Brian Hogan | Entertainment and Hospitality Operator

Brian HoganOperator

I build and run the revenue side of entertainment and hospitality properties. Marketing, entertainment, food and beverage, and operations under one P&L, and the AI systems that now run underneath all of it.

Live Entertainment Hospitality & Gaming Brand Partnerships AI Integration

Properties are
businesses. I run
them that way.

Most operators own one lane. I have carried marketing, entertainment, food and beverage, and operations at the same time, on the same building, against the same number. That is portfolio-shaped work compressed into a single property, and it is how a venue actually gets turned around.

01 / Build

Departments from zero

Entertainment built from nothing to more than $2.6M in gross profit. A custom Hollywood theater designed, permitted, and built with a flying rig. Three departments stood up from a blank page.

02 / Turn

Repositioning

A Strip property moved from #147 to #60 on TripAdvisor, TRevPAR up 165%, ADR roughly doubled, occupancy past 90%. Rebrand and relaunch across four properties in two markets.

03 / Scale

Live at volume

48 cities in 8 weeks on Warped Tour and Mayhem Festival. Six residency runs filling a 2,500-seat room weekly. Arenas, theaters, stadiums, showrooms, nightclubs, festival grounds.

Twenty years
on the number.

2018 – Present

Beacher Media Group

Chief Operating Officer

Beverly Hills, California

Generated $1.5B+ in press and social impact across client brand programs
Administered $100M+ across funds, SPVs, and trusts for high and ultra-high net worth principals with zero compliance incidents
Brand and celebrity integration for Airbnb, Lyft, GoPuff, Outdoorsy, Hard Rock, the Dominican Republic tourism board, Solana, and Polygon
Compliance oversight spanning FTC, FCC, FINRA, and SEC requirements
Designed and built a multi-model AI system coordinating GPT, Gemini, and Grok under a single governing framework

2016 – 2017

Hooters Casino Hotel

Director of Marketing and Entertainment

Las Vegas, Nevada

Moved the property from #147 to #60 on TripAdvisor
TRevPAR up 165%. ADR roughly doubled. Occupancy improved by approximately 19 points, to over 90%
Generated $3M+ in press and social coverage on an $85K spend, a 15:1 value-to-spend ratio
Grew the Summer Camp pool series from roughly 50 off-property guests per day to over 1,000 per day, selling out cabanas by Memorial Day weekend
Raised over $100,000 for nine Las Vegas nonprofits and earned a Proclamation from the Mayor of Las Vegas
Booked and produced headline performances including Love and Theft and Sullivan King

2012 – 2014

The D Las Vegas
Golden Gate

Director of Entertainment, progressed from Food and Beverage Manager

Las Vegas, Nevada

Built the Entertainment department from zero to over $2.6M in gross profit
Oversaw $10M+ in capital investment across bookings, production, AV, and a full showroom rebuild
Co-managed 9 bars, 4 restaurants, and 3 service wells across two properties
Booked headline talent including Kid Rock and Stone Temple Pilots
Led union beverage and service teams, Bartenders Local 165

2004 – 2016

Beacher's Madhouse

Producer and Operator, rising to Chief Operating Officer

Las Vegas / Hollywood / National Tours

$100M+ in gross revenue across 12 years on a $4.5M annual operating budget
Over 5 million tickets sold. 500+ unique show experiences produced
Cut production costs 33% to 40% while average table spend rose roughly 30%
Produced $20M+ in special events for celebrities and corporate sponsors
Filled the original 2,500-seat Joint at Hard Rock Las Vegas weekly across six residency runs of 10 to 13 weeks
Hollywood Roosevelt 249-seat theater grossed just under $6M in its first year
Warped Tour and Mayhem Festival: 48 cities in 8 weeks
Featured segment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

2018

Globe Nightclub

General Manager, Baldyga Group

Tumon Bay, Guam

Full physical and brand overhaul of a 27-year-old nightclub
Rebuilt marketing across English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese guest segments
Created the #Vegas2Guam talent initiative, booking Steve Aoki, AKB48, and Lil Jon
Cross-property support in sales and marketing, housekeeping, accounting, and engineering

On the record.

2017

Best of Las Vegas, Best New Pool Party

Porch & Backyard, Hooters Casino Hotel

2012

Nightclub & Bar Awards, New Club of the Year

Beacher's Madhouse Hollywood

2017

Proclamation from the Mayor of Las Vegas

Month of Giving community campaign, $100,000+ raised for nine nonprofits

2018

Profiled in Casino Player Magazine

January 2018 issue. https://digital.casinoplayer.com/articles/impressionist-gordie-brown

500+ live emcee and on-camera spokesperson appearances. On record with Vanity Fair, KOMP Las Vegas, Dave & Mahoney on X107.5, Chet Buchanan on 98.5 KLUC, and Power 98 Guam.