VenueConnect 2019

Bill Powell
Vice-President, Event Marketing & Sales
Feld Entertainment, Inc.


Feld Entertainment and Motorsports is the largest live touring family entertainment and motor sports company in the world. As a VP of Event Marketing and Sales, Bill Powell currently manages the business of bringing live motor sports and entertainment events to major markets in the Southern U.S. Additionally he serves on the strategic guidance committee for the Monster Energy Supercross stadium racing series. Early in his career Bill was responsible for Feld Entertainment’s international expansion into the Latin American entertainment market having pioneered the introduction of Disney on IceSM , Feld Motorsports and Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey®, into Mexico, Spain and eight countries in South America. Additionally he helped shape Feld Entertainment's expansion towards incorporating analytics into its annual business process. Professionally Bill is actively involved with the International Association of Venue Managers. He is past chairman of the board of trustees for the IAVM Foundation and currently a member of the Industry Affairs Council. Additionally, Bill has served as adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management where he helped develop the curriculum for live entertainment marketing. On a community level Bill is active in raising funds and awareness for Tampa General Hospital Foundation. In January of 2019 he was elected Chairman of the Circus Ring of Fame Foundation Board of Trustees in Sarasota, Florida.

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