Impact International: UK/Euro 2024 Honoree Frithjof Pils

ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDS UNLOCKING POTENTIAL

CTS Eventim has been a global company for some time, with its international growth continuing steadily over the years, and even more so in 2024. At the time of writing, its promoter network Eventim Live comprised more than 40 companies worldwide, including strategic partnerships formed in the U.S. since 2020. The ongoing expansion of the Eventim Live promoter business and partnership portfolio is the obvious success story of the last year. But, as Frithjof Pils, Managing Director Eventim Live & SVP International Growth at CTS Eventim, says, “The last 12 months were also a lot about necessary, often not so visible, groundwork on various fronts for what is hopefully to come in the future. Notably, our entry into the ticketing markets of Chile and Peru partnering with market leaders PuntoTicket and TeleTicket. This move underscores our belief in the great potential of the LATAM region and the huge opportunities around LATAM talent repertoire in the live entertainment space.”

CTS Eventim has been on a steep growth curve in recent years, posting record results each year since COVID’s end, and 2024 is on target to surpass last year’s figures yet again. There’s so much opportunity out there, says Pils, the biggest challenge is “to attract and onboard more talented people with valuable industry knowledge to support the various exciting projects we are working on. The specialized skills required in our industry make these talents especially valuable, and growing our team means we can seize even more opportunities.” He adds, “I sincerely thank my various teams for their great dedication and performance, whose exceptional efforts and commitment have been the very foundation of our nowadays’ success.”

Eventim Live prides itself in preserving the entrepreneurial spirit that has made all the companies it partners with, while enabling their partners to take their business to the next level.

Pils considers it a “privilege to work in an industry that sells products with increasing demand. The experience society is further unfolding and a greater share of wallet will be used for all sorts of live entertainment. More investor money will accordingly flow into the industry in the coming years whilst at the same time entrepreneurial minds will face many opportunities to unlock additional potential.”