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Watch Pollstar & VenuesNow 2021 Impact: Next Gen Roundtable
Pollstar and VenuesNow proudly present 2021’s Impact: Next Gen Honorees Roundtable (above) featuring four esteemed live industry executives from this year’s list: agent Victoria Gutierrez of ICM Partners, artist manager Sali Kharazi of Full Stop Management, tour promoter Tyler Scott of Live Nation and talent booker Patrick Wilson of New Jersey’s White Eagle Hall and head of artist relations for NIVA.
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Moderator and Impact 50 honoree Phil Quist of CAA is pictured with Impact: Next Gen honorees and roundtable panelists Patrick Wilson of NIVA and New Jersey’s White Eagle Hall, Tyler Scott of Live Nation, Victoria Gutierrez of ICM Partners and Sali Kharazi of Full Stop Management at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Aug. 17.
The roundtable was moderated by 2021 Impact 50 Honoree Phil Quist of CAA and recorded at the historic and newly renovated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The fascinating conversation delved deeply into the careers of each honoree – which varied greatly. This included how each panelist got their footing on the first rung of the live industry’s ladder of success: Wilson, for example, interned at the 300-cap Space in Evanston, Ill.; Scott was a “ringer” on Live Nation’s softball team; Gutierrez took an elective class from a professor who wrote for the show “Cheers;” and Kharazi worked on a street team for a band made of her camp counselors. The traits each of these impressive individuals share, however, is a passion for music, hard work, dedication and smarts enabling them all to quickly ascend in this highly competitive business.
Other topics explored included tent pole moments from the honorees’ careers, pivoting during the pandemic, mentors, the impact of new technologies, and the importance of diversity and inclusion when it comes to the future of the live industry.
This year’s Impact: Next Gen 2021 feature is in partnership with Pollstar sister publication VenuesNow, combining the worlds of content and facilities for the most comprehensive feature possible. Presented by The Torch at LA Coliseum, this list honors 25 young executives charting the future of the live business, with 15 honorees named by Pollstar and 10 from VenuesNow. The honorees were nominated by the Pollstar and VenuesNow editorial teams, as well as the larger live industry.
Read more about each of the honorees at Pollstar’s Impact: Next Gen hub and VenuesNow’s hub.