FOUNDER #24. Events & Festivals Are The Future - Dodge Woodall

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<p>What kind of founder remortgages their house and signs a ten-year personal guarantee to keep a live event alive? Founder Dodge Woodall gets asked about building a million-ticket festival, why live experiences are beating digital, and what it really takes to outlast the competition.</p><br><p>Why live experiences are more powerful and more needed than ever, how Dodge went from selling queue jump tickets as a ten-year-old to building a festival that has sold over a million tickets across nearly two decades, and why, in a world of doomscrolling and digital everything, getting people in a room together is becoming the most valuable thing you can offer.</p><p> Dodge also opens up about remortgaging his house, signing a ten-year personal guarantee, and the brutal reality of what it actually takes to build a live event that survives long after the competition has disappeared.</p><p><br></p><ol><li> Why live events create a connection that digital can never replicate</li><li> From selling queue jump tickets at ten to a million-ticket festival</li><li> The financial risks and personal guarantees behind building live events</li><li> Why ego and chasing big names destroy promoters</li><li> Becoming a creator, not a consumer, in a world of doomscrolling</li></ol><p><br></p><p>If you're a Founder and would like to come on the podcast, then you can apply on the link here 👉 <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6007660b795a1c638da17265/shows/5f76d6a1fe6a4968448339a7/episodes/DodgeWoodall.com/guest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DodgeWoodall.com/guest</a></p><br><p>All Enquiries - <a href="mailto:Hello@DodgeWoodall.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hello@DodgeWoodall.com</a></p><p> Website: <a href="https://dodgewoodall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DodgeWoodall.com</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DodgeWoodall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dodge Woodall</a></p><p> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dodgerwoodall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dodge Woodall</a></p><p> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dodge.woodall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Dodge.Woodall</a></p><p> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dodgewoodall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DodgeWoodall</a></p><p> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dodgewoodall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dodge Woodall</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>