F7 ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ANNOUNCES KEY HIRES CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING FIRST IN-CLASS PROMOTION OF LIVE EVENTS ACROSS CANADA
CALGARY, AB (March 22, 2022) –?F7 Entertainment Group, proudly announces the following key hires to lead their respective departments within the company focusing on innovation and a human-centric approach on promoting live events across Canada.
Sarah PC, Manager Talent & Touring
Sarah began working in the Canadian music industry 15 years?ago?assisting in the programming of Ottawa Bluesfest with Executive Director Mark Monahan. She then worked with Riley O'Connor, Chairman of Live Nation Canada, on large-scale national stadium and arena tours such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Madonna, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, as well as Canadian tour darlings the Tragically Hip, and Blue Rodeo.
Sarah is a member of Women in Music Canada, completing their entrepreneurship program under the guidance of Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of SOCAN Foundation. She is an active volunteer cancer coach with Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation.
Harrison Chu, Talent Buyer
Harrison left the world of banking to pursue his passion in music while working abroad in Asia. His experience includes booking international artists to Taiwan, and across the Pacific Rim, and most recently as a talent buyer and promoter for MRG Live in Toronto. Harrison leads F7’s efforts to develop new emerging markets such as K-Pop, J-Rock, Mandarin music, Afrobeat and other new music from around the world.
Millie Kung, Director of Ticketing Operations
Millie leads all things ticketing at F7 Entertainment. With over a decade working on the ticketing side of the business, Millie ensures our primary revenue source is always running optimally. Millie started her career in ticketing with Ticketmaster before moving onto the promoter side of the business with Union Events and Live Nation.
She also has venue experience working most recently with the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, AB. Millie can bridge the gap between the demanding technical requirements of ticketing with the human side of customer behaviour.
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Kelly Leschasin, Director of Marketing
With over 19 years in a marketing role and 11 years experience directly marketing live events, Kelly brings years of knowledge and marketing problem solving to the team. His career in the music industry started in 2011 as the marketing and communications person for the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg, MB. Moving to Calgary in 2014 to work as a marketing manager for Union Events and then transitioning to Live Nation when Union was acquired in 2016, he had the opportunity to successfully market club, theatre, arena, and festival level events across Western Canada.
A sample of the Western Canadian tours he has worked on include Snoop Dogg, Jack White, The Black Keys and Festival headliners such as Bryan Adams, Train, Billy Idol, and Blondie. Kelly is eager to successfully lead the national F7 Entertainment marketing team.
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2 年Fantastic news! Congratulations to all