Randy Cohen

About RANDY COHEN, author of "Ticket to the Limit"

In 1990, after spending his life Savings of $1200 and successfully reselling two hundred tickets to the Texas vs Arkansas basketball game, Randy Cohen formed a business plan for a private ticketing agency. The model was based on providing a simpler, hassle-free way for people to acquire tickets to their favorite events.

As CEO, or Chief Energizing Officer, Cohen built TicketCity from selling tickets to local Austin, Texas events to the largest privately owned ticket marketplace in the world. Ticketcity is known nationally as the source for premium seating to college sports and championship sporting events. From its original staff of four employees, TicketCity has grown to a $150MM dollar business, and more than 70 committed employees. TicketCity's goal remains to provide each and every one of their 500,000 loyal clients service beyond expectations.

TicketCity provides tickets to all major concerts, theatre and sporting events worldwide. They specialize in premium seating and tickets for sold-out events, including major events such as the Super Bowl, the Final Four and the Masters, US Open and Kentucky Derby.

Cohen is one of the most well-known and successful entrepreneurs in the secondary ticket market. As he continues to work to expand TicketCity's market share, he focuses on acquisitions and developing large ticket deals. He shares his business and life wisdom in the forthcoming book Secrets of Swagger, how to own your own cool in life and business.

An active member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), Cohen is also active within the Austin business community. He has served on the Ethics Board of the Texas Ticket Brokers Association and the Board of Directors for the National Association of Ticket Brokers, the Austin Chamber of Commerce board. TicketCity was named one of the Fab 50 fastest growing companies six times by Austin Business Journal and was included in the Inc. 5000 list. The company was also named Austin Business Journal's best place to work twice.

Cohen graduated from the University of Texas Business School with a bachelor's in Business Administration and a concentration in marketing. He also graduated from the MIT Birthing of Giants and Gathering of Titans programs. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Cohen lives in Austin, Texas with his three children and two dogs.

Secrets of Swagger: How to Own your Cool in Life and in Business (January 2016) available on Amazon

Ticket to the Limit: How Passion and Performance Can Transform Your Life and Your Business into an Amazing Adventure by Randy Cohen (October 2009, Emerald Book Company) available on Amazon

For more information, visit www.TicketCity.com. To schedule an interview with Randy Cohen or receive more information, please contact Amanda C. Willis at Caitlin@ticketcity.com or 512-721-1107. Visit our website: www.ticketcity.com