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Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast

Dec 29, 2025

My guest today is Matt Ford. 

Matt is CEO of Prism.FM.

We had a great time talking about all kinds of concert related things such as:

  • The mix of traditional media and email marketing. 
  • What Spotify listens can tell a concert promoter. 
  • Competition.
  • Global touring cycles. 
  • And, a lot more. 

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Dec 22, 2025

My guest today is Daniel Krizan from TruCrowd.

We got together to talk about biometrics in tickets. 

The important thing I learned was how much the technology has changed over the last few years. 

What was a great solution and a great idea but might have been out of reach is now much more accessible to venues of...


Dec 15, 2025

My guest today is Nick Falzon. 

As I mention in the show's introduction, Nick is "The Dynamo of Dynamic Pricing" in much the same way that I am "The King of Tickets." 

You get the title used on you once...you never stop using it. 

It was great to hang out with Nick and talk about all kinds of things such as:

  • How do you...


Dec 8, 2025

My guest to today is Matt Wolff, from Ticket Time Machine. 

We had a good time catching up about the fan experience, "immeasurable data", #PaysToWait and more. 

Visit Matt at www.TicketTimeMachine.com

Check me out at www.DaveWakeman.com

Get Talking Tickets at https://talkingtickets.substack.com 

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Dec 1, 2025

My guest today is Eric Fuller. 

Friend of the podcast, newsletter, and Dave. Eric makes his sixth appearance on the show. 

We talk about a range of topics:

  • The economic environment and uncertainty in the ticket market.
  • We talk about the signs of economic uncertainty like crypto. 
  • Eric brings up an idea of "organic"...