When the guys are waiting for a long lines to walk in the Roll Coasters in Hershey Park, Ryan Stana found him attractive to something that gives himself a bigger excitement: Parking Theater. “I would sit and look at the shows – and I was captivated,” he said Entrepreneur. “I still watched these shows when I was older in high school, but I started to see the quality of this ‘arrogant.’ Maybe I saw an opportunity to bring perfection and innovation with my rose color glasses, charm and rest. “
Stana said that when the child was two dreams: Being a Broadway performer and become a teacher. And these two passions came together, shortly after the college, the company of his live practice company RWS Global. “I am very lucky,” says, “My parents are entrepreneurs and they are extremely supported – he taught me that everything is possible.”
For a crowded New York City apartment starting from the corner (later), RWS turned into a power room in live entertainment, Broadway The king of lionAs Global Measures such as Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games, create a fun and experience for cruises like Disney cruise line and more.
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Entrepreneur He spoke to Stana to get the full picture of how he started and how he became his company. The shows and events produced by the RWS group are full of drama and movement.
Tell us the moment you decide to start your own company.
After graduating from his college, I moved to New York City and became a partner manufacturer for corporate and retail events. I’d earned $ 600 a week. The company I tried was amazing creative, but they did not know how to work and budget. I was terrible in math because I even stayed in the math. But I realized: “Hey, they make $ 200,000, but they spend $ 250,000.” I saw that you need to have a balance between creative and operational thinking. So, one day I called my parents and said, “I hate this work.” And they were like them, “Ryan, why don’t you go and don’t open your own business?” I said, “Good.” So I went out.
So the decision is – how did you really start from work?
I came back to my apartment in New York. At that time, Barry and Colby, “I will open an office in the corner of our living room. If you are interested please contact please.
When did you know that this idea went to work?
In about three weeks, the clear channel called me about a preliminary presentation and challenged me for a $ 150,000 event. I remember to enter and jump out and when I came out of the room, the customer came out and said: “Ryan, we give this concert.” And I knew we were something special in our main offer: Telnkey operations. We manage your creativity, people and operations and systematize the process.
Your company makes so many different types of events. Can you put it down for people who are not familiar with the Live Events?
We are the world leader in creating live moments throughout the sports and sports. We have divided into six sections: design destination, here theme parks, zoos, aquariums, museums, visiting centers design. Then we have a land production department, here are temporary experience and theme parks, retail centers and seasonal programming shows. We do pop-up brand experiences in hotels and resorts. Then we have a sea production department, here we provide full-scale Broadway type production and immersive practices on cruise ships. Then we have a retail and property department. Our sixth section is our casting area. We offer more than 8,000 jobs for technicians and performers around the world. We create a trajectory for our talent, so you can start working for us in six flags, go to the cruise ship and place it in a broadway show or an ad. This allows you to create the market from the corner.
Credit: Medora music
As a performer, you can simply say: “Hey, will I throw myself like an Simba?”
I couldn’t say that nor anyone wouldn’t like to say that. I am still very happy to see the success of our talent. That’s what dragged me. Not only the people on stage when talent said. He sees the people in our office success.
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Can you give us the income growth of your company?
One year after the pandemic, we got about $ 50 million income. Since then we grow up in nine figures. Larly we expanded through purchases. In 2016, we got a Casting company (binding), then we received the design work (JRA) in 2021. Then we received our largest opponent in Europe in 2022. Then we purchased a sports department (large major events) in 2024, and we recently purchased an application that helpers learn music faster. In 2023, we also received the Bluestone capital partners in a private capital company. I sold a minority amount to transfer our company to the future.
The Theater School has prepared you all?
I just learn when things come. I really believe that if you have a passion for what you do, you will understand that. I recently told a friend that you don’t need to spend time getting a MBA. If you have a passion and you are working hard, you will succeed. But you think you are not 24/7 to be an entrepreneur? You’re wrong.
How do you grow up in a controlled way in a manageable way in a very slender?
One point I did not do our success based on myself or any person. This is about the fact that the company has systems and processes to grow. And having a schedule for action. We say that these are the things we want to carry out in 2025. Now the six + company would lie to say that it will not be bumpy when you buy it, but you listen to people and you respect and move forward.
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How do you turn off your brain? Follow the shows and don’t be able to keep your business brain?
I can’t rest while watching a show – because I can promise you. When people say that, they are likely to laugh, but this work is going to find a life balance. The only man that can change the balance of life is like a person. I’m always sure that once a week I have a day I close. So Rayan’s lazy day, I couldn’t do it without these people to remember that I just watched the unwise TV and cold and my husband and family.