Ryan Totka
Athlete Booking Agent, Sports Marketing Expert, Internet Entrepreneur, Sports Memorabilia Collector & Investor
Entrepreneur & Investor
Over the past twenty years, Ryan has started many successful companies including AthletePromotions, TornadoPromotions, EliteJets, AthleteSpeakers, CountryMusicBookingAgency and RedCarpetMonday. Heโs also a partner and investor in companies such as 500Level and BigLeaguePillows. Aside from real estate, some of his stock investments include Apple, DraftKings, Starbucks, Canopy Growth Company, Tesla and Greyscale Bitcoin & Etherium Trust.
Sports Memorabilia & Card Collector
ย Since he was 5 years old, sports has been an important part of Ryan’s life. He collected sports memorabilia, player jerseys, vintage t-shirts and sports cards as a hobby and an investment. Some of his prized possessions include a signed Michael Jordan jumbo rookie card, a Tom Brady signed jersey, home run caught Derek Jeter signed ball, an Alexander Ovechkin game used stick & skate and a huge collection of Luka Doncic rookie cards and the 1/1 Zac Veen Bowman Chrome SuperFractor Autograph.
Celebrity & Athlete Booking Agent
Twenty years ago, Ryan founded AthletePromotions, one of the largest celebrity and athlete booking agencies in the industry. His company books talent for corporate appearances, speaking engagements, autograph signings, meet & greets, golf tournament and product endorsements. Some of his favorite celebrities heโs worked with over the years include Mark Cuban, Emmitt Smith, Russell Wilson, Spud Webb, Tim Tebow, Wayne Chrebet, Cedric the Entertainer and Audrina Patridge.
MEET RYAN TOTKA, CELEBRITY Booking AGENT & ATHLETE MARKETING EXPERT
Founder of RedCarpetMondayยฎ, TornadoPromotions, EliteJets, ThrowUpTheX and AthletePromotions, Ryan was born in Edison, New Jersey on December 30, 1977. Ryan graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1999 with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. He was named the winner of the 2003 University of Central Florida Rising Star Award for the College of Business, nominated for top 40 under 40 in the Orlando Business Journal and named 2010-11โs Most Influential Businessmen. One of the top athlete booking agents in the US and Canada, Ryan Totka currently resides in Dallas, TX and Orlando, FL and has started four successful companies over the past 20 years.
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Why Every NFL Team Needs to Hire a Social Media Expert to Oversee All of Their Players Accounts
We see it everyday. An athlete will put their โfoot in their mouthโ and not even realize it until they press send. By then, itโs too late and has already gone viral (within seconds). As long as it takes to build up a positive reputation, you can destroy it with...
Why Every Athlete Needs a Virtual Office and How I Got Terrell Owens His Wallet Back
I often explain to athletes all the time why they need a virtual office and someone handling all their website inquires and phone calls. There are plenty of wasted opportunities when a company is looking to contact an athlete for an appearance or speaking engagement...
Sports Team Marketing Mistakes, Ideas and Recommendations
Being a life long sports fan, I have probably been to over 1,000 live sporting events including NFL ,NBA, NHL, MLB and minor league baseball games. My Dad took me to my first games at Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium and the Meadowlands back in 1985. If I was lucky and...