Special Edition: B.J. Pilling - Executive Vice President, Digital (GoFan) at Huddle, Inc.

SPECIAL EPISODE … BJ Pilling, Executive Vice President of GoFan Ticketing0:40- History of GoFan & Huddle Tickets2:10- What does a relationship between a high school & GoFan look like?3:06- Trend of Universities moving to ‘Contact-less’ payments related to high school events4:21- Removing Cash from Events… ‘Cashless’ High School Events               1) Season Ticketing/Sports Passes               2) Presale during Game Week               3) At-Venue Ticketing Component—QR Code, GoFan Box Office, ‘Contact-less’ Cards/Mobile Payments6:43- The number of schools moving to cashless ticketing.7:40- What should the high school AD look for when considering going cashless?8:32- How Covid19 changed the conversation of between ADs and ticket companies.9:52- Recap the 3 ways to buy tickets digitally using GoFan10:53- Expectations of Fans going forward regarding ticketing at events11:09- Feedback from GoFan spring webinars               Archive webinars can be found at: https://www.huddletickets.com/ 12:40- What will the high school event ticketing experience look like in 10 years? About Hangin With The AD Podcast….Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics.  These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.          We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests.  Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it.  Thank you for listening.  And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.         Don Baker.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)Josh Mathews...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA. @mathews14 (twitter) @jwmathews14 (instagram)