#97 Pocono Raceway President Ben May; Enabling 100K+ Experiences

Today's podcast guest is Ben May, President of Pocono Raceway, one of the most celebrated and iconic tracks in the United States. We discuss: -The value of connections. His college freshman friend happened to be part of the family that started the raceway over 50 years ago. -The importance of leaders to be available, honest, and authentic. There is no excuse to hide behind a keyboard. -Adding humanity to the FUN business of experiences -Empowering employees to fill gaps by finding needs and contributing their talents -Controlling what you can control in your environment. The team at Pocono Raceway can't control what happens from race to race, from weekend to weekend. They can't control the competition, the drivers, or the sponsors. However, they CAN CONTROL how they make their race fans feel. -Their goals is to offer an escape, to add to someone's quality of life for a weekend, and to enable attendees to create exceptional memories by having fun. -While Ben states, "we are pretty good at it" as indicative by the full grandstands and in field, he'd like you to experience it first hand. July 21-23, 2023 NASCAR Returns to Pocono Raceway https://www.poconoraceway.com/ Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]