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The Value Loop: How To Stop Resale Platforms Stealing Your Revenue?: Corey Topp
Event organiser Corey Topp has seen it all: scammers selling the same ticket to multiple people, fans heartbroken at the door after paying $200 for fraudulent passes, and resale platforms killing event profitability. After 20 years running festivals, from backyard parties to selling out Sydney’s Music Bowl, he’s built Eventflo, a blockchain ticketing platform that’s solving the industry’s biggest nightmares.
In this episode, Corey breaks down the knockout festival scam that made headlines, why traditional ticketing platforms crash when you need them most, and how blockchain technology eliminates fraud without fans even knowing they’re using it. He reveals the “value loop” that ensures fans, organisers, and the industry all win—plus why most event promoters fail because they don’t track their numbers.
If you’ve ever been scammed buying tickets or wondered why events struggle to sell out, this is the conversation you need to hear.
0:00 - The Scam That Started Everything: Multiple fans buying the same ticket
2:29 - From Backyard Parties to Sydney Music Bowl: 20 years of event evolution
6:45 - Why Traditional Ticketing Platforms Keep Crashing
11:30 - The Knockout Festival Disaster: 11 victims confront the scammer
18:20 - Heartbroken at the Door: When $200 tickets won’t scan and events are sold out
25:15 - How Resale Platforms Kill Event Profitability (The value loop explained)
33:40 - Why Blockchain? The accidental tech pivot that changed everything
38:50 - NFT Tickets That Change Every 2 Minutes: How it actually works
42:15 - Making Blockchain Invisible: Users don’t even know they’re using it
47:30 - RAPID FIRE: Why event promoters fail, biggest marketing wastes, and Australia’s nanny state problem
50:20 - What’s Next: EventFlo goes live after this summer
Follow Corey Topp:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coreytopp/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/coreytopp/
Follow Mark Kentwell:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mark_kentwell
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mark_kentwell
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markkentwell1
Mark’s Businesses:
Presence Real Estate: presence.realestate/
Nexr: nexr.com.au/
#TicketScam #EventIndustry #BlockchainTechnology #Entrepreneurship #FestivalFraud #StartupStory #NFTTicketing #EventTech
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By Mark KentwellEvent organiser Corey Topp has seen it all: scammers selling the same ticket to multiple people, fans heartbroken at the door after paying $200 for fraudulent passes, and resale platforms killing event profitability. After 20 years running festivals, from backyard parties to selling out Sydney’s Music Bowl, he’s built Eventflo, a blockchain ticketing platform that’s solving the industry’s biggest nightmares.
In this episode, Corey breaks down the knockout festival scam that made headlines, why traditional ticketing platforms crash when you need them most, and how blockchain technology eliminates fraud without fans even knowing they’re using it. He reveals the “value loop” that ensures fans, organisers, and the industry all win—plus why most event promoters fail because they don’t track their numbers.
If you’ve ever been scammed buying tickets or wondered why events struggle to sell out, this is the conversation you need to hear.
0:00 - The Scam That Started Everything: Multiple fans buying the same ticket
2:29 - From Backyard Parties to Sydney Music Bowl: 20 years of event evolution
6:45 - Why Traditional Ticketing Platforms Keep Crashing
11:30 - The Knockout Festival Disaster: 11 victims confront the scammer
18:20 - Heartbroken at the Door: When $200 tickets won’t scan and events are sold out
25:15 - How Resale Platforms Kill Event Profitability (The value loop explained)
33:40 - Why Blockchain? The accidental tech pivot that changed everything
38:50 - NFT Tickets That Change Every 2 Minutes: How it actually works
42:15 - Making Blockchain Invisible: Users don’t even know they’re using it
47:30 - RAPID FIRE: Why event promoters fail, biggest marketing wastes, and Australia’s nanny state problem
50:20 - What’s Next: EventFlo goes live after this summer
Follow Corey Topp:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coreytopp/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/coreytopp/
Follow Mark Kentwell:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mark_kentwell
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mark_kentwell
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markkentwell1
Mark’s Businesses:
Presence Real Estate: presence.realestate/
Nexr: nexr.com.au/
#TicketScam #EventIndustry #BlockchainTechnology #Entrepreneurship #FestivalFraud #StartupStory #NFTTicketing #EventTech