Business of Sports & Entertainment Speaker Series
The Business of Sports & Entertainment Speaker Series is organized by marketing professors Dr. Doug Walker and Dr. Janis Crow as part of the curriculum for their MKTG630: Sports Marketing and MKTG625: Entertainment Marketing classes, respectively. All students and the public are welcome to attend. All speaker events are held in the Business Building Lecture Hall (BB1088). All sessions will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the dates listed below.
Fall 2019 Speaker Schedule
Tuesday, September 3
360 Sports
Teddi Domann - Sports Rep and Chief Marketing Officer
Thursday, September 5
Avocados from Mexico
Alvaro Luque - President and CEO
Thursday, September 12
Sports in Kansas
Chet Kuplen - Founder and CEO
Thursday, October 10
Learfield IMG College - K-State Sports Properties
Brett Foltz - Senior Manager, Business Development
Thursday, October 17
K-State Athletics
Gene Taylor - Athletic Director
Thursday, October 31
Kansas City Chiefs
Kellen Begnoche - Director of Service & Activation
Anthony Matthies - Director of Suite Sales
Thursday, November 14
Kansas City Sports Commission
Kathy Nelson - President and CEO
