LiveCo is a rapidly growing private equity-backed entertainment company that is focused on delivering rich consumer experiences, including promoting music, comedy, and a variety of family entertainment tours, as well as producing festivals and other events. Today, the company represents more than 3,000 annual live shows and events across its various entertainment brands.
EXECUTIVE Team
Chuck Steedman
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Chuck Steedman - President & Chief Executive Officer
Chuck comes to LiveCo with 40 years of diverse live entertainment, venue, sports management and real estate development experience, most recently serving as a Principal in a sports-focused private equity fund.
Prior to private equity, Chuck served as the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development for ASM Global, the world’s largest live event company from October 2019 - July 2022, overseeing global strategic planning, business development and M&A activity. Chuck joined AEG Facilities in 2008, ultimately serving as Chief Operating & Development Officer, March 2014-October 2019, overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations of stadia, arenas, and convention centers around the globe. Chuck’s background also includes stints with New England Sports Ventures and Fenway Sports Group, parent company of the Boston Red Sox, the ski resort industry, media and college athletics.
Over the course of his career, Steedman has overseen numerous booking and content deals, directly overseen major touring content, negotiated major sponsorship deals including naming rights agreements, managed global strategic planning exercises, negotiated pro sports team tenant agreements, presided over successful union/labor negotiations, major vendor, and service contracts, and engaged in governmental relations at the local, state, and federal levels.
Steedman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte, NC, and a continuing education certificate from MIT in data aggregation and analytics.
Brian E. Becker
Founding Partner
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Brian E. Becker - Chief Executive Officer
Brian E. Becker is an entertainment industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience building and managing worldwide live entertainment businesses.
Becker co-founded BASE Entertainment, the largest producer, other than Cirque du Soleil, of residency production shows in Las Vegas since its founding in 2006 and founded and is Chairman of BASE Xperiential in 2018. a leading creator and presenter of hologram + augmented reality residency and touring productions.
Becker led or was involved in the formation, strategic development and management pf the world’s largest live entertainment companies, including the acquisition and integration of more than 40 of the world's most successful live entertainment companies. Becker served as Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Entertainment from 2000 – 2006; Executive Vice President, COO and Director of SFX Entertainment from 1998 – 2000; and CEO of PACE Entertainment from 1996 – 2000.
Becker received a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and has served on various Boards, including currently the T.J. Martell Foundation.
Dale Head
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
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Dale A. Head - Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
Dale serves as EVP - Business & Legal Affairs for LiveCo and all its related companies, managing the companies legal, compliance, and certain business matters, as well as certain risk management, insurance, HR and benefits matters. Dale also serves as the LiveCo’s Corporate Secretary.
Dale is an experienced entertainment industry executive having served in a similar capacity for Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation), the world’s largest live entertainment company, as a member of CCE’s Executive Management Committee, and as a Director of the CCE Foundation for the Arts. More recently, Dale served EVP – Business & Legal Affairs for BASE Entertainment (a LiveCo company) and BASE Hologram/Xperiential.
Dale has also served in senior in-house legal positions with other public and private companies, as a private law firm Partner, and as an Adjunct Professor teaching Business Law & Ethics at the HBU Graduate School of Business.
Dale started his legal career with the law firm of Baker & Botts. He received his law degree (J.D.) from the UCLA School of Law, his B.S. from the University of Southern California (USC), and he attended the University of Stockholm, International Graduate School.
Scott Schwausch
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
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Scott Schwausch - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Scott Schwausch serves as EVP & Chief Financial Officer for LiveCo and has over 20 years of financial leadership experience. He joined LiveCo in 2022 as SVP & Corporate Controller.
Prior to LiveCo, Scott served as VP of Finance & Corporate Controller for ION Geophysical Corporation, a publicly-traded, technology-focused company that provided geoscience products, services and solutions to the global oil and gas industry. From 2006 to 2022, Scott held a variety of finance and accounting roles at ION. Scott started his career as an auditor with Deloitte in 2000 primarily serving a Fortune 500 electric and natural gas utility.
Scott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Scott actively serves in the community and has held numerous leadership positions involved in helping adults and youth develop faith, moral character and life skills.
Steve Tadlock
Senior Vice President,
Venue Relations
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Steve Tadlock - Senior Vice President, Venue Relations
Steve Tadlock has worked in public assembly facility management for over three decades, with operational and financial oversight in a variety of venue types including stadiums, arenas, theaters, ice rinks, and a marina. His vast experience in the industry includes planning and oversight of all facets of venue management and day-to-day operations.
He previously served as General Manager, Regional General Manager or Regional Vice President for the past 22 years, most recently serving as General Manager at Pechanga Arena San Diego. Throughout this venue management career, Steve has had direct involvement and responsibility during construction, pre-opening and grand opening of three arenas.
At LiveCo, Steve manages facility relationships, content backed-booking deals, and continues to drive LiveCo’s growth in the industry.
Steve is a graduate of St Thomas University in Miami, FL graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration.