Brian Kabatznick

Grab your passport and join us for a little globetrotting as we chat with Brian Kabatznick, Executive Vice President, Business Development & Facilities for Oak View Group International. We catch up with Brian in London, and hear about Oak View Group’s developments internationally, including the upcoming Co-op Live in Manchester, Cardiff Arena in Wales, a new arena coming soon to São Paulo, as well as potential future developments in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. Hear how developing internationally provides exciting challenges and opportunities, and how understanding the markets, venue landscape, and purchasing habits are critical elements to knowing whether a new venue would work in that city and what features and hospitality it would benefit from. As Oak View Group continues to prioritize venue sustainability, hear how they are leveraging their success with Climate Pledge Arena and pushing sustainability as one of their pillars when developing venues in other countries around the world. Brian walks us through his career in live events, and how his passion for concerts led to his first role with Ticketron (now Ticketmaster), and careers with SMG and AEG before his current role with Oak View Group. Enjoy this fun, informative episode which includes great nuggets of career advice as well as a look at what it’s like traveling and working internationally for your career. Brian Kabatznick: LinkedIn | Email Oak View Group: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram –––––– ADVENTURES IN VENUELAND Follow on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, or X/Twitter Learn more about Event & Venue Marketing Conference Meet our team: Paul Hooper | Co-host, Booking, Branding & Marketing Dave Redelberger | Co-host & Guest Research Megan Ebeck | Marketing, Design & Digital Advertising Samantha Marker | Marketing, Copywriting & Publicity Camille Faulkner | Audio Editing & Mixing Have a suggestion for a guest or bonus episode? We'd love to hear it! Send us an email.