52 Weeks of Hustle

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 41, Travis sits down with Mark Plutzer, Senior Vice President of Ticketing at Major League Baseball. Mark joined MLB over 25 years ago and has worked his way up within the organization. Tune in to hear his advice on how prioritizes responsibilities from league and team initiatives. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Sharing Best Practices ✅ Key Characteristics of Suc...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 40, Travis sits down with Adam Winslow, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Florida Everblades and Hertz Arena. Adam was able to gain valuable experience throughout his career as he worked his way up in the industry. Tune into hear his advice on building out a customized leadership approach that fits your style. 3 Hot Topics:...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 39, Travis sits down with Andrew Bragman, Vice President, Ticket Operations at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. Andrew has put in the time and effort to build an enjoyable career in the sports business. Tune into hear his advice on finding ways to maximize revenue and increase attendance throughout his career. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Working in Baseball ✅...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 38, Travis sits down with Jim Willits, Vice President of Sales and Service for the Chicago White Sox. Jim has spent time in numerous stops in the MLB and NHL. Tune into hear his advice on figuring out what sport, league, team you would want to work for.  3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristics of Successful People ✅ Selling Regardless of Wins/Losses ✅...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 37, Travis sits down with Mike Rodgers, Senior Director of Ticket Sales and Membership Experience at the Vancouver Canucks. Mike held four different internships which helped catapult him into a sports business career. Tune into hear how he compares selling the MLB to the NHL. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Minor League Experience ✅ Willing to Take Risks ✅ Sellin...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 36, Travis sits down with Jason Sinnarajah, Chief Operating Officer for the Kansas City Royals.  Jason started his career in the financial world before key learnings helped lead him into the sports industry. Tune into hear how he has continued to evolve his strategic thinking to be successful on a consistent basis. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Understanding Inte...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 35, Travis sits down with Wes Day, CEO of REVELxp. Wes started his career working outside of the sports and entertainment industry before joining Teall Sports & Entertainment. Tune into hear how is recent transition to CEO has been and the keys he looks at in building a successful revenue organization. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Efficient and Effective...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 34, Travis sits down with Brian Towers, Senior Vice President of Revenue for the San Jose Sharks. Brian took a risk to get started in this industry and he hasn’t looked back as he has worked in the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Tune in to hear how his transitions to different sports went. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristics ✅ Running Parallel Paths ✅ Finding...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 33, Travis sits down with Michael Farris, Senior Director of Business Strategy and Insights for the Country Music Association. Michael has been fortunate to work in both sports and entertainment side of the business. Tune in to hear how has always prioritized to help execute at the highest level. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhancement of Data and Analytics ✅...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 32, Travis sits down with Jared Ginsburg, Vice President Ticket Sales at OEG Sports & Entertainment with the Edmonton Oilers. Jared started his career in the minor leagues and then became a business owner before embarking on his career in professional sports. Tune in to hear what he has done consistently to continue to grow his career. 3 Hot Topics:...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 31, Travis sits down with Joey Graziano, SVP and Head of Global Event Strategy and Development at the NBA. Joey has been working for a while on hosting the inaugural In-Season Tournament that concludes this weekend. Tune in to hear how he has consistently thought of innovation his entire career. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Prioritizing ✅ NBA Innovation ✅ Key...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 30, Travis sits down with Jason Tedrow, President & CEO at InProduction.  Jason spent time outside of the sports and entertainment industry before now running InProduction, which is the largest provider of temporary seating, staging, structures, tents, and scenic production. Tune in to hear how some of his early experiences have helped him with his c...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 29, Travis sits down with Joe Stetson, Chief Commercial Officer with the New York Red Bulls. Joe has had the opportunity to work on several very fun projects and some of the biggest brands in New York. Tune in to hear what he feels like went into successful completing and activating that large of a partnership. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Growth of the MLS ✅ C...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 28, Travis sits down with Rob Sine, Chief Revenue Officer at AXS Ticketing. Rob has had success on both the team, conference, and vendor side of the sports business. Tune in to hear how he has continued to evolve with the ticketing landscape. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Open or Closed Distribution ✅ Being Efficient and Effective ✅ Finding Mentors www.52weekso...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 27, Travis sits down with Russ Stanley, Senior Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service for the San Francisco Giants. Russ grew up in the Bay area and his dream came true to work for the Giants. Tune in to hear how he has become a pioneer in his career in MLB. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Characteristics of Successful People ✅ Running Parallel Paths ✅ Immerse...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 26, Travis sits down with Matt Nordby, Managing Director, Communications at NASCAR. Matt played collegiate baseball which led him down a career path in baseball before joining NASCAR 12 years ago. Tune in to hear how approached his transitions from job to job. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Being Efficient and Effective ✅ Career in Communications ✅ Willing to Ta...

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All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 24, Travis sits down with Toni Will, General Manager and Governor of the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL.  Toni started her career in the banking industry before embarking on her sports career.  Tune in to hear her how she has applied key learnings from other industries to be successful in the sports world. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ First Female Governor   ✅ Sel...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 23, Travis sits down with Ryan Bishara, Executive Vice President of Revenue & Strategy at LAFC of the MLS.  Ryan has always focused on going above and beyond in his career.  Tune in to hear his overall experience on helping build a vision for LAFC before they were even a team. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ New Builds and Renovations   ✅ Being Efficient and Effec...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 22, Travis sits down with Taylor Fisher, Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service with the Nashville Sounds.  Taylor has spent his entire career in minor league baseball working his way into leadership.  Tune in to hear what he feels like the keys to being successful in a revenue role are. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ What Pro Teams Should Implement   ✅ Gaining...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 21, Travis sits down with Maria Troje Poitras, Senior Vice President of Customer Sales & Service for the Minnesota Wild.  Maria started her career with the Wild and has worked her way up within the organization.  Tune in to hear what she feels like the organization does well to maintain top employees.  3 Hot Topics: ✅ Key Characteristics of Successf...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 20, Travis sits down with Danny Passovoy, Senior Director of Ticketing and Experience at the Premier Lacrosse League.  Danny joined the PLL five months before the inaugural season.  Tune in to hear his advice on being innovative in process, structure, and development and how it is crucial to success. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Competition in the Marketplace ✅...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 19, Travis sits down with Taylor Traub, Vice President of Business Analytics at Ilitch Sports & Entertainment and the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings.  Taylor started his career outside of the industry before embarking on a sports career.  Tune in to hear his advice on thinking big from a pricing and product strategy standpoint. 3 Hot Topics: ✅ Enhance...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 18, Travis sits down with Jake Winowich, Vice President of Ticket Sales, Service, and Operations at the Chicago Fire.  Jake spent the majority of his career working in baseball which allowed him to really understand the importance of group sales.  Tune in to hear his advice on the most important aspect when identifying the right opportunity. 3 Hot To...

All in 24 Minutes or less… In Season 4, Episode 17, Travis sits down with Ryan Erdman, Vice President of Client Retention and Group Sales at the Carolina Hurricanes.  Ryan gained early experience in the industry in minor league baseball before spending time in the MLB and now the NHL.  Tune in to hear what he feels like he has done on a consistent basis to get promoted internally in each place he...