52 Weeks of Hustle

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 12, Travis sits down with Monique Reaves, Chief Revenue Officer of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Monique has worked the majority of her career with the Rose Bowl in a variety of roles. Tune in to hear how she has continued to get elevated to a C-Level role with the iconic brand and stadium. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Focus on Prioritizing ✅ Closing Large Deals ✅ Fi...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 11, Travis sits down with Mike Dellosa, Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mike gained valuable experience in the NFL and MiLB before joining the Diamondbacks 18 years ago. Tune in to hear how he has continued to evolve and grow his career in leading a top sales and service team. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristic...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 10, Travis sits down with Jessica Vella, Head of Sales at Cosm Venues. Jessica had spent her entire career on the team and venue side before joining Cosm. Tune in to hear how she has transitioned into Cosm, which is redefining content and fan experiences. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Able to Prioritize ✅ Key to Innovation ✅ Work/Life Balance www.52weekso...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 9, Travis sits down with Dan Hessling, Senior Vice President of Ticket Sales at the Texas Rangers. Dan has spent the majority of his career in baseball and has continued to get elevated. Tune in to hear his focus, priorities, and mindset each and every day. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristics of Successful Individuals ✅ Viewpoint of “Too Many Games...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 8, Travis sits down with Megan Bell, SVP Consumer Revenue & Insights for the LA Chargers. Megan has consistently grown her career in multiple different areas of the business by continuing to learn and evolve. Tune in to hear what she is consistently doing to gain valuable experience in the sports business. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhancements in Data and An...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 7, Travis sits down with Mark Schueler, Vice President of Ticket Sales at the Cincinnati Reds. Mark has spent his entire career in baseball starting in Minor League Baseball before transitioning to the Reds for the last 17 years. Tune in to hear how he continues to evolve both personally and professionally to have so much success. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Tr...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 6, Travis sits down with Timm Jager, CEO of EntrachtTech and Advisor to the Executive Board at Eintracht Frankfurt playing in the top tier of Bundesliga, the German football league system. Tune in to hear how he helped the team form a club owned tech subsidiary and the success it has had. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Similarities and Differences in Business Dome...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 5, Travis sits down with Rosie Spaulding, President of League One Volleyball. Rosie has built her career in working with a variety of large events and leagues including National Sailing Cup, Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, and USA Rugby World Cup Sevens before helping launch LOVB. Tune in to hear how the first season went and the excitement around seas...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 4, Travis sits down with Sebastian Rivas, Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service for the LA Dodgers. Sebastian walks you through his journey of playing collegiate soccer, selling pharmaceuticals, and now leading an MLB team. Tune in to hear some of his key learnings along the way that continue to drive him to succeed. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Character...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 3, Travis sits down with Patrick Ryan, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Eventellect. Patrick has always had the entrepreneurial mindset dating back to being a little kid and he has turned his passion into a career. Tune in to hear how he helped grow the business of helping venues fully access revenue, data, and customers with a unified single even...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 2, Travis sits down with Dilan Gomih, Founder and CEO of Dilagence. Dilan found her passion and transitioned from finance to fitness. Tune in to hear how she looked at the opportunity in walking away from guaranteed money to pursue her entrepreneurial career. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Willing to Take Risks ✅ Choosing Passion over Money ✅ Key Characteristic...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 6, Episode 1, Travis sits down with Alex Bazzell, President of Unrivaled Basketball. Alex went from being one of the top trainers for professional athletes to now leading the charge with the brand-new women’s basketball league. Tune in to hear how has taken his career from the hardwood to running very successful businesses. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Innovative ✅...

In Season 5, Episode 52, Travis sits down with Jentry Mullins, Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service at the Brooklyn Nets and BSE Global. Jentry has built his career on ensuring he surrounds himself with the right people and dominating each and every day. Tune in to hear his advice on focusing on leading from the front. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Importance of Giving Back ✅ Finding Ways to be Innovative...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 51, Travis sits down with Chris Kamke, Chief Strategy Officer for Orlando City SC of the MLS and Orlando Pride of the NWSL. Chris has spent his entire career staying ahead of the curve and continuing to evolve in the data and analytics space. Tune in to hear how he has continued to do that in both soccer and hockey. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhancements in D...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 50, Travis sits down with Richard Lintker, Senior Director of Ticket Sales and Hospitality at the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Richard started his career in live events before transitioning into sports. Tune in to hear how he approached every day regardless of the role and the key learnings from it. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristic in Successful P...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 49, Travis sits down with Mark Bloom, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for FC Cincinnati of the MLS. Mark built his career on the ticketing side of the business and then transitioned into sponsorship. Tune in to hear how he views the overall business and the steps he took to be successful at selling and leading regardless of role. 3 Hot Topic...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 48, Travis sits down with Joseph DeMarinis, Founder of BookSeats. Joseph always had an entrepreneurial spirit and has taken that dream and turned it into a career. Tune in to hear how he built and launched BookSeats as a one-stop shop for fans to be able to purchase flights, hotels, and tickets. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Innovative ✅ Emerging Tech Tren...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 47, Travis sits down with Lucas Topolie, Director of Partnership Sales at NASCAR. Lucas has spent a good part of his career in racing and selling partnerships at the highest level. Tune in to hear how he mentally prepares for each day to be able to focus on landing the largest deals. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling at a High Level ✅ Preparing for Large Pit...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 46, Travis sits down with Micky Lawler, Commissioner of the Unrivaled League. Micky has been on the forefront of many key women sports initiatives including WTA and Unrivaled. The Unrivaled League just finished up their inaugural season this year; tune in to hear how Micky felt after season 1 and what she is excited about for the future. 3 Hot Topics...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 45, Travis sits down with Emily Jaenson, Founder of The Let’s Go Company. Emily spent the majority of her career in minor league baseball before embarking on an entrepreneurial career. Tune in to hear key learnings from early on that she still applies to her every day. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ What Pro Teams Can Learn From the Minors ✅ Gaining Experience Do...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 44, Travis sits down with Keith Baulsir, SVP and Chief Partnership Officer for Foley Entertainment Group consisting of the Vegas Golden Knights, Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas Knight Hawks, amongst others. Keith has gained valuable experience in sales in the minor leagues, radio, college, MLS, NFL, and now the NHL. Tune in to hear what went into the...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 43, Travis sits down with Tony Garrett, SVP, Property Operations at Playfly Aspire. Tony had had a great journey in this business in gaining overall experience through his time in professional sports and the last 13.5 years with Playfly Aspire. Tune in to hear what he consistently is focused on, so no day ever gets stale, and he continues to learn an...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 42, Travis sits down with Chris Kolodinsky, Director of Sponsorship and Business Development at NBC Sports NEXT, a division of NBC Sports Group. Chris has spent the majority of working his way up on the partnership side of the business. Tune in to hear how he goes about preparing to sell large deals. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling at a High Level    ✅ Pit...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 41, Travis sits down with Ben Brown, Vice President of Premium & Suite Sales for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Ben started out with the Hawks in entry level sales and has held nine different roles with the organization. Tune in to hear how he believes focusing on consistency will help elevate your career. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Selling Regardless of Wins/L...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 5, Episode 40, Travis sits down with Drew Bentley, Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Strategy for D.C. United and Audi Field. Drew received his start in sales and then transitioned into ops, strategy, and analytics. Tune in to hear he has become so well-rounded in his career and developed into a great leader. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhancements of Data...