Navigating Sports Business 104. Daniel Lamarre - Cirque du Soleil
Oct 23, 2024
27:30
Daniel Lamarre - Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board at Cirque du Soleil - on the origins of one of the world's most creative performances and the challenges they've overcome, including going from $1B in annual revenue to $0 overnight during the pandemic in 2020. He also discusses the meeting with Paul, George, and Ringo that led to Cirque's collaboration with the Beatles. Details:
- 2:00 - Cirque’s origin
- 6:00 - Taking the reigns
- 8:10 - Working with The Beatles
- 12:30 - The largest employer of former Olympians
- 14:10 - Taking private equity financing
- 15:30 - The crisis during the pandemic
- 18:25 - Shifting into his current role
- 20:40 - Continuing to push the envelope
- 23:55 - The One Drop Foundation
- 25:00 - Rapid Fire Questions