The Andrew Haines Show

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Jonathan Forsberg, the Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Starting his career as an intern for the Boston Celtics in 2009, Jonathan has held positions in several different functions with a primary focus on sales. He spent 4 seasons with the Worcester Sharks as an account executive and later wo...

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. 00:36 - Anthony Rizzo - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-rizzo-636077b6/ 18:55 - Hilary Goldberg -  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilaryrgoldberg/ 32:04...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Ian Tasso, the Senior Manager of Premium Sales at NFL On Location Experiences. Ian carved a unique path for himself into sports sales starting as a writer and producer for the Boston Globe and WEEI Sports. He then side-stepped into a role as an account executive and broadcaster for the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL and further found...

In today’s episode of The  Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Evan Gitomer, the Vice President of Premium Ticketing at Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment. Evan has seen just about every side of the sports sales world. He started his career working in inside sales for the Philadelphia Eagles and then sold his way into a job working in New Orleans for the Saints. Following his tenure there,...

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. 00:38 - Kevin Oberding - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinoberding/   15:00 - Chelsie Bingham -  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsiebingham/ 27:40 -...

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. 00:38 - Kyle Mastoloni - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-mastoloni/ 13:20 - Kyle Cupples - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-cupples-122a43153/ 28:40 - Kyle Br...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we shared a conversation with Joey Zanaboni, a highly dedicated play-by-play announcer who is on a mission to reflect the endless optimism, relentless anxiety, and randomness of the millennial generation. In the show, Andrew and Joey dig into this mission and share some of their stories from working in sports. We hope you enjoy :) -- Joey’s Info: Linke...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we had a very special guest, AJ Haines, Andrew’s 16-year-old son to talk about their new gaming team, JOKR Gaming. In the show, Andrew and AJ chat about what led up to them launching the team, the fun times they’ve had gaming, and what the future holds for JOKR Gaming. Check out JOKR Gaming below! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7DuC-i6FAVP...

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. Cassidy Koch - The Andrew Haines Show   University of West Florida - B.A. in Communications, Public Relations, Minor in Spanish   XFL - Tampa Bay Vipers - Business Opera...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Brian Roth, the former General Manager of the St. Louis Ambush, an arena soccer team that plays in the MASL. Brian Roth is a native of Chester, Illinois, and has spent the majority of his career working in and around sports. He started his journey right out of college working for his community, then worked in ticket sales for three yea...

This is the first installment of FREE AGENT FRIDAYS on The Andrew Haines Show, where Andrew will interview a variety of people who have been laid off from the sports and entertainment industry. Free Agent Fridays on The Andrew Haines Show – Harry Bogusz University of Miami B.A. in International Finance and Marketing major with minors in Spanish and Sociology Inter Miami CF – Sales & Service In...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Andrew Ross, one of Andrew’s first hires for the Florida Tropics of the MASL. Andrew Ross started his career while in college as an account executive for the Syracuse Silver Knights of the MASL. He later worked for the USL and in 2014 started working as an account executive for the Orlando City SC of the MLS. Following his role with Or...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Richard Lintker, the Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. Richard started his career working as a general manager for a few different movie theatres across Missouri and later launched his career in professional sports working for Monumental Sports & Entertainment the holding compan...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we had on sports business entrepreneur and legend, Tommy Benizio. Mr. Benizio has spent the majority of his career as a team and league owner and executive and in today’s episode, Andrew and Tommy share some crazy stories from their days launching and selling teams and leagues. We hope you enjoy :) -- Tommy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy...

In today’s episode of the Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Mark Gress, a Partner at Prodigy Search, a national leader in executive search for sports teams and leagues. In the show, Mark and Andrew talk through best practices for those going through the recruiting process, what it takes to find a role in sports, and the future of recruiting and staffing coming out of COVID-19. -- LinkedIn: http...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we sat down with Joe Rickert from Taymar Sales U. Joe started his career in sports working as a membership associate for the Atlanta Hawks in 2013 and immediately began working his way up their sales team. From his initial role he was promoted into a group sales position where he learned the group sales process in-depth, and ultimately lead the inside...

In today’s episode of the Andrew Haines show, we sat down with Robert Brown, the Director of Consumer Sales at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Robert started his career in sports working as an intern in the box office of a local sports team and when he graduated college he jumped right into a role in inside ticket sales for the Frisco RoughRiders. From there he worked his way into a job in corp...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines show, I sat down with David Livingston the current VP of Partnerships at Spectra, a hospitality company on the cutting edge of hosting and entertainment. In the show, David was kind enough to share his perspective on what the true goal of a salesperson is, his stories selling for some of the world’s most well-known organizations in sports, and his unique pat...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show, we were able to share some time with Bill Guertin, “the 800 Pound Gorilla of Sales Performance”. As a sales expert, author, keynote speaker, and master sales trainer, Bill has partnered with over 100 sports and entertainment organizations to improve their people and their profits. In the show, Bill and Andrew dig into Bill’s story and how he found his...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show we had on Joe Bowers the Co-Owner and Managing Partner of Party Shack, a manufacturing company on the cutting edge of the hospitality industry in sports. Joe has spent much of his career in sports starting as a coach at Oklahoma State under legendary coach Jimmy Johnson and most recently, as we mentioned, with his new company Party Shack. Joe has a uniq...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show we had on Corey Adamson, a midfielder for the St. Louis Ambush of the MASL, master networker, and entrepreneur. Corey is one of the first players that Andrew signed to play for the St. Louis Ambush and in this episode Corey shares his unique life journey, what he did to build his personal brand, and what it took to make it through his first few years as...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show we had the pleasure of having on Christopher Keem, the current CEO of the Oahu League, the largest youth soccer league on the Hawaiian Islands. Chris started his career in sports when he was a teenager and bought his way into a soccer team so he could play professionally with his friends. Throughout his career he has held several positions for an array...

In today’s episode of The Andrew Haines Show we had the pleasure of hosting sports business legend, Murray Cohn. Murray started his career as a sales intern for an indoor soccer team in the MISL then held a brief career in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars where he helped them transition to being in Dallas.  He later continued his career as the Senior Director of Ticket Sales for the Orl...

Welcome to The Andrew Haines Show! In this podcast, serial entrepreneur and sports executive, Andrew Haines hosts conversations with some of the most accomplished sports business professionals in order to share their knowledge and stories with others. In this week on The Andrew Haines Show, Jake and Andrew sit down to take a walk through Andrew's life journey and touch on the good, the bad, and th...