Category: IMPACT: NextGen

When Sophia Mobayen was hired at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, she witnessed the $5.5 billion NFL complex open its doors to both Los Angeles football teams, the Rams and Chargers, but without a single fan in the stands during the pandemic. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Sophia Mobayen

There are plenty of people working in the various aspects of live entertainment who got involved in the business by who they know. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Dyann Lesnever

The road in the venues biz has taken Jordan Racine from high school audio-visual tech to director of programming at the 18,000-capacity Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Jordan Racine

Working in live entertainment can be arduous, but for those who make a living pleasing people hundreds and thousands at a time, it’s a special calling, one ASM Global’s Kayla Schine heard when she was a child. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Kayla Schine

Mark Giles’ role as an owner’s representative has covered 20 arena, stadium and casino developments, including $1.4 billion in construction volume alone over the past three years. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Mark Giles

It may be no coincidence that Stephen Parker’s passion for live music and advocacy would lead to big things. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Stephen Parker

Forget “do no harm;” Craig Spillman likes to leave things a little better than he found them, and that goes for the people he’s left behind as he advances along his career path. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Craig Spillman

Bianca Diaz has been a fan of live music from the start. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Bianca Diaz

Kylie Wilkerson is the quintessential NexGen success story, having started her career as an event services intern at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in 2011 and working her way up to be named general manager of the newly opened F&M Bank Arena in nearby Clarksville, Tennessee. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Kylie Wilkerson

Working in live entertainment can be arduous, but for those who make a living pleasing people hundreds and thousands at a time, it’s a special calling, one ASM Global’s Kayla Schine heard when she was a child. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Melisa Hooper

Alessi Nehr’s has one foot backstage and one in an open field. Continue Reading Impact NextGen: Alessi Nehr