Paul Thornton
Paul Thornton is a live entertainment and sports industry veteran who currently serves as the President of TAG Presents LLC, an events and entertainment based company founded in 2007 to create and manage live sports and entertainment events.
A twenty five year veteran of the live entertainment industry Thornton was the founder and president for Bravo Entertainment, a company that grew from its inception in 1995 to producing up to 700 live events per year across 19 states. Bravo became the largest live events promotions company in the northwest United States and the 8th largest ticket seller in North America.
As founder of the Big Easy Concert House, Thornton designed, opened, and operated a chain of concert venues from the ground up. By 2004, the Bravo umbrella of companies had grown to more than 200 employees and averaged 20% growth annually, of which Thornton managed all operations. In 2006, Thornton sold Bravo Entertainment and the Big Easy Concert House venues, and agreed to continue to serve as the president to make for a smooth transition of ownership.
Thornton has been honored as a 2003 Winner of the State of Idaho’s “Accomplished Under 40” Award, presented by the Idaho Business Review. His company was nominated for Independent Promoter of the Year for North America in 2002 and 2004, and was the winner of the 2004 State of Idaho Private Sector Recognition Award as the leading company in the state for its charitable contributions, fundraising events, and awareness campaigns for the Family Advocate Program. Thornton also served as an Executive Board Member for the Downtown Boise Association (“DBA”) which is a non-profit 501(c)6 Corporation that manages the downtown Boise Business Improvement District. Thornton was highly involved in Little League baseball as a board member, manager, and All-Star coach for a period of nine years. Thornton was honored to give the commencement speech in 2014 for AESA Prep Academy.
Thornton currently sits on the Advisory Board for multiple companies, and is a partner in American Revolution Distillery which owns American Revolution vodka and Uncle Ed’s Damn Good vodka brands.