Ryan Connor Email & Phone Number

Events Worked:- Astroworld 2019- Music Midtown 2021- Rolling Loud New York 2021 (Manager)- Astroworld 2021- Vibra Urbana Miami 2021- Rolling Loud Miami 2022- TidalWave 2022- Made in America 2022- Rolling Loud LA 2023 (Project Manager)- Coachella 2023 (Manager & Project Manager)- Stagecoach 2023 (Project Manager)- Project Glow 2023 (Coordinator)- PGA Championship 2023- Star Wars Celebration London 2023 (Project Manager)- Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023 (Project Administrator)- Bonnaroo 2023 (Project Manager)- Re:SET Atlanta 2023 (Coordinator)- KPMG Women's Championship 2023 (Project Manager)- EDC Las Vegas 2023 (Project Admin)- Cruel World 2023 (Project Admin)- Faster Horses 2023 (Project Manager)- Catbird 2023 (Project Admin)- Fairwell 2023 (Project Admin)- Rolling Loud Miami 2023 (Manager)- Music Midtown 2023 (Project Manager)- Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix (Project Manager)- Power Trip 2023 (Project Manager)- Elements Music & Arts Festival 2023 (Project Admin)- Made in America 2023 (Project Manager)- Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival (Project Coordinator)I interface directly with department heads to ensure ADA compliance for various music festivals, sporting events, and conventions. Working closely with festival organizers, I am responsible for developing comprehensive accessibility plans tailored to meet the needs of our guests. To foster inclusivity, I conduct training sessions for festival staff and volunteers, raising awareness and sensitivity about disability-related issues and best practices for interacting with guests with disabilities. I work alongside disability organizations to access resources to make the festival environment more inclusive. When on site, I address any accessibility-related concerns and provide assistance to attendees with disabilities as needed. My dedication lies in creating a festival experience that embraces diversity and ensures that everyone can fully enjoy the event.

Events Worked:- Cayamo 2022- The Beach Boys Cruise 2022- Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise 2022- Kiss Kruise XI Week 1- Kiss Kruise XI Week 2- Outlaw Country West Cruise 2022- Dude Perfect: Cruise Perfect 2023- The Rock Boat 2023- Cayamo - 2023- Train: Sail Across the Sun Cruise 2023- Outlaw Country Cruise 2023- The Beach Boys Cruise 2023- 311 Caribbean Cruise 2023- Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea VIII 2023- Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean 2023- Coheed And Cambria S.S. Neverender 2023- Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded At Sea 2023- EDSEA 2023- Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise 2023- Rock the Bells Cruise 2023- Impractical Jokers Cruise 2024- Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea 2024- Emo's Not Dead 2024- Cayamo 2024- Tammy's Pontoon Party 2024- Chefs Making Waves 2024- Summer of '99 W1 2024- Summer of '99 W2 2024I interface directly with artists to ensure a VIP experience throughout their entire journey on board the ships. My duties include organizing artist shuttles, managing the artist lounge, curating collaborations and activities with artists, supervising meet and greet opportunities, assisting the production team with special requests, and communicating with artist teams to guarantee a flawless voyage.Additionally, I own various venues on board including Magnum's Lounge, Bliss Lounge, Spinnaker Lounge, and the Atrium. Duties include delegating tasks to team members, ensuring ADA compliance, interfacing directly with the security team, and being the staff point of contact for all guest concerns. I work hand-in-hand with the stage managers to ensure all communication with artist teams is thorough.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

In this role, I work closely with key board members to strategize and coordinate short and long range product releases for events, as well as develop and manage our e-commerce sales and distribution. Additionally, I developed a design competition program that directly partners with the art department at Midtown High School. Through this program, we offer a real-world opportunity for high school students to showcase their skills, all while fundraising for their school's art program.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I work directly with social influencers, artists, and organizations to strategically curate an e-commerce experience for their supporters. My duties include discovering potential clients, pitching our services, developing custom storefronts catered to client needs, forecasting inventory demands, negotiating with suppliers, overseeing fulfillment of orders, sourcing products, and managing customer service.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I curated a collection of over 200 premium vintage t-shirts ranging from values of $150-$2,000 each. Sourcing from collectors all over the world, I offer customers an opportunity to touch very rare items that induce nostalgia, curiosity, and conversation. Generating a return of over 3x initial investment in a span of less than a month, local stores and traveling clothing conventions booked me to vend at their events. I have outfitted multiple A-list celebrities for events, music videos, and concerts.

Events Worked:Bad Bunny: World's Hottest Tour 2022 - AtlantaOneRepublic: Endless Summer Tour 2022 - AlpharettaBlink-182 World Tour 2023 - AtlantaI directly support the V.I.P. Coordinator for the touring party on all tasks including set-up/breakdown of all assets, interfacing directly with guests and coordinating with other departments to ensure all requests are filled, and sourcing entertainment for V.I.P. lounge.

Greater Atlanta Area

I successfully opened my own booking agency. Through this business, I am responsible for curating events, establishing deals with venues and artists, creating marketing strategies for the shows, and ensuring a memorable experience for artists and fans alike. As well as this, I supervise younger college and high school students who are looking to get into the music industry through a hands-on internship program.

Greater Atlanta Area

I curated a music festival that featured local artists. The festival was over a two-day span and took place at the Drunken Unicorn. This festival will be bi-annual and serves as an opportunity for hard-working musicians to get connected with media outlets, local brands, venues, record labels, and and broader audience.

Atlanta, Georgia

I have tour managed a domestic tour featuring Jake Hill, Atlas Greene, and JordanxBell, as well as an international tour featuring Jake Hill and Josh A. My duties have included establishing deals with venues and promoters, managing day-to-day financial and personal ordeals, ensured proper hospitality from the venue, and handled the entirety of the business for the tours.

Hired originally as a sales associate, I was quickly promoted to Store Manager and Events Coordinator within 5 months of working at Versus ATL. I manage stock, customer relations, promotions, creative opportunities, booking and carrying out events in-store and across the nation, and business with high-profile clientele. These clients include but are not limited to Travis Scott, Migos, 2Chainz, The Internet, J. Cole, Cherub, Lil' Yachty, ASAP Ferg, Kap G, Trinidad James, 21 Savage, and more.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

In this position I actively participated in product rollout brainstorming meetings, assisted in leading client calls, pitched news to top-tier outlets, and developed effective brand communication. Clients included McDonald’s, Royal Caribbean, Mars Pet Care, M&M’s, DOVE, Tork, and Mattel. This opportunity has provided me an overall grasp of the nature of PR and corporate communications, while also giving me hands-on experience in bringing client ideas to life through compelling content.

Greater Atlanta Area

I assist in selling merchandise at Blackberry Smoke events. Other responsibilities include maintaining relationships with fans at events, merchandise management, and providing detailed financial reports for events.

Greater Atlanta Area

I played a part in the committee that booked large concerts and events at Appalachian State University. I contributed to marketing strategies that actively engaged college students. During my time in the committee, we booked Chris D'elia, The Mowgli's, and Kesha. These were all sold out events.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Entertainment Media Management Studies, 3.69 Cumulative Gpa

Activities and Societies: Georgia State University House ChurchI graduated from Georgia State University with honors in December of 2020.

Communication And Media Studies, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Appalachian State University Cru, Appalachian Popular Programming Society, Intramural SoccerI attended.

3.0 Cumulative Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador, Jungle Club leader, Guitar Club, Track and Field