2025 Summer Ball Summit Agenda
Monday, October 20th
5:00PM - Welcome to the 2025 Summer Ball Summit Happy Hour presented by Ballpark Lighting Inc located inside the hotel at the H-Bar
Tuesday, October 21st
9:00AM – 9:30AM Welcome to Nashville and the 2025 Summer Ball Summit- Jamie Toole, Chief Storyteller of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes & TicketReturn
9:30AM – 10:00AM Getting to Know You Icebreaker – Melissa Gaynor, Summer Ball Summit
10:00AM – 10:45AM Revenue Generation & Fan Experience - Adam English, General Manager & COO Nashville Sounds
10:45AM – 11:30AM Josh Olerud, Tar Heel Sports Properties, Maximizing the Fan & Brand Connection for Revenue Growth
11:30AM – 12PM Vendor Presentation
NOON – 1:00PM Lunch Presented by TBD
1:00PM – 1:45PM Andy Bradshaw, Tennessee Titans
1:45PM – 2:30PM Andrew Seymour, General Manager Mississippi Mud Monsters
2:30PM – 2:45PM BREAK
2:45PM – 3:30PM Justin Knepp, Owner & Team President, Dubois County Bombers
3:30PM – 4:15PM Jay Gider, COO & SVP Nashville Sports Council
4:15PM – 4:45PM Vendor Presentation
5:00PM – 6:00PM Happy Hour presented by CATCH
6:30PM – 8:30PM Social Presented by TBD
Wednesday, October 22nd
9:00AM – 9:45AM Brad Tammen, Director of Strategic Partnership and Corporate Engagements Middle Tennessee State University
9:45AM – 10:30AM Glenn Gutek, Owner of Awake Investing
10:30AM – 10:45AM BREAK
10:45AM – 11:15AM John Wilson, Founder & President of Ballgame Sales Training & Consulting
11:15AM – 12:00PM Jeremy Neisser, Sports Marketing Machine
12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch presented by TBD
1:00PM – 1:45PM Bruce Adams, Founder Bethesda Big Train
1:45PM – 3:15PM College Coaches Panel Discussion
3:15PM – 3:30PM BREAK
3:30PM –4:15PM Lessons from a 3rd Generation Promotor – Jeff Jarrett, WWE Hall of Famer & AEW Superstar
4:15PM – 5:00PM Baseball is our platform, not our purpose – Jamie Toole, Chief Storyteller, Golden Rule Entertainment
5:00PM – 6:00PM Happy Hour Presented by Golden Rule Entertainment