created out of a philosophy of customer
satisfaction; the simple idea that purchasing
tickets to live entertainment should be just
as enjoyable as attending the actual event.
The company was started by two young, best
friends who first met while attending college
at the University of Iowa. Avid concertgoer¹s
Jerry Bedny
and Eric Vass
became fed up with the experience of buying
concert tickets. As major fans of live music
and sports, Eric and Jerry were sick of not
having any control over the location of their
seats when purchasing tickets through the
major ticketing agents "Why does
Ticket master get to choose where I sit when
I¹m paying for the tickets?" Jerry
would ask. "Sure they give you the option
of Œbest available, ¹ but it never
was."
Eric would state, "Live music, sports
games, and theater are meant to be entertaining
and enjoyable so why should the process of
buying tickets be such a hassle?"
Upon graduating, Eric and Jerry went on
to work at top 5 accounting and consulting
firms. While working
at their respective jobs, Eric and Jerry recognized
the value in creating a company that would
benefit the concert, sports and theater ticket
buying consumer. As true entrepreneurs, the
two friends saw an opportunity and took it.
Jerry and Eric set out to create a company
that would put the purchasing power back into
the hands of ticket buying fans. A place where
no show is ever sold out and fans get to choose
their seats. As
a result,Vivid Seats was born.
These days, Vivid Seats has grown into an
international ticket brokerage providing tickets
to events all throughout North America as
well as Europe.
The company operates on the basic premise
that they are a division of the entertainment
industry. As with all aspects of the entertainment
industry, we want our customers to enjoy their
interactions with us. We want them to come
to us for great seats and unprecedented access
to the live entertainment of their choice
says Eric.
With Vivid Seats you are
guaranteed exceptional service while guaranteeing
entrance into all major sports, theater and
concert events. As Jerry says, "We see
ourselves in our customers so we know how
to take care of them."
