PaintballX3 Magazine November 2013 Issue | Page 59

interview
I’m sure that I would have been good at something else in life, but I can’t imagine doing
anything other than working in an industry
that I love.
What is the state of paintball in California
from your perspective?
I think paintball fields have been growing
and are strong in California. I think stores
are struggling and the tournament scene is
building its way back to its heyday of 2005ish.
Overall I know my numbers at Camp Pendleton have increased every year since 2009. Both
in participation and revenue.
I know many people want to see paintball
back in more print magazines on TV again
and overall more exposed, but overall I think
participation is up and there are a lot of quality places to play paintball in California.
So after the NPPL Huntington Beach event
things changed in the structure of the league.
Can you fill us in on the new ownership/management of the NPPL?
After HB the current ownership of NPPL was
struggling with the goals and business plan
for the NPPL. Sponsorships and attendance
was down. I saw an opportunity to jump in
and try to inject some fresh ideas into the
mix. I created a new company called Paintball
Promotions Inc, and pooled some sponsors
together for support. I worked out a deal with
the NPPL ownership to use the NPPL name
and finish out the 2013 season. Paintball Promotions also promoted and ran some other
events in 2013 including Valken Cup.
Under the circumstances, we ran some good
events in 2013 and finished on a high note in
Vegas.
I’m looking forward to building off the momentum we built in 2013 and an even better
2014.

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