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High-Stakes Hospitality: Scaling Corporate Events at The Funplex ft. Sheri Murphy
High-Stakes Hospitality: Scaling Corporate Events at The Funplex ft. Sheri Murphy From Cookie-Cutter Packages to Premium Partnerships: Strategic Lessons from The Funplex and Gatemaster In this episode of Live with Sondra, Sondra Shannon, CEO of Gatemaster Technology,...
Viral Water Parks: Alex Ojeda on Experience, Revenue & Visibility
Live With Sondra In StudioViral Water Parks: Alex Ojeda on Experience, Revenue & Visibility Ft. Alex Ojeda, Chief Content Creator at Alex Ojeda Media Social video is now the digital front door of your asset. Guests no longer consult brochures; they validate their...
Legacy Stories of Multi-Generational Attractions Businesses
Live With Sondra In StudioLegacy Stories of Multi-Generational Attractions Businesses Ft. Hannah de Bie and Keenan Mayfield, VP Marketing &Communications and VP of Operations at Sub Sea SystemsLegacy Stories of Multi-Generational Attractions Businesses features...
Live with Sondra in Studio: Strategy in the Feed, Legacy Underwater
Live With Sondra In StudioStrategy in the Feed, Legacy Underwater In this special Live with Sondra in Studio double feature, Sondra talks with: Alex Ojeda – Forbes 30 Under 30 and TIME100 honoree, reaching 14M+ followers and 2B+ views a year. Hannah and Keenan of Sub...
Premium Tier Trap in Venue Software
Premium Tier Trap in Venue Software | Gatemaster When operators evaluate new software, the conversation usually starts with one question: “What does it cost?” On paper, the answer often looks reassuring. The base price feels manageable. The system promises to replace...
Your Software Vendor Shouldn’t Disappear After Go-Live
Your Software Vendor Shouldn’t Disappear After Go-Live Many operators assume support will be there when they need it. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn’t. When support is slow, impersonal, or unfamiliar with your setup, small issues can snowball into operational...
One Operation. One Database. Zero Guesswork.
One Operation. One Database. Zero Guesswork. At many attractions, operations rely on a patchwork of systems that were never designed to work together. Ticketing, food and beverage, retail, memberships, and reporting often operate in silos, forcing staff to bridge the...
The 72-Hour Turnaround: Hardening Your Park Against Disruptions
The 72-Hour Turnaround: Hardening Your Park Against Disruptions Overview: From Viral Disruptions to Revenue Diversification: Strategic Lessons from Island H2O and Gatemaster. In the attractions industry, a single viral trend can shift your park from "peak profit" to...
Scale Your Attraction: Manage Risk & Secure Owner Wealth
Scale Your Attraction: Manage Risk & Secure Owner Wealth Overview: In this Live with Sondra episode, host Sondra Shannon (CEO of Gatemaster Technology) sits down with Joel Fearon, Attraction Industry Strategist at Twelve Points Business Advisors, to unpack scale,...
Solve Operational Gaps: Develop Confident Managers
Solve Operational Gaps: Develop Confident Managers Overview: On this episode of Live with Sondra, host Sondra Shannon, CEO of Gatemaster Technology, sat down with Taryn Eisenman-Bolduc, Co-Owner and Chief Strategy Officer at High Roads Management Training. With over...
The CEO’s Guide to Multi-Unit Action Park Strategy
The CEO's Guide to Multi-Unit Action Park Strategy Overview: Host Sondra Shannon sits down with Bron Launsby, CFE, CEO & Founder of Slick City Action Park to explore how bold concepts in the attractions industry scale into multi‑unit success. Their conversation...
Breaking the Loop: A Real Story of Ownership, Persistence, and Service
Breaking the Loop: A Real Story of Ownership, Persistence, and Service Last week, a client contacted us with a serious issue: their credit card processing was completely down. No transactions were going through. For a family-run attraction, this meant operations were...
