Niko Costas: RTEAM, Hospitality, Festivals, and Building Community Through Live Music

About this episode

Niko Costas discusses building live events and community through music and hospitality.

In this episode of What the Health Just Happened?, we sit down on site at The Block with Niko Costas, founder and CEO of RTEAM, to talk about what it really takes to build live events, produce festivals, buy talent, and create experiences that bring a city together. From starting the company in his dorm room at UCF to building one of the most exciting event production and talent buying companies in Jacksonville, Niko shares the story behind RTEAM, the vision for The Block, and why community is at the center of everything they do. We also get into the realities of working in hospitality and live entertainment, how travel and family life intersect with entrepreneurship, and why events like Fin Fest and Springing the Blues are about much more than music. In this episode, we cover: → How RTEAM started and what the name actually stands for → The difference between event production and talent buying → What goes into booking artists and building live event experiences → The vision behind The Block and why it matters for Jacksonville → How live music, hospitality, and community all connect → Why producing festivals is exciting, stressful, and deeply rewarding → The purpose behind Fin…

People in this episode

Guest: Niko Costas

Topics covered

• event production
• live music
• community building
• hospitality
• entrepreneurship
• festivals

Keywords

• RTEAM
• live events
• talent buying
• community
• hospitality
• entrepreneurship
• Fin Fest
• Springing the Blues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RTEAM

Places: Jacksonville, UCF, The Block

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