My guest today is Chris Pantani.

Chris is the GM of the NY Mavericks of the Professional Bull Riders.

We talk about bull riding and why there is now a professional bull riding team representing New York City.

I find out that there is a long history of professional bull riding in NYC.

We also talk about the makeup of bullriding, the history of the sport, and the ambition going forward.

Chris shares how his experience at Goodyear has helped him be in a good position to lead a team in PBR.

We talk about sponsorships and activations. We hit on rooting for a sport that has a history of being individually driven...and a lot more.

Make sure you join me in NYC on September 4th for 'Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping Today's Fans!'

Re-invented for 2024.

We will talk about things like:

• Lifetime Fan Value
• Brand Codes
• Strategy Before Tactics
• Discounts are for Dummies
• Feeding the Content Funnel

And, more.

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Today is the 200th episode of 'The Business of Fun' podcast!

You didn't think I would not have something special prepared, did you?

I will share some lessons learned and some things I'm thinking about and paying attention to.

You can come work with me in NYC on September 4th, 2024...I've recreated 'Fans For Life' for the current world we live in.

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My guest today is Solene Jimenez.

She is Head of International Development for arenametrix. www.arenametrix.com

This is Solene's first podcast appearance and we had a good time.

Of course, she didn't tell me it was her first podcast until we'd finished recording. I like to make the first podcast appearance fun and easy for folks.

We talked about culture especially from Solene's unique experience of being from France living abroad, working for a French company, returning to France, and now focusing a lot on North America.

She offers up some unique takes on how you have to understand different cultures to build relationships, develop a sales pipeline, and grow a business.

All of them are relevant as my business is more global and you might have a similar situation.

We discuss how Solene approaches bringing a personal touch to a tech business and a lot more.

Visit my website where I am going to be posting some upcoming workshops, happy hours, and events in:

• London on 2 July
• NYC in September
• Melbourne and Sydney in November

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Yesterday, I had a guest post from Bryan Ralston on group sales and I want to know what else you would find valuable.

You can let me know by sending me an email at dave@davewakeman.com