When the Walton-Penner Group took over as Denver Broncos owners last season, newly appointed CEO Greg Penner had a lot to learn about owning a football team.
But the former Goldman Sachs financial analyst and Walmart chairman didn’t find it all that hard to translate running a multibillion-dollar corporation with running an NFL franchise.
“I talked about a year ago about setting a culture, and for us that starts with people—setting high expectations, giving them resources and then holding them accountable. I’ve been doing that a long time at Walmart,” he said Wednesday as acclimation practices for training camp began.