SEEN Saturday Series

As one of the most diverse destinations in America, the City of Dallas will utilize the power of the FIFA World Cup™ to bring communities together to showcase the city to the world. Monica Paul, the Executive Director for the Dallas Sports Commission plays an essential role in these plans. As the Executive Director for the Dallas Sports Commission, Monica  works to implement bid strategies and mar...

Recently, Sports ETA members elected new board leadership and a board of directors who began their terms July 1st, 2023.  One of the new members is Lawrence Hamm, the Senior Director for Business Development, Sports & Entertainment at Events DC. Join host, Kathrine Nero and Lawrence as they chat about that looooong title and everything that comes with it.  Lawrence educates us on what sets Eve...

We're back with our fourth Sports ETA 4 S Awards Summit winner interview! Host Kathrine Nero chats with Cori Powers, the Director of Marketing & Communications for Visit Frisco.  Learn from Kathrine & Cori as they chat about her experience in the industry, and knowledge within the community. (She's a Texan!) Cori tells us Frisco is known as "Sports City, USA".  She&apos...

Welcome back! We're kicking off our newest episode with our Sports ETA 4 S Awards Summit winners.  First up, Host Kathrine Nero chats with Ben Handfelt. He's the Director of Creative & Communications at Catch Des Moines.  Ben and Kathrine chat about the work he does & his unique title with the company.  Additionally, he talks about success in the sports tourism industry in Des Mo...

Host Kathrine Nero and Scott McLaughlin with Visit Charlotte chat in this episode about the award Scott's team recently accepted and the work it took to make that happen.  (think, 200 events in the city over a one year period! whew!) How did they do it and make it successful and enjoyable for everyone? Tune in!

Searching for inspiration and encouragement? Take a seat and hear from the President & CEO of Gamechangers Consulting, Michelle Perry. Michelle and Kathrine will chat about the work Gamechangers Consulting does with cities, organizations, and more to help each develop their sports tourism and event strategies. Michelle says their partners have had incredible success over the past 11 years and...

Ready for a Refresh: Quad Cities Sports Commission is now Sports QC. Join host, Kathrine Nero and Joan Kranovich, the VP of Business Growth at Visit Quad Cities & Director of Sports QC, formerly Quad Cities Sports Commission for a chat about the company's rebrand and more. Additionally, Sports QC was recently honored with "Event Partnership of the Year", by Sports ETA.   Joan sh...

DuPage Sports Commission’s Director of Sports, Igor Bakovic was recently honored by Sports ETA with the Rising Star Award! Awards aren’t uncommon in his world - as he played professional basketball in Europe and comes from a sports family.  Still, Igor knows his success is a fruit of many labors.  Join Kathrine and Igor as they discuss the draw of DuPage County, how tourists can spend their free t...

Join host Kathrine Nero, & the team behind Tempe, AZ tourism, Senior Sports Sales Manager, Luchie Javelosa  & The President & CEO of Tempe Tourism, Michael Martin. From an influx of developments in Downtown Tempe, including a handful of hotels, the city also saw an opening of its Street Car, Metro Light Rail, which connects downtown to Phoenix and surrounding areas. With such a focus o...

What happens when 4,000 bowlers and 10,000 people descend on two communities? You're about to find out! Join Kathrine Nero & Katy Tigchelaar, West Michigan Sports Commission's Vice President of Operations for an episode that’ll *bowl* you over with great conversation & info about the tourism industry in Western Michigan. With 14 years in the company, Katy Tigchelaar is one of the...

Louisville Sports Commission, founded in 1999 originally to drive sports tourism to the community, has now grown into so much more. Recently honored by Sports ETA for the program, Kids Finish First, the program is truly changing lives. Greg Fante, the President & CEO of Louisville Sports Commission talks with Host Kathrine Nero about the efforts to help kids in marginalized communities get int...

Tulsa Sports Commission was recently honored by Sports ETA as the Sports Commission of the Year, (population over 500,000 category.) after it brought in an overall economic impact of $218 million dollars! Meet Joel Koester, the Director of Sports Sales with Tulsa Sports Commission and learn about the work it took to make that happen, plus, the unique events they brought to the area. Looking to mak...

“The best city in North America” is quite a statement - who said it and where is it? You’ll have to tune in to find out. But here’s a hint.. It’s near one of the Great Lakes, within a few hours of a bunch of major cities and boasts a “thriving sports community” with 4 universities in the county.. Ok, fine! We're talking with Mark Jeanneret, the Executive Director of Erie Sports Commission. Ma...

In this episode, Host Kathrine Nero chats with Warren County CVB’s Ben Huffman, who's fresh off of one of the organization's biggest events of the year - The Western & Southern Open. Learn how hotels, restaurants & the region all benefit from tennis pros competing in the Cincinnati region all week long. But that’s just the start…Listen in as Kathrine and Ben discuss Warren Co. CV...

Meet the new President & CEO of Sports ETA , John David & learn about his ‘why’ and the work that led him here. In this episode, Host Kathrine Nero chats with John David about the new & exciting things happening within Sports ETA. John shares his ‘why’ with Kathrine and more about the work that led him to his current position. John has received numerous industry awards, most recently b...