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July 22 - 23, 2023

Mascot Performer and Administrator Training

Live and Virtual

Have a mascot your community adores and you are proud of!!!

Presented by Street Characters

How well known is your mascot?
How many sales are you losing because your mascot isn’t drawing them in?
What is it costing you because you don’t know how to fully utilize your mascot?
How do you know if you have the right Performer?
What opportunities are you missing because your program isn’t at its full potential?
As a Performer, what opportunities have you lost because you don’t know what a Team is looking for?

Mascot U is the networking and educational event for all things mascot. We’ve created an opportunity for Mascot Performers and Mascot Administrators to come and learn from the most successful Performers and Administrators in the industry!

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2023 FACULTY

Watch for our Speaker Announcements for 2023!

Paul Devery - Boomer, Trenton Thunder

Paul Devery is currently in his 30th season with the Trenton Thunder of the MiLB Draft League. He has entertained and brought joy to over 10 million fans along the banks of the Delaware river. His passion and drive to entertain fans has inspired many others to join the sports entertainment business.

Paul also spent nearly ten years with the Philadelphia Soul of the arena football league performing as Soulman. During this time, he performed at numerous Arenabowl Championship games around the country.

While managing his sports entertainment roles, Paul has also been a full time school teacher in his hometown. He currently resides in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife Pam and 2 children.

Chris Ernest

Born in Detroit, MI and raised near 8 Mile, Chris Ernest was a part of the entertainment scene since 1979 when he traveled with the rock band KISS across the United States.

Ernest began his mascot career at the young age of 13 as “Mac Tonite” the moon man for McDonalds.

He hit it big in high school as he became “Dancin’ Ernie” at Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers games and was the CNN Play Of The Day and seen on CNN International and the 1992 Sports Illustrated Plays of the Year.

Ernest went on to college at Michigan State University and became the iconic mascot known as “SPARTY” his sophomore year. After leaving college at the beginning of his junior year, Chris became the first mascot in the history of the Detroit Tigers.

After 3 seasons as “PAWS” with the Tigers, Ernest took his talents over to Palace Sports & Entertainment where he portrayed the role of “HOOPER” (Detroit Pistons, “ZAP” (Detroit Shock), “FRENZY” (Detroit Fury) and “Vipe Bear” (Detroit Vipers) over the course of 7 years.

Retiring after the 2004 season and being a part of two world championship teams, Ernest moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career.

He now resides in Huntersville, NC with his beautiful wife and two amazing kids and 2 dogs and owns an award winning DJ/MC/Event Planning company.

Jim Wegerbauer

Wegs (Like eggs with a W) Writer. Storyteller. Marketer. Podcast host. And one-time Director of Marketing of the Houston Rockets. Wegs is a champion of creativity. An enemy of the ordinary.

His mission is to inspire, entertain and educate talented people to get the most out oftheir unique gifts. Something he’s done for numerous ad agencies, AT&T, Brand Innovators, Dominos, Miller Lite and many other top brands.

And Wegs especially looks forward to interacting with you. One of a rare tribe willing to put themselves out there. Push forward. Touch people’s funny bones & hearts. All while encased in carpet and inhaling ungodly amounts of Febreze.

The key to success is to find a way to stand out–to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.
– Seth Godin

Marc Taylor, "Howler" Colorado Avalanche (NHL), "Squatch" Seattle Supersonics (NBA), “Doppler” Seattle Storm (WNBA), "Rumble" OKC Thunder (NBA)

Marc Taylor’s passion for performing as a mascot started his senior year of high school. While attending Colorado State University, that passion brought a fifth place at UCA Nationals, the first time CAM the Ram had qualified for the competition. After a brief stint with the Colorado Avalanche as Howler, Taylor was selected to portray Squatch for the Seattle SuperSonics and to create the mascot (Doppler) for the Seattle Storm. During his nine years as Squatch, Taylor was awarded “Stunt of the Year” three consecutive years, “Crazy for the Finals” winner three consecutive years, Gameops.com “Best Mascot” as well as “Honorable Mention”, and the “Mascot Leadership Award.”

In 2008 the team moved to OKC where Taylor created Rumble the Bison. He was awarded “Mascot of the Year” in 2009 and “On-Court Skit of the Year” in 2012. He retired from the mascot business after seven years as Rumble and received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” shortly after. A lifelong entrepreneur, Taylor owns multiple trampoline parks and MascotToys.com, creator of the world’s best high performance mini trampolines. He currently is the Campus Pastor for Crossings Community Church in Edmond, OK. He loves staying active with his two children and wife of 23+ years and is always looking for the next business idea.