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Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast

Jan 29, 2026

My guest today is Katy Raines. 

Katy is the Founder & CEO of Indigo. 

This was a great conversation focused on having an audience centered strategy when it comes to building an audince. 

We got into a lot of stuff today:

  • Katy's childhood and her introduction to the arts. 
  • Why arts can be too product focused. 
  • How some...


Jan 26, 2026

Great conversation with Attila Gazdag today! 

Attila is with Dynamo Pricing. You can find them at https://dynamopricing.com

We discuss a bunch of things about dynamic pricing including:

  • How do use historical data to set better onsale prices. 
  • "Granular pricing"
  • Finding the right balance in your pricing between...


Jan 22, 2026

Matt Zarracina is back! 

We discuss some new innovations at True Tickets as Matt and the team prepare for INTIX in Las Vegas. 

Give them a look and tell them that Dave sent you. 

In this episode, I talk with Matt about a bunch of ideas such as:

  • Face value caps
  • Resale and rent seeking behavior
  • Shadow...


Jan 19, 2026

My guest today is Brian Bauer from Bauer Entertainment Marketing. 

We had a great marketing conversation that I think you are going to learn a ton from. 

In today's conversation, we talk about:

  • 1 to 1 marketing
  • Attribution
  • Zero click searches
  • Brand awareness
  • Marketing investments

And, just tons more. 

A great...


Jan 15, 2026

My first, or second, sixth timer on the podcast...Martin Gammeltoft. 

My dude is back to talk about a few new things he is working and some really cool stuff he is doing with Culture Suite. 

https://www.culturesuite.co

I talked to Martin about all kinds of cool stuff including:

  • Radiohead
  • Thinking about...