901 Advizers

Danny

Sr. Director, Ticketing & Experience

Premier Lacrosse League

University of Arizona
N/A

Danny has over 9 years of experience in sales, customer experience management, and hospitality in the sports industry.
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

Sports & Fitness
Sales and Client Management
Creative Writing, Journalism

Q1Career path

Sports Business

Career Growth

Networking

6:05

"at what point am I gonna have a chance to build a sports league and be part of it from the ground up? It's just too cool of an opportunity."

Q2Main responsibilities

Teamwork

Project Management

Leadership

2:06

"I oversee essentially three different departments: ticket sales, ticket operations, and fan experience."

Q3Day in the life

Venue Management

Time Management

Project Management

2:00

"it's all time management and, and how you bifurcate your time"

Q4Most important skills - role

Positive Attitude

Work Ethic

Consistency

2:38

"you just really need to be like hard worker and like consistent"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Revenue Generation

Team Management

Leadership

2:43

"the fact that we get help those people create those memories through a sport that we love is kind of the coolest thing in the world."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Marketing in Niche Sports

Sports Management

Startup Environment

2:56

"It's a learning curve for most people. Startups are just a different beast and knowing that coming in will be really helpful."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Community Building

Networking

Professional Sports

2:05

"we kind of get to do things a little differently and, um, you know, we've had people reach out to us."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Sales Skills

Self-Motivation

Work Ethic

1:51

"If you like, kind of sit on your laurels and wait for things to come to you, they're not going to."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Prioritization

Relationship Management

Work-Life Balance

2:39

"I've never been happier and I've also never been able to work harder than I do right now."

Q10Entry-level positions

Internships

Fan Experience

Ticket Sales

3:07

"Ticket sales is a great, prove-it ground to give your leadership and the leadership at that team an opportunity to understand who you are as a worker."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Willingness to Learn

Flexibility

Collaboration

2:11

"be open to like, trying anything"

Q12College ideas for success

Leadership

Project Management

Career Development

3:08

"Having that level of accountability and reporting to someone and expected to deliver things on specific times will help prepare you."

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