Tony Knopp

Founder & CEO- @TicketManager via @aegworldwide & @stubhub. Believer. SaaS Investor and Advisor. Sports Tech & Live Events. Surf, Golf, MMA & Volley.

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

Think I’m done with X.

Once a social media is created where people have to be verified and speak as themselves, I’ll try that.

I’m not going to delete anything in case that place is X one day.

Bye ✌️

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

I opened this thinking “maybe this list won’t be totally one-sided in the best interests of resale and brokers (read: TicketNetwork’s) best interests.”

Nope.

All nine points are complaints about strategies used by event providers which are not friendly to brokers.

[TicketNews @TicketNews]

In its response to the FTC/DOJ's request for comment on "unfair practices" in ticketing, the Connecticut-based resale marketplace urged regulators to consider a nine-point reform plan designed to restore tranparency, liquidity, and competition
Story: https://t.co/Ekl4FNKOJz

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

“We don’t need an engineer — which sounds weird for a Sales Engineer job.” - Oscar D

SEs don’t write code anymore. They solve the real-world problems that keep brands from getting the most out of their live events

We’re hiring👉 https://t.co/rnaDfBcPRC

#Hiring #SalesEngineer

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

@micah_erfan Let’s not overuse the word “devastating.”

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

@TheChewDefense @nakisa_bidarian @arielhelwani I didn’t see it but that’s what he did against Sergio Martinez and it changed the division quickly.

Sergio won all 11 rounds and in the twelfth JCCjr lit him up and wreck his knee on the process. Sergio was never the same.

So I guess there’s precedence.

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

Fight Night Saturday Nights are the best Saturday Nights

UFC 317 mixing business and fun.

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

Today the NBA changes

Too many games
Too many playoff games
Pressure on load management

Something has to give

No player with a calf strain will try to play again. And they shouldn’t. Not after KD, Dame, and Hally

The NBA is one of the best at adapting. They’ll need it now

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

⚾ The Philadelphia Phillies + TicketManager ⚾

Today we announce our newest team partnership with the iconic Philadelphia @Phillies !

🏟️ An electric and passionate fan base

🏆 A talented team primed for a World Championship run

🤝 More time for me in the great city of Philadelphia

Thank you to the Phillies, Jennifer Dornbusch and Kevin Beale, for trusting us.

And thank you to Michael Goldstein for bringing the partnership together for Team @TicketManager

I can't wait to get back to Citizens Bank Park this summer and fall - and to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game!

https://t.co/4EJoGKoFeN

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

At 27, @tonyknopp bet on himself and built TicketManager around what he actually loved.

Sports
People
Real connection

How do you go from startup idea to $110 million investment?
👉https://t.co/NAzptN024O

#SportsBiz #Leadership #SaaS #Hiring

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

Or they just have a business model that has been rendered obsolete by market moves made around them.

Live Nation is up 58% over the past year.

We just finished a process where we didn’t even get to market we had so many bids.

The US Open can’t raise prices high enough.

The Masters had a banner year.

Live events, and ticketing, are doing just fine.

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

What’s your CEO’s most-used emoji?
Text or call?

🎥 #TicketManagerTakes | Rapid Fire with CEO @tonyknopp & MP Ed Woiteshek

Before we drop the strategy, meet the people behind the $110M deal.

📽️ Full video drops Friday

#InsideTheDeal #SaaS #SportsBiz

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

What’s next for live events? What do sports bring to business?

🎥Sneak peek at #TicketManagerTakes: CEO @tonyknopp and Ed Woiteshek on scaling smart.

Full episode drops Friday 6/6

https://t.co/8Zka24QrwA

#InsideTheDeal #SportsBiz

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

Did you ever dream of working at Chuck E. Cheese? 👀 (Timestamp: 0:38)

🎥 #TicketManagerTake | Inside the $110M Deal w/ Valeas Capital & TicketManager CEO @tonyknopp

Full vid drops Friday. Sneak peeks all week.

🔗https://t.co/0ZQgEpi2x1 #SportsBiz

[Ken Hanscom @KenHanscom]

The excitement just keeps building with the acquisition of Ovations. This was a fun one to drive through the conclusion.

Great customers, great people, and a great future ahead.

At TicketManager, operational growth means more than just scale. It means serving more clients with consistency, care, and clarity.

With Ovations joining TicketManager, we’re doing just that. Their team has built a trusted name helping large organizations manage their hospitality assets with precision. We’re proud to bring them into our ecosystem and deliver even more value through our platform and services.

We are expanding the right way. Thoughtfully. Strategically. Together.

https://t.co/q35KghPEjU

#TicketManager #Ovations #Operations #EnterpriseHospitality #ScalableSolutions #SportsBiz

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

⏰Just in: TicketManager has acquired Ovations, a pioneer in corporate ticketing and our top longtime competitor

More clients, more momentum, same mission: simplify live event access for the world’s best brands

📰https://t.co/ap7f2MM3M9

#SportsBiz #Ticketing #LiveEvents

[TicketManager @TicketManager]

🚨 Big news: We just secured a $110M investment from Valeas Capital Partners.

We’re scaling the platform that helps companies turn sports + event access into real business impact.

The future of live events is here.

https://t.co/Zk14MDgDwz

#Sportsbiz #Sponsorship #Investment

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

🤯 That Feeling When 🤯

TFW you grow up a New York Giants fan…

And you apply for a marketing job at TicketManager but it turns out partnerships is your calling…

And you work really hard at it…

And you get really good at it…

And you get to go and meet New York Football Giants first round draft picks Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart on a work day…

And it’s work so you’re getting paid to live your dream

Another day at the office for our very own Will Stewart ❤️

Team @TicketManager is on-site as always 🌎

Especially for our childhood teams!

[Tony Knopp @tonyknopp]

Not how the fight game works.

If your biggest accomplishment is icing Volk in a rematch, after going life and death with him, and Ilia is even more impressive in dominating him, and he’s willing to vacate to move up to you, then he’s next.

You’re going to spend your career running from El Matador. And that’s fine. Just don’t ask for any GOAT discussion

For that you will have to fight Ilia.