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Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast

Mar 13, 2024

I have a good conversation for you today with Alasdair Crawley from FanBase

We had a great time talking about sports business including:

  • Why sports business is at a crossroads.
  • The challenge of getting the basics right. 
  • Data v. research
  • Balancing the short term and long term in fanbase building. 
  • The power of...


Mar 6, 2024

I haven't always been a champion sleeper. 

Like a lot of my friends, I haven't always had a regular bedtime due to work, school, social life, whatever. 

In college, at the University of Alabama, I couldn't be torn from the things going on in my dorm. I was so excited to see everything...I didn't want to miss a...


Jan 30, 2024

Jeffrey Shaw, author of The Self-Employed Life, teaches me some great lessons about positioning, strategy, marketing, branding, and sales. 

Listen and find out how selling eggs explains all of this. 

I'm hosting a FREE strategy webinar on 31 January 2024 at 11 AM Eastern called 'Beyond Boom and Bust'.

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Jan 29, 2024

This is a me episode with a recording of my 'First Wednesday with Dave' session from December where we talk about planning for 2024. 

I'm hosting a FREE strategy webinar on 31 January 2024 at 11 AM Eastern called 'Beyond Boom and Bust'.

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Send me your questions about driving...


Dec 18, 2023

"What do scalpers really like to see when a ticket goes on-sale?"

That question popped up in my inbox about a week ago. It got me thinking about the questions that people ask me when they want to know how to "stop" the secondary market or whether or not to work with the secondary market. 

So, I had Martin Haigh from...