Dave Wakeman

Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast

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When you work in entertainment, you are in the business of fun. This podcast will focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with helping your customers create memories and special moments. We will talk about sports, theatre, performing arts, and other forms of entertainment, highlighting the best ideas in marketing live experiences, creating long-term customers, and growing revenues.

Author

Dave Wakeman

Category

Business

Podcast website

davewakeman.libsyn.com

Latest episode

Jun 16, 2026

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Episodes

The Business of Fun: Derek Palmer 28.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by my friends at Booking Protect .  Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Sydney, Australia on 14 and 15 November.  Come to my workshop in Melbourne, " Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping the Modern Fan".  Get ' Talking Tickets ' my team's new newsletter with 5 top stories from the week, along with a quick ana...

The Business of Fun: Jesse Lawrence 25.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Find out how you and your organization can partner with Booking Protect to deliver world-class customer service, a better buying experience, and you and your organization can create a new stream of revenue by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Get my team's new newsletter, Talking Tickets, with 5 t...

The Business of Fun: Garrett Nolan 21.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization.  Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote...

The Business of Fun: Charles Bruner 14.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization.  Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote...

The Business of Fun: Amy Maiden 08.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization.  Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote...

The Business of Fun: Doug Mann 01.10.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization.  Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote...

The Business of Fun: Anthony Esposito 27.09.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product.  Find out how to partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, at the Ticketing Professionals Confe...

The Business of Fun: Bas Schnater 16.09.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  See me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Australia Conference on 14th and 15th November. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Come be a part of my first workshop in Australia in Melbourne on 18 November. Fan For Life will help you create and k...

The Business of Fun: Harrison Monarth 09.09.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the TPC Australia. Get your tickets today by visiting www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Come to my event in Melbourne, Australia on 18 November. "Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping Fans in the Modern World" ! Only my second ever event in Australia.  As a listener of t...

The Business of Fun: Simon Mabb 03.09.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney, Australia on 14 and 15 November at the Ticketing Professionals Conference. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionalsconference.com.au My guest today is Simon Mabb! That's right, CEO of Booking Protect is on the podcast to do...

The Business of Fun: Rob Mills 27.08.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Check out our 10 part series on trends impacting the live event industry by visiting the blog at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb, CEO of Booking Protect, at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Sydney on 14 & 15 November. Get your tickets today at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au...

The Business of Fun: Ben Newton 21.08.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Visit their website at www.bookingprotect.com  and check out our 10 part series on trends impacting the live entertainment industry.  Also, Simon Mabb, Booking Protect CEO, and I are going to Sydney, Australia in November for the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia.  Get your tickets at www....

The Business of Fun: Karl Fitzpatrick 08.08.2019

Today's episode is brought to you Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Find out how you can partner with them by visiting www.bookingprotect.com Join me and Simon Mabb in Sydney on 14th and 15th November for The Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au My guest today is Karl Fitzpatrick. Karl is CEO of Warrington W...

The Business of Fun: David Brickley 23.07.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Any Listing!  Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect offers your guests a world-class customer service experience, peace of mind in their purchase, and they can help you in creating a new stream of revenue.  Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Com...

The Business of Fun: Oli Shawyer 19.07.2019

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders In Refund Protection!  If you aren't offering your guests refund protection, you are missing out on giving your customers the opportunity to have peace of mind in their purchases, to customize their experience, and you might be missing some significant revenue!  Find out how to partner with Booking Protect by visiting www.bookin...

The Business of Fun: Martin Gammeltoft Part 3 10.07.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders in Refund Protection.  Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com   Make sure you come see me and Simon at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au  on November 14th and 15th.  My guest is Martin Gammeltoft from Activity Stream.  I wanted to have him back to discuss the new certified...

The Business of Fun: Angela Higgins 05.07.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect!  You'll be able to see me and Simon at The Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 & 15 November.  To find out about Booking Protect, visit them at www.bookingprotect.com   You can get your tickets to The Ticketing Professionals Conference by visiting www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au My guest today is Angela Higgins from the Aust...

The Business of Fun: Robin Cantrill-Fenwick 01.07.2019

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Robin Cantrill-Fenwick. This is a great conversation about monetization!  We cover a lot of ground about mindset, innovation, marketing, sales, merchandising, and every different way that you can a...

The Business of Fun: Mike Guiffre Returns 26.06.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect by visiting their website at www.bookingprotect.com   My guest today is Mike Guiffre.  This is his second appearance.  He's in the middle of rolling out a 7 part series on tickets, marketing, strategy, and demand generation.  You should check it out.  We...

The Business of Fun: Cath Healy 19.06.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect and my guest is Cath Healy from Booking Protect...that's synergy.  I had Cath on to talk about Booking Protect's growth and the new value they are bringing to the market.  We talk about how designing an experience for your audience and prospective audience means that you need to recognize that your customer's may have different experience or dif...

The Business of Fun: Jacob Lauesen 17.06.2019

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  Find out how you can offer your guests a better buying experience by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com   My guest today is Jacob Lauesen from FC Copenhagen.  We covered a lot. This is great for all you sports business marketers out there.  We talk about how Jacob and his team are able to generate: 17...

The Business of Fun: Patrick Ryan 10.06.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  To find out how you can partner with Booking Protect to deliver the world's most comprehensive refund protection product to your customers, visit them at www.bookingprotect.com My guest today is Patrick Ryan.  He's Co-founder of Eventellect.  And, I think this one is going to be interesting to a lot of...

The Business of Fun: Tony Knopp 07.06.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection.  To find out how you can partner with Booking Protect to deliver a better buying experience to your customers and generate a new stream of revenue for your organization, visit them at www.bookingprotect.com   My guest is Tony Knopp! Tony is CEO of TicketManager.  We covered a lot of ground! And, I think...

The Business of Fun: Colby Fackler 30.05.2019

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: The Global Leaders in Refund Protection.  Find out how you can partner with Booking Protect to give your customers a world-class refund protection experience, a more customized buying path, and you can generate a new revenue stream for your organization by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com This episode is one that I'm really proud of the way...

The Business of Fun: Anthony Gady 28.05.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection!  Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere!  Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product!  Visit www.bookingprotect.com to find out how you and your organization can offer your customers a better buying experience, more peace of mind, and you can create a new rev...

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