Lee Zeidman: President STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater and L.A. LIVE| #ThePlaybook 150

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David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Lee Zeidman, President of STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater and L.A. LIVE, shares his thoughts on: [3:15] The two key components that got him to the point where he is today [5:10] Why he has no qualms about discussing deals that went well and those that went south [13:23] What three steps you need to take in order to get your first job in the sports industry [16:45] Why managing others is one of the most difficult challenges for this generation of business people Lee Zeidman, President of the STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater and L.A. LIVE, shares some of the lessons he’s learned in his decades of experience running some of the world’s biggest venues, including the importance of being straightforward and the challenges that being a manager presents. Zeidman and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, discuss strategies to successfully make a lateral move into sports or get your first job in the industry, why honesty is essential in building beneficial relationships in business, and the skills that Lee looks for when hiring members of his team. The pair also share their thoughts on how asking questions can completely change your career trajectory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of the playbook I have Lee Ziedman the president of Staples Center's
0:05.1	Microsoft Theater and LA Live and he's gonna answer the biggest and most pressing
0:11.2	question for young entrepreneurs how to break into the
0:16.7	sports industry. Join me for all of this and more on the playbook.
0:20.9	This is entrepreneurs the playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest
0:25.8	athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook
0:31.9	to success and what made them champions on the field and in the
0:36.4	boardroom.
0:37.4	I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.
0:42.0	This Dave Belcher with entrepreneurs entrepreneurs the playbook and I'm so excited to have someone who I've known about for years when we finally got to sit down here with him in his office with his candy.
0:51.0	But I have Lee Zeman, he is the president of the Staples Center,
0:54.4	Microsoft Theater, and LA Live.
0:57.2	You know Los Angeles or Southern California, the most predominantly popular and successful venues here in Los Angeles.
1:05.0	Thank you so much for coming on the playbook.
1:08.0	Listen, it's very exciting to have you guys here today at Staples Center.
1:12.0	It's very exciting to be on the show.
1:13.3	Well the first thing that you notice when you come into the office besides all the famous people
1:17.1	is we thought it was Halloween. I'm just curious why do you have eight bulls or ten bulls of candy on your table here in your office?
1:26.0	Well, people could say that it's always Halloween in my office, but I've had this because of an experience that I had when I worked at the forum, the great Western Forum actually when I left.
1:34.0	A gentleman by the name of Jerry West, you may know him, the logo for the NBA.
1:38.0	Jerry used to invite me when I worked at the forum up to his office and to watch the games and we'd shoot the
1:44.1	shit and he'd tell me about the players and what was going on and I learned quite a bit from
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