The Andrew Haines Show

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Blake Rapert a former employee of The Family Arena and life long food and beverage fanatic. From the age of 13, you could find him helping out in and around the arena and that’s where he and Andrew first met. In today’s episode, Andrew and Blake reminisce about stories they’ve shared in the careers together as well as some of the drivi...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Bernie Lilavois, the former President of the Ontario Fury and Founder of Indoor Soccer Alumni. Bernie has spent his entire career in indoor soccer and is a legend within the community. He had a full career as a player and began working his way up as a front office executive and ultimately spent 10 years as a team president. Most recent...

FREE AGENT FRIDAYS are interviews with front office sports  and entertainment professionals who lost their positions due to COVID-19. Be sure to check back as we will continue to add new interviews as we try to help get exposure for those looking for opportunities within sports and entertainment. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS.  SQWAD is helping sports teams sell mo...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Jason Hunt, The Owner and Orthopedic Surgeon at OrthoLinks Orthopedics in Tampa, Florida. In addition to being an entrepreneur and orthopedic surgeon, Jason founded the OrthoLinks Care Foundation as a way to financially support patients who lost their jobs or healthcare due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Today’s episode was an inside look a...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with JT Onyett, the President at Houston SaberCats Rugby a team that is a part of the MLR (Major League Rugby). Our first conversation with someone from Rugby, JT was a pleasure to have on the show and learn from today and we hope you enjoy :) -- JT’s Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jt-onyett-1839127/ Website: https://www.housto...

Free Agent Fridays | #78 Samantha Biastre | The Andrew Haines Show   Liberty University - Master's Degree, Sports Marketing and Media Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Bachelor's Degree, Leisure and Sport Studies and Public Relations   Missional Marketing - Sales Administrator/Assistant to the CEO (May 2020 - Present) Lancaster Barnstormers - Ticket Sales Manager (Oct 2019 - Mar 2020...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Travis Apple, The Chief Revenue Officer of Event Dynamic, an AI-based ticketing platform for teams and leagues. Travis has spent his entire career in sports starting with the Atlanta Spirit spirit after graduating from Ashland University in 2007. From there he spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Miami M...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Alex Vergara the Chief Story Teller at AV Consulting and an adjunct sports marketing professor at the University of Central Florida. AV is a seasoned sports marketing executive and an incredible storyteller. We had the pleasure of hearing some of the stories from his career and we hope you enjoy… Alex’s Info: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com...

Free Agent Fridays | Deanna Repollet | The Andrew Haines Show East Stroudsburg University - B.A. Spanish, B.S., Sports Management and Business Marketing theGIRLMOB - Brand Partnerships (Jan 2020 - Present) BSE Global - Manager, Premium Partnerships (Apr 2018 - Oct 2019) Sporting Kansas City - Manager, Premium Services (Sept 2016 - Mar 2018), Business Development Manager (Apr 2015 - Mar 2018), Seni...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Denise Sicheneder the VP of Sales and Service from over at Spinzo. In the show, they dive into Denise’s love of one-on-one coaching, the culture of sports business and how it’s been changing due to COVID, and what teams need to be doing to prepare for when sports return to their previous levels. We hope you enjoy :) LinkedIn: https://w...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Tom Traxler the Head Coach for the Orlando SeaWolves of the MASL. In today’s episode, Andrew and Tom share their stories from re-assembling the Orlando SeaWolves at the start of the 2020 season after the abrupt leaving of the former owner of the team and the beginning signs of COVID-19. Really interesting stories in this episode about...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS. SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s advertising metrics....

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Gabby Roe the President at Maestroe Sports & Entertainment. Gabby is a seasoned sports executive. Having started with Major League Lacrosse at its inception and later working as a general manager then president for several sports-related organizations, he’s seen much of the industry. He is currently the President of Maestroe Sports...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Lamonte Coleman the Guest Experience Manager at Marlins Park. A former head coach and general manager for indoor football teams, Lamonte has spent much of his career coaching others and in administrative roles within sports. Starting in August of 2019, Lamonte took over as the Guest Experience Manager at Marlins Park where he manages t...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS. SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s advertising metrics....

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Brendan Trelease the Premium Sales Manager for the Orlando Magic In 2013 Brendan graduated from U-Mass Amherst with a degree in marketing and sports management and immediately jumped into a role working for the Memphis Grizzlies. Since then he has held sales roles at Learfield Sports, Los Angeles FC, and most recently as the Premium Sa...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Mackie Feierstein the Assistant AD of Ticket Sales for The University of Miami A 20-year veteran in the sports business world, Mackie set forth into the professional realm in ticket sales for the Miami Dolphins in the early 2000’s. He then transitioned into a ticket sales role for the University of Miami and after that spent six years...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS. SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s advertising metrics....

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Charlie Hildbold the Founder at Escon Sports Consulting. In his senior year of college, he sent a letter to every professional sports team in each of the 4 major sports leagues. From there, he started his career in sports as an outside salesperson for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Since then, Charlie has had a well-versed career working for...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Matt Wolff the Founder and CEO of Ticket Time Machine A salesman for several organizations for the first part of his career, Matt launched Ticket Time Machine in 2018 because of his passion for collecting tickets and memorabilia from all of the concerts and sporting events that he attended. Ticket Time Machine is one of Matt’s first ma...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS. SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s advertising metrics....

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Jeremy Alumbaugh the Managing Director of the Chattanooga Football Club of the NISA. A UW - Oshkosh grad, Jeremy started his career as an assistant coach for SEMO’s soccer team down in Missouri. Between his time with SEMO up until 2014, Jeremy worked for a few different clubs as both a coach and a director of football operations. In 20...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Chris Thompson, a coach and sports executive who happens to be an old-time friend of Andrew’s. Andrew and Chris have known each other for almost 20 years and have shared several stories along the way focusing primarily on their time in arena football. In the show today, they share their stories from arena football and the business and...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19. SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS.  SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s advertising me...

Free Agent Friday’s is a series on The Andrew Haines Show where we highlight the careers, accomplishments, and aspirations of all of the free agents in the sports business world looking for work in the midst of COVID-19.   SQWAD is the official partner for FREE AGENT FRIDAYS.  SQWAD is helping sports teams sell more sponsorship with trackable, digital activations made for today’s adverti...