ANNA ROSBURG
GM, ALERUS CENTER, GRAND FORKS, N.D.
HOMETOWN: Elk River, Minn.
UNIVERSITY: Johnson & Wales University, Denver.
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: Director of marketing at Casper (Wyo.) Events Center.
FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: I love the moment at a concert or a big ticketed show when the lights go down and the crowd goes up. I also love the things a facility does for a community, it’s something I am proud to be involved in.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MENTOR: Bud Dovala, who was the GM at the Casper Events Center and hired me into my first gig, was a very ethical leader and was also a strong servant leader and coming up under that really made a difference in my own personal style.
FREE TIME: Hang out on my boat, travel and spend time with my two-year-old and family.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: When technology doesn’t work the way it should.
ONE-DAY ESCAPE: A beach, with a pina colada, in Jamaica.
TOP SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: “Circus” by Britney Spears.
FAMOUS PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: George Strait
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I’m kind of a nerd.
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: Don’t sweat the small stuff.
IF YOU COULD HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Pizza.
FAVORITE LIVE EVENT YOU'VE ATTENDED: Elton John at Casper (Wyo.) Events Center.
BENJAMIN TOLLE
CO-FOUNDER, PREVENT ADVISORS
CURRENT CITY: Miramar Beach, Fla.
HOMETOWN: Muncie, Ind.
UNIVERSITY: Ball State, Muncie, Ind., and the United States Military Academy at West Point.
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: Prevent Advisors and Oak View Group, which I joined after leaving 7th Special Forces Group.
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR CURRENT JOB: I got lucky. Chris Robinette (Prevent Advisors co-founder), my old friend, called and asked.
YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: Working alongside bright, mission-focused people and helping our clients deliver world class experiences to their guests.
WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WEREN'T IN YOUR JOB: Ghostwriting Hip Hop lyrics.
MENTOR: Frances Hesselbein, a true service oriented leader, along with my instructors in the Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership at West Point.
WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD DO WHEN YOU WERE A KID: Rent waverunners to people on a dock.
FREE TIME PURSUITS: Read and exercise.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: Waffling and indecision.
FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: Jesus.
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I am very deliberate.
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: Be kind. Listen. When you can help, do help.
FAVORITE LIVE EVENT ATTENDED: I was not old enough to fully appreciate it, but my aunt Terry took me to see Michael Jackson on his Bad tour at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
SCOTT BRECKNER
(PICTURED WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD)
GM, PAN AM CENTER, LAS CRUCES, N.M.
HOMETOWN: Cardington, Ohio.
UNIVERSITY: Bowling Green (Ohio) University and University of Toledo, Ohio,
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: Ticket manager of special events at the University of Toledo.
FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: Every day is different and ever changing.
WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WEREN'T IN YOUR JOB: Teaching marketing and business.
MENTORS: Mike Barber and Barbara Hubbard.
FREE TIME PURSUITS: Read and watch old movies.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: Individuals who jump to conclusions without listening to the facts first.
TOP SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: Anything Glen Campbell.
FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: Winston Churchill.
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I have two kids that are ER doctors.
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: Be honest, admit mistakes, learn and move on.
IF YOU COULD HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Hours in a day.
FAVORITE LIVE EVENT ATTENDED: The Rolling Stones at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich.
DESIRED SUPER POWER: The ability to get all of us to understand the multicultural society we live in.