Ben Weeden's guest appearances

Ben Weeden

Making It with Chris G.

CEO Spotlight

Donald Trump

Jasmine Star

Cathy Heller

Phil Pallen

Chris Robinson

Ryan Murphy

Rick Barker

Derek Sivers

Dawn Beyer

Phillip Stutts

Adam Ross

Ari Herstand

Mike Shinoda

Joe Pulizzi

Andrew Duhon

OwlTail

Benjamin Weeden is the COO of House of Blues Entertainment at Live Nation for their Clubs &amp; Theaters division. In 2016, his team promoted over 10,000 concerts in the United States. The company owns and operates clubs and theaters all over the United States, and is most known for it’s House of Blues and Fillmore brands. Ben has been with the company literally since day one, having worked along with one of his mentors and CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino. In this conversation, we celebrate our 50th episode, and Ben shares a ton of insight and wisdom from his time in the Entertainment Business. We discuss his experience and how he got in, what makes a great talent buyer, what makes his division unique, the most in demand jobs at Live Nation, what his ideal curriculum would look at a Music Business school, and much more. This podcast is brought to you by Bandzoogle. Built for musicians, by musicians, Bandzoogle makes it easy to build a beautiful website for your music. Their step-by- step system will get you online in minutes. Choose from hundreds of mobile-friendly themes, then customize your design with Bandzoogle’s easy point and click editor. Plus, all the features you need for a professional website are already built-in:  Sell your music &amp; merch commission-free, right on your website Build your fan list and send professional newsletters using the mailing list tool Pull in content from all of your online services, including Twitter, Instagram, and SoundCloud Get live support from their musician-friendly team 7 days a week  Plans start at just $8.29/month, including free registration of your own custom domain. Go to Bandzoogle.com to try it free for 30 days, and be sure to use the promo code “makingit” to get 15% off the first year of any Bandzoogle subscription. Keep in touch:chris.goyzueta@gmail.com www.makingitwithchrisg.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/ https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg  Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: ONElive Creative Agency  Music: Emily Kopp

Benjamin Weeden is the COO of House of Blues Entertainment at Live Nation for their Clubs &amp; Theaters division. In 2016, his team promoted over 10,000 concerts in the United States. The company owns and operates clubs and theaters all over the United States, and is most known for it’s House of Blues and Fillmore brands. Ben has been with the company literally since day one, having worked along with one of his mentors and CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino. In this conversation, we celebrate our 50th episode, and Ben shares a ton of insight and wisdom from his time in the Entertainment Business. We discuss his experience and how he got in, what makes a great talent buyer, what makes his division unique, the most in demand jobs at Live Nation, what his ideal curriculum would look at a Music Business school, and much more. This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=makingit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandzoogle</a>. Built for musicians, by musicians, Bandzoogle makes it easy to build a beautiful website for your music. Their step-by- step system will get you online in minutes. Choose from hundreds of mobile-friendly themes, then customize your design with Bandzoogle’s easy point and click editor. Plus, all the features you need for a professional website are already built-in: <ul> <li>Sell your music &amp; merch commission-free, right on your website</li> <li>Build your fan list and send professional newsletters using the mailing list tool</li> <li>Pull in content from all of your online services, including Twitter, Instagram, and SoundCloud</li> <li>Get live support from their musician-friendly team 7 days a week</li> </ul> Plans start at just $8.29/month, including free registration of your own custom domain. Go to <a href="https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=makingit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandzoogle.com</a> to try it free for 30 days, and be sure to use the promo code “makingit” to get 15% off the first year of any <a href="https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=makingit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandzoogle subscription</a>. Keep in touch:<a href="mailto:chris.goyzueta@gmail.com">chris.goyzueta@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:chris.goyzueta@gmail.com"> </a><a href="http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.makingitwithchrisg.com</a><a href="http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta</a><a href="https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg</a> Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: ONElive Creative Agency  Music: Emily Kopp

#050: Ben Weeden - COO of House of Blues Entertainment at Live Nation - Building the Largest Portfolio of Clubs & Theaters for the Most Powerful Concert Promoter in the World