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Masters of Scale

FanDuel CEO Amy Howe: ‘My whole career has been sliding doors moments’

Masters of Scale

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Business, Jeff Berman, Startups, Reid Hoffman, Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Mindset, Bob Safian, Entrepreneurship

4.64.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Before taking on the role of FanDuel CEO, Amy Howe faced unprecedented uncertainty while leading Ticketmaster through a global pandemic. Howe talks with host Jeff Berman about navigating fierce competition, shifting regulations, and the rise of prediction markets. A sports betting giant, FanDuel has a market cap of more than $25 billion dollars.

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0:56.7

It was the biggest crisis that I've ever managed through in my professional career.

1:03.5

Right? To think about your entire business being shut down. You have no revenue coming in. You have a

1:09.9

massive burn rate and you have thousands of

1:12.0

employees who are all looking at you. Amy Howe was at the helm of Ticketmaster in 2020 when the

1:18.0

COVID pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt. Thousands of concerts canceled overnight,

1:23.8

pro sports paused, customers demanding refunds. As Amy shepherded ticketmaster through the

1:30.2

unprecedented chaos, another company noticed her steady hand. That company? Fandool. The fantasy

1:38.2

sports startup turned sports-bebbing juggernaut was looking for a seasoned leader. Suddenly,

1:43.8

Amy had a real decision to make.

1:47.0

My whole career has been sliding door moments, right? Those unexpected turns that take you in one

1:52.7

direction. And I think one of the things that's been really helpful for me is I was always willing

1:59.4

to walk through doors that they were open for me that I wasn't necessarily to walk through doors that were open for me

2:01.7

that I wasn't necessarily planning on walking through, but once I did, it opened up a whole new

2:07.4

world.

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