chat.<\/p>\n
This was one was between Presidents.<\/p>\n
While serving as Assistant General Manager for Team USA at the Winter Olympics in Italy, Panthers General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Bill Zito gave him a ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got this call at six in the morning and was like, \u2018Zito?\u2019\u201d White recalls. \u201cHe just called to check to see what\u2019s going on. It shows the warmth; it shows the character of this organization. I couldn\u2019t be happier to be here. Again, I\u2019m very humbled to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just like scouting a hockey player, Zito sees a big talent in White.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s humbling to think we could have a partner such as Mike,\u201d Zito said. \u201cI know how excited I am for what can be and what we can do together to help [the Panthers]. I\u2019m literally talking about hockey and what Mike\u2019s experience, intellect and character will have on us.\u201d<\/p>\n
In joining the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions, White wants to build.<\/p>\n
Just as the Panthers will continue to push towards putting an elite hockey team on the ice every season under Zito\u2019s guidance, White will look to craft an outstanding off-ice experience to match.<\/p>\n
With the The Walt Disney Company, White launched many industry-leading innovations, such as MagicBand+ and Genie+ to enhance how patrons spend their time at the parks.<\/p>\n
From on-site to on screens, White also worked on streaming and mobile platforms, e-commerce and products across brands including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars.<\/p>\n
Although he\u2019s new to sports, it\u2019s easy to see how these skills will translate to his new role.<\/p>\n
Just like Disney, the Panthers have no shortage of magic, iconic characters and fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s really nothing like a guest experience at Disney, but here at the Panthers we\u2019re going to create really extraordinary fan experiences,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
Those experiences won\u2019t only take place at Amerant Bank Arena.<\/p>\n
In his new role, White will also oversee the business operations of the organization\u2019s three other primary institutions: Baptist Health IcePlex, Panthers IceDen and War Memorial Auditorium.<\/p>\n
From games, to concerts, to events, the possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n
At the outset of a new challenge, White can\u2019t wait to get to work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things we want to bring to the fans here and continue to amplify the experience,\u201d White said. \u201cA world-class experience exists now, but how do we amplify those things where we can? I\u2019m really excited to get past Day 2, listen, learn a lot, and then be able to see what experiences we might be able to do, again, in service of the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But before he put pen to paper, White had one more chat. This was one was between Presidents.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5102],"tags":[62,57,5141,5,4,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-535885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida-panthers","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-florida-panthers","10":"tag-floridapanthers","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-panthers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116332942883582846","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}