Damon Blust

Current

• Owner, President at dlb's Flip City, Inc.

Past

• Mascot at Boston Celtics
• Mascot Coordinator at Philadelphia Phantoms
• Director of fan Development at Indiana Firebirds

• mascot coordinator at Indianapolis Indians
• Mascot Coordinator / Production Staff at Harlem Globetrotters
• Extreme Team at Miami Heat
• Bud Light Daredevil at Sports Management

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Education

• Point Park University

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Industry

Sports

Damon Blust’s Experience

• Owner, President

  dlb's Flip City, Inc.

  (Sports industry)

  January 2009 — Present (1 year )

  Our goal at dlb's Flip City, Inc., A touch of LUCK foundation is to promote a healthy lifestyle for our youth that reflects being proctive in the fight against preventable disease through an interactive school show. The Flip City also provides 14+ years of experience coaching competitve cheerleaders the tumbling aspect of the sport, in addition to recreational classes based around tumbling and trampoline work.

• Mascot

  Boston Celtics

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  November 2003 — January 2009 (5 years 3 months)

  As Lucky the Leprechaun I entertained Boston Celtics fans with daredevil type stunts throughout the game.
  
  As Lucky I made over 150 community related appearances for charitable organizations, corporate partner obligations, Celtics community outreach and performing a school show named "Be Stronger Live Longer"which I created and implemented into NE based elementary and middle schools in 2008. My school program offers children an understanding of what they can, and should do to be proactive in the fight against type 2 diabetes through daily exercise and maintaining a healthy diet.

• Mascot Coordinator

  Philadelphia Phantoms

  (Sports industry)

  May 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 7 months)

  As mascot coordinator I performed at all home games, set up community related appearances, managed the mascot budget and was in charge of the day to day operations of the mascot "Phlex"

• Director of fan Development

  Indiana Firebirds

  (Sports industry)

  May 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 2 months)

  As Director of Fan Development I used a grass roots method of outreach to build our fan base for the AFL's Indian Firebirds. I also performed as "Spike", the teams official mascot.
  
  The team folded in 2002

• mascot coordinator

  Indianapolis Indians

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  May 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 1 month)

  I performed as "Rowdie", the official mascot for the team, at all home games and community related appearances.

• Mascot Coordinator / Production Staff

  Harlem Globetrotters

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

  Perform as team mascot and a member of the production staff

• Extreme Team

  Miami Heat

  (Sports industry)

  May 1998 — June 2001 (3 years 2 months)

  As a member of Ty Cobbs' Bud Light Daredevils, I was chosen to assist in the set up, and perform, as an Extreme Team member for the Miami Heats innaugural season of The Extreme Team in 1998.
  
  I was called upon as a consultant for The Extrem Team in 2000 and 2001 working with the Heat game operations/entertainment department.

• Bud Light Daredevil

  Sports Management

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  Half time entertainment for NBA and NCAA basketball

Damon Blust’s Education

• Point Park University

  none , general , 1996 — 1996

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