About Patrick Leahy

Patrick is a 20-year industry veteran as a senior operating and development executive in the live entertainment business and has held top positions in 5 major public/private partnerships, most notably as Chief Operating Officer of Clear Channel Entertainment's (now Live Nation) Music Group Venues. Previous to his appointment as COO, he was Executive Vice President of the Music Group Venues. In his role as EVP of the music group venues, representing billions of dollars in revenue, Patrick has extensive operations experience covering over 65 live entertainment venues ranging from clubs and theaters to 38 major amphitheaters in 49 U.S. Markets and relationships in the entertainment business. Patrick also is the Founder and Managing Director of 409 Management & Consulting. 

Theater and operations in the family blood, Leahy attended the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music (CCM), studying Opera Musical Theater Production and Broadcasting, receiving a BFA from CCM including 3 year lettermen recognition with the university's football team. Working summers in the early 1980's managing the 10,000 seat Timberwolf Amphitheater at Kings Island Amusement Park and winters at the production shop eventually lead back to the theater and following college, various positions with stage and Broadway touring productions. Patrick's unique background of theater and concert production provided the necessary mix to develop outdoor amphitheaters capable of theater productions. Working both in Cincinnati and on the circuit with touring productions provided a lead to varying production, operations and development roles with the start up of amphitheaters in Phoenix, Charlotte and San Bernardino, CA. Development, operations and theatrical experience was called upon during 1993, as Patrick managed the production and operations through the renovations and expansions of the War Memorial Theater, Arena and Convention Center at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex (NC) and preceded Patrick's next steps moving him from venue development and a local promoter role in Columbus, OH to a Midwest regional and national management role with Clear Channel Entertainment. 

Roles from 1994 to 2005 in the amphitheater and music management sectors included Amphitheater GM, National Director of Field Operations, Regional VP, Senior VP, EVP and COO through out the consolidation of the live concert industry with SFX Entertainment and Clear Channel Entertainment (CCE). During this career advancement, Patrick has development a creative approach to expanding business services, increasing fan satisfaction and improving the event experience. 

Patrick resigned his post with CCE at the end of 2005 to establish a more service focused firm, offering management consulting, project management and recruiting services to the public assembly facility industry.

409 Management & Consulting, a specialized firm merged into Incognitus LLC July 2008, providing services including Management Consulting, Project Management & Recruiting Services for the Public Assembly Facility Industry; Patrick also brings to Incognitus the following expertise:

• Strategic Business Planning and Project Management in the areas of Venue Operations, Venue Operations Start-Up, Organizational Planning, Venue Planning, Operational Design and Development, Business Development, Food & Beverage Management, Special Event Creation and General Management, serving Facility Development and Management firms and Specialized Service Firms to Public Assembly Facilities.
• Unique industry service group, Venue Management Recruiting Group, the only management recruiting firm specializing in the Sports and Entertainment facility operations.

Patrick delivers an experience in creating collaborative teams for each and every project, bringing the right talent to the team to deliver efficient, effective and economical results for Clients in the areas such as:

1. Assist in the creative design and development of new projects and renovation
2. Lead in the strategic planning and start up of all aspects of Public Assembly Facility business
3. Management recruitment services for the Public Assembly Facility industry
4. New business creative leadership
5. Develop and utilize resources to maximize operational effectiveness and optimize performance and profitability.
6. Short and long term financial goal planning and attainment
7. Manage significant revenue contracts with national, regional and local sponsors
8. Assist in development of creative venue marketing inventory programs
9. Implementation of sponsorship and marketing concepts
10. Initiation of sales leads, deal development and selling of marketing and operational programs with substantial contract terms of multiple years and markets
11. Integrate and manage system wide workforce management systems and tools to improve staffing efficiencies, increase effectiveness and cost reductions

Industry Associations and Participatopn

• International Association of Assembly Managers, IAAM
• Safety and Security Task Force, Original Member, IAAM - Policy Development
• Academy for Venue Safety and Security (SSTF), IAAM - Service Term - Vice Chair