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It's been almost six months since I left a completely stable position for the sake of my physical and mental health. I have not regretted it for one day. Look at that line break after a vague update, so LinkedIn of me.... In the last five months, I have been fortunate to continue to edit and produce in a lot of different ways. Whether in healthcare, real estate, or just to flex my own fun/humorous/quizzical creative muscle, I have continued to love what I do. And while I have continued to search for identity, purpose, and, let's be real, a job, I have invested a lot of time into a different kind of search too. A team of very close friends and I have revived a project that was originally born in 2013, and unlike Gangnam Style, it's actually way more relevant today. SportsTown is a show that digs deep into the heart of American towns fueled by their sports teams. Some are big and well known, others are small and less popular, but they all have a few things in common: great places to see, great food to eat, and a fanbase convinced there's no better place to be a sports fan than their home. You can learn a lot more about the show by watching the trailer (below) and following us on social (also below). IG: https://lnkd.in/eaM3CFCH TT: https://lnkd.in/egHTWPKA YT: https://lnkd.in/eXy_iTQ5 (Subscribe!) Within the production of this show, I share something with these fans we are traveling to meet, we all f***ing love our team. And I don't mean the 2024 NFC Champs (#gobirds). I mean I love our production team. I feel extremely grateful to be at this point in my career and working on a project with like-minded people who are excellent communicators, show respect to and put trust in each other, and are just all kinds of creatively talented in their own individual ways all contributing something unique and integral to this project. Creating content with this team by our own standards and seeing it be embraced and enjoyed by strangers is why I started into this industry all those years ago. I love these guys and they make me wake up every day loving what I get to do to continue to push this show forward. Rob Czyzewicz | Patrick Rosenbaum | Dan Koob | 20/20 Visual Media I'm so excited for the future of this show, please check out our content, follow all the accounts, and most of all, let us know what SportsTown you think is the best! (Sorry if Gangnam Style is now stuck in your head.)

SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE. Sometimes I stumble across initiatives, campaigns or events that just make sense as a pub operator in solving the problems they face week in and week out: Current situation: 🍸 70% of pub visits now happen Friday & Saturday. 💰 Pub punters are going out less, but spending more when they do. 🎯 74% of pub customers are seeking unique experiences. ⚽ Operators are struggling to keep punters in the pub once the Sunday football has finished as they head home. 🎤 Affording off-peak entertainment is a struggle to keep the P&L balanced. 📢 Pub Quizzes remain as popular as ever to younger audiences. So here's the thing: 🤑 the TalkSPORT pub quiz is cheap (just £35 per pub per week) 🍺 Effective in keeping customers in after the Super Sunday and keeping them drinking (our data says £350 per week) 😄 Attracts new customers and demographics (our best pub has 35 quiz teams every week) 🎤 No prep or DJ/customer host required (let our TalkSPORT radio hosts do that for you) ▶ Just subscribe, plug-in, press play and off you go. Sounds too good to be true right? Well drop Christopher Hart a line and have a chat about adding the TalkSPORT pub quiz to your weekly events line up. #hospitality #pubquiz #Sundays #sales

The Horrifying Human Cost Of Big Sporting Events https://lnkd.in/drSReqNu #newsheadlines #news #breakingnews #headlines #latestnews #newsupdate #dailynews #newspaper #instanews #update #currentaffairs #newsinshort #trending #worldnews #newstoday

After 35+ years’ #experience in the #sports industry it’s time for a new journey, with Winning Steps. My mission is to improve services, experiences, tangible outcomes and legacies for those involved in #sport, #events and the #thirdsector. Including rights holders, bidding and host cities, venues, funders and individuals. #sportsbusiness #sportsbiz #business

Why Rewarding Your Team With Sports Trips Is Just Like Die Hard 🎥🏌️♂ You know that feeling when Bruce Willis crawls through vents, dodges bad guys, and still saves the day in Die Hard? That’s your top execs, employees, customers, and partners --- fighting off the chaos, crushing their goals, and making your company shine. But even Bruce needed a little break. Imagine if, instead of Christmas at Nakatomi Plaza, John McClane got a weekend at the Ryder Cup. No bad guys. No vent crawling. Just world-class golf, VIP treatment, and a chance to recharge. Think how much more unstoppable he’d be! Here’s the thing: when you reward your team with trips to epic events like the Ryder Cup, you’re not just saying "thanks." You’re building loyalty, boosting morale, and creating legendary moments they’ll never forget (and neither will you!). Because every hero deserves a Die Hard moment. Just… with more champagne and less crawling through air ducts. Who's ready to be the hero that makes it happen? Let’s chat. 🏌️♂️🎉

Often successful athletes and stars have too much going on to cope and least efforts in managing the new found wealth they made. There are enough people around them help spending it so fast that they can hardly recognise the destruction and damage have made. It is, therefore, these days managers of such talents are directing their clients to professionals that can help to manage these new found wealth.  The earlier you engage one the better to protect what you hard earned and your future.  We are here to help.

Sudden wealth can bring unexpected challenges, especially for sports and entertainment stars, who often grapple with this at a young age and in the public eye. AlTi’s Stephen O'Kane explores how family-office expertise can help athletes and entertainers to navigate the complexities. To read the full article, visit https://lnkd.in/g2XZCZ3j ________ #WealthManagement #FamilyOffice #Sports #Entertainment

📣 - 'What our clubs say about us' - 📣 Day 2 Following on from yesterday, where we've started to share feedback from a recent survey of our clubs, todays nugget on the service we provide at Haythorn Sports & Events is related to budgetary control. Some of our clubs provide a budget for the whole season, some provide a budget per match, some 'play it by ear'. For all, we can give an overview before the season starts of what the following season will look like, once we've got all options back from hotels after fixture release. This allows our clubs to plan accordingly and ensure big match preparation is spot on AND within given budgets. #HaythornSportsandEvents #ProfessionalSportsTeamStays #WhatOurClubsSayAboutUs

Well, this isn't the post we thought we would be making this morning... We were full of excitement yesterday driving to Blenheim Palace for the long-awaited Game Fair yesterday, and ready to put up the stand and start getting ready to welcome visitors… Sadly, the wind was soon taken out of our sails because when we arrived, we were told there had been a mix-up with the size and location of our stand. We had booked way back in December, but there was another company’s stand already set up in our spot! We spent the next 5.5 hours communicating with the organisers (who we were told had other similar cases of missing stand slots and a rather large backlog at the gate to deal with) but were told that repositioning wasn’t available. There was seemingly nowhere else they could put us. Kyle and I tried to come up with a solution, for example turning the marquee so it was narrow and long and might squeeze in somewhere, but this presented some issues with the racing sim being potentially unsafe… The other businesses exhibiting in our row were amazing and very supportive, at one point trying to move their stands to accommodate us, but it wasn’t to be. So, by the evening and after a long day either driving or sitting stationary in the van, we were en route home with an empty weekend stretching ahead to fill. We’ve removed the social posts we’d scheduled and contacted everyone who wanted to meet this weekend to chat about websites and tech. We hope to be there next year - maybe with a bigger stand to make up for the wasted days of prep?! #onwardsandupwards #changeofplans

This summer is packed with thrilling sports events showcasing a range of team performances. We've already seen some impressive displays, with more to come. What makes some teams gel more effectively than others? What's the secret behind their high performance? https://lnkd.in/eb5nkZbZ #teamdevelopment #highperformingteams #teamwork