Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 227
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Paul Williamson teaches us what tickets and startups have in common.
Paul mentioned to me recently that every project he works on has the feel of a startup and we explore that idea.
Along the way, …
Asher Weiss teaches us that Blockchain tickets can unlock our data
My guest today is Asher Weiss from Tixologi.
Asher is my first guest in a series of episodes I'm going to do around recovery from the pandemic.
His company is involved in blockchain ticketing, but …
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The technology was a bit problematic, so I wanted to get the audio out ASAP.
We cove…
Simon Severino returns and teaches us about strategy and long-term planning
I've brought back Simon Severino to the podcast.
His new book, Strategy Sprints, is available on Amazon.
We talk about strategy, marketing, revenue generation, saving your …
Dave teaches a class and talks strategy, brands, marketing, and pricing!
We hit on all the core Dave topics including strategy, branding, marketing, tactics, and the big do…
MK Lever Wrote a Novel. And, We Talk NIL!
We had a great conversation about her new novel, Surviving the Second Tier. This is a book that she began because the statistics around the challenges of being a college …
Ruth Hartt teaches me to use the "Jobs to Be Done" theory.
Hannah Grannemann teaches me about using your newfound reach!
My guest today is Hannah Grannemann. She is a professor at UNC-Greensboro!
We had a lot of fun talking about the opportunities that the pandemic has created for arts organization as many have found …
Lydnsey Jackson tells me how to manage a huge event in a pandemic
My guest today is long-time friend of the podcast, Lyndsey Jackson, from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Today's episode is brought to you by my friends at Booking Protect. Refund protection is a mor…
Ilya Kratsov teaches me about super apps, SE Asia, and ticketing the unbanked
My guest today is Ilya Kratsov from PouchNation. A company based in SE Asia that does tremendous business around monetization, ticketing, event access, and technology in SE Asia.
This was a cool con…
Dan Rossetti thinks that sports biz hiring practices have changed...
My guest today is Dan Rossetti from Ascension Sports. You can catch Dan on Twitter.
I caught up with Dan in Las Vegas at Ticket Summit and he was sharing some interesting takes on sports business, s…
Pauline Fallowell tells me why London is better than NYC, how to develop and audience, and more!
This is a great episode with Pauline Fallowell from London Theatre Company. (I typed the wrong name to begin with. London Theatre Direct, also a great company!)
We cover a lot of really cool stuff …
We discuss 7 ways to kick start better ticket sales TODAY!
It is me, solo, today.
I'm talking about 7 ways to kickstart your ticket sales again.
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Giles Edwards tells me what "proper marketing" really is. We also talk a bit of Spurs!
My guest today is Giles Edwards from Gasp in London!
We cover a lot of ground and this might be the longest podcast episode in the history of the pod, but it is totally worth it because we cover so …
Simon Severino talks about doubling sales in 90 days!
My guest today is Simon Severino, CEO of StrategySprints.com. We had a great conversation about pricing, strategy, sales acceleration and more.
Derek Palmer talks about distribution and the execution of strategy through technology
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Dr. Corey Gibbs comes back to talk about E3, commodities, customer service, and the 6th strongest bourbon ever produced!
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My guest today is Dr. Corey Gibbs. A guy I've known a long time has started a new business and we…
Scott Friedman lays down hot takes on theatre marketing, the secondary market, and $6 tickets
My guest today is Scott Friedman from 'Scott's Takes'.
We fire it up with some hot takes. We cover monopoly power in tickets. We cover strategy before tactics. Incentives that aren't aligned and a l…
Martin Haigh talks about partnerships and the need for a holistic solution
I brought back Martin Haigh today to talk about technology and partnerships.
Martin has been on before, but we've been talking about the idea of holistic solutions for partnerships and sponsorships. …
Eric Fuller and Dave talk about Ticket Summit, discounts, and the Delta
This is a shared episode with Eric Fuller's 'True AF' podcast.
We are previewing Ticket Summit and the delta variant.
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