Cardinal Sigitas TamkevičiusLithuanian Cardinal, Former Soviet Prisoner of Conscience & Champion of Religious Freedom

#Selfmade Cannonball Productions Wix Story

Name: #Selfmade Cannonball Productions Wix Story
Uploaded: 2015-12-07T14:37:40+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius
Description: In this short interview, Kate Levenstein, CEO of Cannonball Productions, recounts her path from a childhood bottle‑cap business to founding her own…

7 Dec 2015 · 1 min

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In this short interview, Kate Levenstein, CEO of Cannonball Productions, recounts her path from a childhood bottle‑cap business to founding her own event‑production company. She describes how, at nine, she turned bottle caps into nickels, later launching the Live Events division at LivingSocial in 2011. After years of 75‑hour weeks and the eventual shutdown of that division, she decided she would only work that hard for herself. Leveraging only a phone, a ticket‑selling website, and industry contacts, she started Cannonball Productions with a “blank‑slate” mindset. Two years on, the company produces large‑scale experiences such as the Bacon and Beer Classic in stadiums and the Lions, Tigers & Brews craft‑beer and food festival in zoos across the U.S. Kate emphasizes that the core purpose of Cannonball is to bring people together.

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I'm Kate Levenstein, CEO of Cannonball Productions. When I was nine I got the Scar collecting bottles that I traded in for nickels. I guess it was my first self made business venture. But as soon as the scar healed I got some heavy duty gloves and got right back to work. So back in 2011 I launched the Live Events division at Living Social and loved it. But after a few years they let the division go. I had been working 75 hour weeks and realized I was never going to work that hard again unless it was for myself. That's when I launched Cannonball Productions. The best thing about start a business is to begin with a blank slate. Cannonball started when I realized I didn't need a corporation behind me to do what I wanted. All I really needed was a phone, a website to sell tickets on, and the connections I had from my old job. Now two years later, we create experiences from our Bacon and Beer classic hosted inside stadiums to Lions, Tigers and Brews, a craft beer and food festival held inside zoos across the US What I love most about Cannonball is that we bring people together.