Two years into Brad Mayne’s tenure as CEO of Center Operating Co., it was announced that Mark Cuban was buying the Dallas Mavericks. The deal was revealed during a press conference at the under-construction American Airlines Center’s marketing center. Cuban purchased the Mavericks prior to the arena opening in 2001, which meant he would be […]
As told previously in Based on Truth, Brad Mayne, CEO of Center Operating Company, found it challenging to negotiate the ins and outs of building and running American Airlines Center for the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars. Answering to two team owner groups, one hockey and one basketball, can make every decision an exercise in […]
Only a few venue managers have been challenged to operate a company that doesn’t exist for a building that hasn’t been built. When Brad Mayne arrived in Dallas to create a company to build a new $412-million arena for hockey’s Stars and basketball’s Mavericks, a strong business acumen and an appreciation of good lawyers that […]
In the mid-80s, Fred Maglione and his partners at Globe Information Systems were experimenting with new systems all the time. The consummate salesman, Fred took the bold step of going to market with an unproven system, but always with the full intention of making good on any missteps. The Select-A-Seat ticketing system was very successful, […]