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
The Business of Fun: Greg Githens
My guest today is Greg Githens.
We talk about strategy, strategic thinking, recovery, focus, micro skills and a lot more.
Today's Election Day in the United States and if you haven't already, vote!…
The Business of Fun: Colin Lewis
My guest today is a real treat to talk with, Colin Lewis.
Colin is Ireland's most famous marketer. He is a wonderful teacher and he has written some incredible pieces on reinventing your career as w…
The Business of Fun: Aaron Knape
My guest today is Aaron Knape from the Seatz App.
The audio file on this one is a little off, but we still had a great conversation about technology, revenue, customer service, and leading through t…
The Business of Fun: I get interviewed by Zach Yaqub for his pod
I'm the guest on my podcast today, getting interviewed by Zach Yaqub.
We talk about my career, advice on networking, value, marketing, and a lot more.
Check out Zach at www.howtogetajobinsports.com
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The Business of Fun: Dorie Clark talks professional reinvention
My guest today is Dorie Clark!
She is the author of a trilogy of books on professional reinvention: Reinventing You, Stand Out, and Entrepreneurial You.
As the pandemic has continued to unfold, I w…
The Business of Fun: Brett Zalaski is back to talk the future of sports sales
My guest today is friend of the pod: Brett Zalaski.
We never do a straight up interview pod, we always just talk!
So we covered a lot of stuff this time like the future of the inside sales model in…
The Business of Fun: Richard Howle Returns To Talk Pandemic Recovery
Today's guest is Richard Howle! He's back for round 2 to talk about the recovery from the pandemic in the UK and more.
We cover mental health and why he emphasized folks' mental health when the pand…
The Business of Fun: Zoe Scaman
Today's guest is Zoe Scaman from Bodacious!
Zoe was a lot of fun to talk with and we hit on some really great things like the marketing of Broadway musicals, leading change and creating an environme…
The Business of Fun: Harold Hughes
Today's guest is Harold Hughes!
We talk college football, bourbon, technology, leadership, and more.
It was great to have Harold come on the podcast because I really wanted to learn about how he ha…
The Business of Fun: Oli Shawyer on the Marketing and Sales Funnel
My guest today is Oli Shawyer.
He's a two-time guest and I asked him to come back because there has been a lot of requests for some substantial coverage of the sales funnel.
Oli has been working re…
The Business of Fun: Mark Fowlie
Today's guest is Mark Fowlie, CEO of AudienceView.
We talk about leadership and recovery. Mark told some really great stories about where AudienceView has been successful during the pandemic and he …
The Business of Fun: Amira Rose Davis
My guest today is Amira Rose Davis.
She's a historian from Penn State and we covered so much stuff!
We talked about the Black Live Matters movement and what it means for sports and how organization…
The Business of Fun: Matt Wolff
Today's guest in Matt Wolff from Ticket Time Machine!
We talk marketing, fan experience, involvement in the ticket industry, and a lot more.
Check out my friends at Booking Protect. On the blog the…
The Business of Fun: Pierre Etter
My guest today is Pierre Etter from www.tixngo.io the leading secure mobile ticket wallet.
We talk data, security, revenue, and a lot more.
Check out www.bookingprotect.com and find content on rela…
The Business of Fun: Nicki Purcell
Today's guest is LifeBlue CEO, Nicki Purcell.
We talked about a lot like leadership during the pandemic, branding, customer experience, revenue, and processes.
Nicki shares a great case study of Li…
The Business of Fun: Martin Haigh
Today's guest is Martin Haigh. He was Head of Ticketmaster in Asia and lived in Asia for 17 years.
I wanted to have Martin on to talk about the opportunities in China and Asia coming out of the pand…
The Business of Fun: Gary Adler On NATB Virtual Conference
Today's episode features Gary Adler from the NATB to talk about the NATB's Virtual Summit on 14-15 July.
Check out my friends and partners:
Booking Protect: go to www.bookingprotect.com and check …
The Business of Fun: Phil Hanson! Really This Time!
The files were mixed up on yesterday's podcast with Phil. So here is the real deal conversation!
Visit BookingProtect.com and check out their blog. We have some interesting stuff on recovery, renewa…
The Business of Fun: Phil Hanson
Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect.
Visit www.bookingprotect.com and find blogs on rebuilding trust, recovery, and generating revenue as we come out of the pandemic.
Join me on 14…
The Business of Fun: Dave Gets Interviewed By Eric Fuller For Rescue Meet
Today, I'm in the hot seat getting interviewed by Eric Fuller as part of his initial Rescue Meet event.
We talk trends, marketing, sales, revenue, and more.
I'm working with Booking Protect to get …