Pollstar Impact NextGen: Jarred Arfa

Of course he cites his father, Dennis Arfa, as his mentor: “His ability to read and analyze a room or a situation has had a big impact on me as well as his marketing instinct in coming up with creative ways to make a show feel like a can’t-miss event,” Jarred says. But he wasn’t always in the family business.

“I also worked for Mitch Slater at [the late] Bob Sillerman’s CKX when I graduated college,” he says noting there he learned the power of inspiration outside of music. “I was the director of Muhammad Ali Enterprises at CKX Inc,” he recalls. “Seeing how emotional and moved people would get from meeting Muhammad or just being in his presence is something I will always remember.”