Leadership Coaching for Festival Directors & Live Event Professionals
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36 years leading in the festival and live event space | Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach
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36+
Years Leading in the
Festival & Live Events Industry
400K+
Annual Attendees Served
Across Major Festivals
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Billboard 2024
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What We're Not Talking About — But Should Be
You built something extraordinary.
And it might be quietly costing you everything.
I've been in this industry for 36 years. I've stood on the production side of Jazz Fest, Presidential Inaugurations, NFL events — stages that take your breath away. I know what it feels like when the crowd arrives and everything you sacrificed to make it happen suddenly makes sense.
I also know what it feels like at 2am the week before load-in, when your best department head is one resignation letter away from leaving. When you're the person everyone needs to be strong — and you haven't had a full night's sleep in three weeks. When "the show must go on" stops being a rallying cry and starts being a warning sign.
Our industry talks about production excellence. We celebrate the wins. What we haven't built — until now — is the leadership infrastructure to sustain the people producing all of it.
74% of live events professionals report poor mental health directly caused by their work. Suicide rates in our industry run 5–10 times higher than the general population. These aren't abstract statistics — they're our colleagues, our crews, our emerging leaders.
Source: Skiddle Industry Report, 2024The problem isn't that festival professionals aren't resilient. We are the most resilient people on the planet. The problem is that resilience without a leadership framework to hold it eventually breaks. And when it breaks, it takes institutional knowledge, team culture, and the next generation of leaders with it.
This industry deserves better than grinding through.
That's exactly why I built The Leadership House.
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