Wednesday, April 11, 2012

ProVenue Exchange – great speakers & great times…..

By John Walker, President & CEO, Tickets.com

The first day of our annual ProVenue Exchange conference on March 14 closed with a tremendously fascinating and inspiring presentation by Ryan Giannetta from the acclaimed “Disney Institute”, in which he discussed how their organization instills and inspires greatness – and once again hitting on the refrain of a Great Experience being at the heart of success.

Wednesday we held a networking social event at the Cannery restaurant in Newport Beach – featuring a photo booth where staff and clients alike donned hats and posed in costumes to be captured and forever held against them, including me in a Viking helmet….I’m still trying to suppress those pictures from going viral…..



Thursday opened with a rousing session from Bill Guertin – “The 800 pound Gorilla”. Bill is an acclaimed author and sales trainer, specializing in the sports and entertainment industry. His presentation was interactive and highly entertaining, and encouraged everyone to think about how they can take steps towards becoming great and dominating their market or industry – just like the animal he uses as his brand.


The remainder of the conference then was divided into four tracks for various product, user and business & technology panels and presentations. A whirlwind couple of days, but one that left attendees and staff inspired and reinvigorated. It was generally characterized as Tickets.com’s best conference to date.

Thanks to all those who attended and we can’t wait for next year!

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