Jason Shatsky, CEO and Founder of TicketRev

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The best ticket buying experience.

Rick talks to Jason Shatsky, CEO and Founder of TicketRev this week.

TicketRev is the first ever buyer-driven marketplace for live events, allowing fans to name their own desired price for tickets without any fees. From there, sellers are able to accept these requests and sell their tickets without ever having to list inventory for sale. Available for sports & music fans in marquee cities like New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Boston, TicketRev’s platform has grown to over 10,000 active users and is changing the power dynamics of live events.

Topics:

The roadblocks currently preventing fans from buying concert tickets at a fair market price

How they can get cheaper tickets to major summer 2023 concerts (Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Drake, etc.)

How Ticketmaster and Live Nation are stifling competition within the live event ticketing industry

Why this is dangerous, and what the industry needs for success

If the current industry landscape is prepared to meet a 350% expected growth in 2023 concert tours versus 2019

What this will mean for consumers

Why they are still vulnerable to increasing ticket resale prices

If this will successfully lower prices for fans attending live events

What else the industry needs to be successful and lower the barriers of entry to live events

The potential impact of recently introduced ticketing legislation; how it can encourage new entrants in the market, leading to more choices and better pricing for consumers

How transparency in fees can enable consumers to make better-informed decisions when purchasing tickets.

The future of live event ticketing

An engaging talk. Thanks to Jason for coming on this week!

Shomron Jacob, Iterate.ai on ChatGPT

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ChatGPT is all the rage.

Shomton Jacob joins Rick this week.

“In an era where data privacy is paramount, Zoom’s decision to train its AI models using certain customer data, as per their updated terms, underscores the delicate balance tech companies must strike between innovation and user trust. While the move aligns with Zoom’s AI ambitions, it also amplifies the broader debate on the ethical boundaries of AI training. As consumers, it’s crucial we stay informed and exercise our rights, especially when our data becomes a pivotal asset in shaping the future of technology.”

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Many people are eager to see how it works and use it themselves, but some people may have questions on how to actually use it.

When it comes to sports, Shomron helps clear up some of the mystery.

ChatGPT is great. However, it needs to be used as a tool, not a substitute for actual content creation. It is helpful for building outlines. Most importantly, remember that it cannot generate new ideas. It can only analyze information.

Iterate.ai is a developer of AI-powered low-code software intended to accelerate innovation projects within large enterprises. They have deployed at scale with several global enterprises, such as Circle-K, Pampered Chef, Ulta Beauty, Driven Brands, Jockey, and others.

Dick Perez, Sports Artist and Donruss Diamond Kings

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Rick has a few minutes with the legendary sports artist, Dick Perez.

Perez’s entry into baseball started in 1972 as a team artist for the Philadelphia Phillies. His paintings of all the Hall of Famers with ties to Philadelphia reside in a permanent collection at Citizens Bank Park.

While working with the Phillies, he also became the official artist for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Perez has painted every Hall of Famer’s official portrait.

In 1980, the popular Perez-Steele Hall of Fame postcards were released and updated every year with every new induction until 2002. By the end of the project’s run, there were 270 postcards. The larger postcards have become favorites among autograph collectors.

There were also the popular Diamond King baseball cards put out by Donruss.

“I loved doing them because I had the freedom,” stated Perez who was appearing at the Robert Edwards Auctions booth at The National. “(Donruss) got the license to do cards and they wanted to separate themselves from the pack.”

Steve Grad, Autographs, Grad Collection and Pawn Stars

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Beckett Principal Autograph authenticator Steve Grad is now bringing some of his own collection to market.

An autograph collector long before his job was to examine them, Grad has gained plenty of notoriety in recent years for his appearances on the hit show Pawn Stars.

Now, he’s excited to let some of it go to fellow collectors. He had much of it for sale at the National Sports Collectors Convention. Rick talks to Steve about that and more, including well over 100 appearances on the hit TV show, Pawn Stars.

Phil Dalhausser, AVP Beach Volleyball Pro, Four-time Olympian

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Rick is joined by AVP beach volleyball pro, Phil Dalhausser this segment. The 6’9″ hitter is still going strong in 2023 on the AVP Tour.

He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.

Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic US tour and now the FIVB international tour winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

Dalhausser and Rogers failed to defend their gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The pair was ousted in the round of 16 by the young Italian team of Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, losing in straight sets for the first time in their Olympic careers.

He paired up with Nick Lucena for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, winning their debut match against Tunisia in straight sets.

At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena made it into the quarterfinals match where they played against Brazil’s top-ranked team of 6-foot-8 Alison “The Mammoth” Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt. There they were eliminated by a 2-1 (21-14, 12–21, 15-9) scoreline, by the hometown’s favorite team.

Dalhausser and Lucena made it again to the 2020 Olympics where they finished 9th after a 1-2 against Cherif/Ahmed from Qatar.

Mike Moynihan, Baseball Collector on YouTube

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Rick talks with “Baseball Collector” from YouTube.

Mike Moynihan, Baseball Collector on YouTube took in the lead in organizing the Unofficial Content Creators Night at the 43rd National in Chicago. The gathering was attended by men, women and kids, all looking to share ideas about their thoughts on YouTube and podcasting and just have a great night talking sports collecting and more.

Mike has a great YouTube channel where he keeps viewers updated on his collection and many projects he has ongoing. He and other content creators are doing a great service promoting the hobby and educating those that tune in multiple times a week.

Here’s a two-minute segment with Mike, Baseball Collector.