Robert Tuchman
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Robert Eric Tuchman is the founder and former president of Manhattan-based TSE Sports & Entertainment. He has been quoted as a leading authority in sports business by publications including USA Today, The New York Times and BusinessWeek. He appears frequently on television as a sports business expert. He currently is President of New York based Skylight Entertainment.
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[edit] Professional career
Tuchman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1993. He began his professional career with Sports Phone in 1993, while also serving as an investment advisor with Lehman Brothers. In 1994 he was a sales representative for Chicago-based Sports Profiles.
In 1996, he founded TSE Sports & Entertainment in his one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. TSE has offices in Chicago, North Carolina, Cincinnati and New York.
In February 2006, Tuchman sold the majority of TSE Sports & Entertainment to North America Sports Media, a platform company of private equity firm Pfingsten Partners. Tuchman remains as CEO and also maintains an ownership stake in the new company. TSE Sports & Entertainment became Premiere Global Sports in June 2008.
Robert Tuchman signed an agreement with AMACOM in 2007 to release a part autobiography and part “how to” book titled, “Young Guns, The Fearless Entrepreneurs Guide To Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own.” The story is a self-proclaimed inspirational one, for readers looking to succeed in business by following their passion in life- something Tuchman says he did with his dreams of working in sports. Tuchman is also the author of “100 Sporting Events You Must See Live”. A book noted for it’s US bias and a general lack of research into “foreign” sports. Both books were released in April, 2009. A television show based on the book is currently in production.
Tuchman founded Skylight Entertainment, a holding company for several sports and entertainment businesses in March 2011. Companies include www.totalspeakers.com, www.trustedseats.com, and www.golftours.com.
[edit] Personal life
Tuchman has been involved with several New York-based charity organizations. He is a board member for the New York Chapter of the ALS Association and involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team and Training. An avid runner and triathlete, he has completed an Ironman Triathlon on two different occasions training with TriLife Coaching NYC. Tuchman is part of SASF, Sports and Arts in School Foundation in New York City. SASF works with over 50,000 New York City school kids by offering them after school opportunities with sports and arts programs.
[edit] References
- NY Post - Dream Job
- Entrepreneurial, Management - Got ID?
- Daily News- NY Business Owners Share Their Strategies for Selling Successfully
- Phoenix Business Journal - Local leaders using game as way to lure CEOs
