Event Schedule

2024 Summer Ball Summit Agenda

Monday, October 21st

1:00PM Welcome to West Palm Beach and the Summer Ball Summit- Jamie Toole, Chief Storyteller of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes & Ken Bretchel with Midstream Lighting

1:30PM – 2:00PM Getting to Know You Icebreaker – Melissa Gaynor, Director of Swag & Communications of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes

2:00PM – 2:30PM Lessons from a 3rd Generation Promotor – WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW Superstar Jeff Jarrett

2:30PM – 3:15PM Passion for Promotions – Andrew Seymour, General Manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals

3:15PM – 3:30PM BREAK

3:30PM – 4:15PM John Wilson

3:45PM – 4:30PM Sales Training presented by John Wilson with Ballgame Consulting

4:15PM – 5:00PM “How to You Identify and Develop Leaders on Your Team” presented by Glenn Gutek the Founder of Awake Consulting and Coaching and Co-Owner of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes & Quincy Baseball Clubs

5:00PM – 6:00PM Cocktail Reception

6:30PM – 8:30PM Social at Driveshack

Tuesday, October 22nd

8:00AM – 9:00AM Breakfast presented by PrPlei

9:00AM – 9:45AM “What’s Working Now” a conversation on promotions, fan engagement and best practices by Jeremy Neisser the Founder and President of Sports Marketing Machine

9:45AM – 10:30AM George Linley, Executive Director of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission

10:30AM – 10:45AM BREAK

10:45AM – 11:15AM John McCormack, Head Coach of Florida Atlantic Baseball

11:15AM – 12:00PM Audra Grigaliunas, Matyk Media - Video

12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch presented by True North Gloves

1:00PM – 2:45PM Ticketing in Today’s World presented by Adam Lowler the Vice President Sales & Customer Support Glitnir Ticketing

2:45PM – 3:15PM Ryan Foose, Fooser Sports Design

3:15PM – 3:30PM BREAK

3:30PM – 4:15PM Sponsor & Vendor Presentations from

4:15PM - 5:00PM 

5:00PM – 6:00PM Happy Hour

Wednesday, October 23rd

8:00AM – 9:00AM Breakfast

9:00AM – 9:45AM James Vanterpool

9:45AM – 10:30AM 

10:30AM – 10:45AM BREAK

10:45AM – 11:15AM 

11:15AM – 12:00PM 

NOON – 1:00PM Lunch

1:00PM – 1:30PM Year Round Engagement presented by Jamie Toole, Chief Storyteller Springfield Lucky Horseshoes

1:30PM – 2:00PM