In today's episode, I talk to Jim McCarthy about leadership, the pandemic's effect on Live Entertainment, and "Craft Leadership". Jim is an entrepreneur with experience bootstrapping from zero to scale. Leader. Writer. Speaker. Teacher. Curator. Whisky expert. Kung Fu Black Belt. Shameless karaoke singer, party thrower, and creator of good mayhem.
Jim McCarthy is the CEO of Goldstar, a civic leader, writer, podcaster, and speaker. He’s a friend and advisor to entrepreneurs and a huge fan of theatre, music, and all forms of live entertainment.
Jim co-founded and led Goldstar from a bootstrapped startup in 2002 to one of the most popular ways to find tickets to great shows and things to do. Jim has appeared on dozens of stages, at conferences, including SXSW, TED-U, and all major live entertainment and ticketing conferences.
He podcasts and writes at SellingOut.com.
Jim completed his BA in English cum laude from Harvard and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. He played rugby in college and for Idemitsu Kosan in Japan after college.
Jim holds a black belt in Northern Eagle Claw Kung Fu, a Level 2 Certification with Distinction from the World Spirits Education Trust, and speaks Japanese and Italian.
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