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Rick Welts is a sports executive and the Golden State Warriors’ advisor. He was previously the president and the CEO for the Phoenix Sun from 2002 until 2011. In the late 1990’s, Rick was the third-highest-ranking official for the NBA, while serving as executive video president and SMO. Rick was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington, graduated from the Delta Chi fraternity. While in Seattle, he worked for the Seattle SuperSonics holding a variety of different jobs, starting as a ballboy and then working his way up to public relations in the same season that the SuperSonics won their only NBA Championship in the late 70s. Rick worked at the NBA league offices for nearly twenty years, further working his way up to the position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer and president of NBA Properties. Rick holds the distinction of creating the NBA All-Star Weekend idea back in the 80s and the marketing campaign for the “Dream Team” during the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Rick is also the first openly gay man to hold these high positions for the NBA. In 2011, he resigned from the position with the Suns and eventually stepped away from his position with the Warriors as well..

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Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Rick Welts in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Rick Welts or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Rick Welts's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Rick Welts for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Rick Welts, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Rick Welts. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Rick Welts booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Rick Welts for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Rick Welts booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Rick Welts charge for an event. An example fee to book Rick Welts is in the starting range of $40,000-$74,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Rick Welts agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Rick Welts manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Rick Welts for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Rick Welts agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Rick Welts, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Rick Welts booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Rick Welts, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Speaker
Speaking Topic
Business
Range
Motivational-Leadership-Sports, Basketball, Coaches, Male, Age Group-18-30's, Age Group-60's+, American
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