Bart Knaggs
Bart joined then Capital Sports Ventures in 2001 to expand the company into new markets and new businesses. Under Bart's leadership, the company acquired an event production company, creative services firm, and music management company, culminating in rebranding the company Capital Sports & Entertainment. CSE then went on to manage the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, launch the Austin City Limits Music Festival and acquire and re-introduce Lollapalooza as a destination music festival in Chicago. During this time, CSE's client Lance Armstrong went on to win a record 7 Tours de France, and each music festival was named Festival of the Year by Pollstar.
As a partner in Capital Sports & Entertainment, Bart is responsible for the marketing, management and corporate strategy for CSE and its clients as well as the creation of new entities and partnerships, including the successful merger of CSE's Events Division with Charles Attal Presents into C3 Presents, one of the preeminent independent music promoters in the country. Bart has also led investments into the high end hotel market, www.letoiny.com, and specialty retail, www.mellowjohnnys.com.
Bart served as the President of Tailwind Corporation, which managed the Discovery Channel Pro-Cycling Team and is a former founder and Vice President of Marketing for Trajecta, Inc., an optimization software company. Bart served on the Board of Carmichael Training Systems and was a founding board member of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Bart holds a BBA in Marketing and an MBA with concentration in entrepreneurship from the University of Texas at Austin. A Texas State Champion Road cyclist, Bart participated in the 2003 Tour of Hope, a cross-country bicycle ride to raise awareness for cancer clinical trials.
LEADERSHIP BIOS Bill Stapleton Bart Knaggs