By R.V. Baugus and Kentucky Venues Kentucky Venues and Spectra Partnerships – a major division of Spectra, has appointed Kevin Contardo as Director of Partnerships. Contardo brings to Spectra more than 20 years of experience in the live events industry, including tour and arena

By R.V. Baugus Jim Mercurio knows a thing or two about Forward Thinking Leadership, a topic he will cover in a presentation on October 5 at IAVM’s ENCORE virtual conference. As Executive Vice President and General Manager of Levi’s Stadium, home to the NFL San Francisco 49

By R.V. Baugus In the words of Ruben Hernandez, CVE, “Estamos iniciando este foro abierto de administradores de recintos. Nos gustaría saber su opinión al respecto y qué sugerencias desean compartir para que se convierta en una herramienta valiosa para intercambiar ideas, experiencias

By R.V. Baugus If he will pardon me for invoking a chant by WWE fans after a favorite grappler wins a title, I say to Randy Brown, CVE, “You deserve it! You deserve it!” as he was presented with a Sagamore of the Wabash award on Monday, September 27, as part of Randy Brown

By R.V. Baugus We came upon a little piece of news that flew under the radar. That is, until our astute friend Rick Haycock, CVE, touched base with me to share the news that he thought IAVM members would take an interest in. As I replied to Rick, you are more than correct about that,