Brett Yormark: Leadership, Legacy & His Big 12 Departure

Absolutely.

No, he's done a great job and a highly qualified guy.

In my experience in life and post playing sports and being in sports, by getting back in the sports business, they always told me, you know, the quickest way to the top is if you can bring revenue, revenue is important to any business, right? So that's a good way for anybody.

You know, we have people listening to the show, young executives, big executives, revenue is important to any company and organization.

So Hats off to that.

You bring up some stuff.

I did some stuff preparing for the show.

Your first day, I think, at the Nets, 1988, you might have sold a $10,000 ticket deal, right? Tell me about that.

I love the history.

I love the dial for dollars and getting stuff done and the hard stuff.

We all see the big stuff now, but talk to me about that.

Well, you know, it's interesting you should say that.

So I had a friend, and on my first day working for the Nets, I received a cube, a pad, and effectively a pencil, and they said, go to work.

And on that first day, I called this friend of mine who was a great connector.

And he said to me, hey, Brett, I've got a friend that might be interested in some front row seats at the Nets.

And I said, great.

So he introduced me to a gentleman named Danny Kahana.

Danny died a couple of years ago, but he remained a friend from that point on.

And I invited Danny down to the venue.

And I said, hey, Danny, I understand you're looking for some front row seats.

And let me show you what we have available.

And we only had two front row seats at the time.

And he said, well, I'd like to take them.

I said, but there's an if, Danny.

I said, I'd love to sell them to you.

Absolutely.

No, he's done a great job and a highly qualified guy.

In my experience in life and post playing sports and being in sports, by getting back in the sports business, they always told me, you know, the quickest way to the top is if you can bring revenue, revenue is important to any business, right? So that's a good way for anybody.

You know, we have people listening to the show, young executives, big executives, revenue is important to any company and organization.

So Hats off to that.

You bring up some stuff.

I did some stuff preparing for the show.

Your first day, I think, at the Nets, 1988, you might have sold a $10,000 ticket deal, right? Tell me about that.

I love the history.

I love the dial for dollars and getting stuff done and the hard stuff.

We all see the big stuff now, but talk to me about that.

Well, you know, it's interesting you should say that.

So I had a friend, and on my first day working for the Nets, I received a cube, a pad, and effectively a pencil, and they said, go to work.

And on that first day, I called this friend of mine who was a great connector.

And he said to me, hey, Brett, I've got a friend that might be interested in some front row seats at the Nets.

And I said, great.

So he introduced me to a gentleman named Danny Kahana.

Danny died a couple of years ago, but he remained a friend from that point on.

And I invited Danny down to the venue.

And I said, hey, Danny, I understand you're looking for some front row seats.

And let me show you what we have available.

And we only had two front row seats at the time.

And he said, well, I'd like to take them.

I said, but there's an if, Danny.

I said, I'd love to sell them to you.