Robert Boudwin is back on The Joy Of Entertaining, and his career just took another wild turn!Known worldwide as a **Mascot Legend** (the original performer of Clutch the Bear), a successful **Realtor**, and a published **Author**, Robert joins us to discuss his latest venture: competing on the highly competitive reality gameshow, ***99 to Beat***.While Robert faced his final challenge in the competition as contestant #32, this multifaceted entertainer shares the full, behind-the-scenes story of his intense time on the show. Did the pressure of reality TV prove to be his toughest title pursuit yet?**Tune in now to this can't-miss episode of The Joy Of Entertaining** to hear Robert share all the details of his experience!***➡️ **SUBSCRIBE to The Joy Of Entertaining YouTube Channel:** @joyofentpodcast ➡️ **FOLLOW ROBERT BOUDWIN:**https://www.instagram.com/robertboudwin ➡️ **LISTEN ON YOUR FAVORITE PLATFORM:**Listen to The Joy of Entertaining on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

On Show #14, host Charlie Bruno The Mascot Dude welcomes Jon Cudo: A Mascot Legend, Game Entertainment Guru, and Founder of Gameops.com.

Jon takes us through his incredible thirty-year career and shares his passion for The Joy of Entertaining. Discover how he helped shape the mascot world, starting as the original Crunch the Wolf for the Minnesota Timberwolves and going on to create the Cleveland Cavaliers' beloved Moondog.

With over 30 million fans entertained across ten countries, Jon reveals the secrets to creating an electrifying game-day experience. Hear about his journey as a Live Event Producer for WWE, the philosophy behind his platform, and how a life spent bringing joy to millions led him to become a consultant and an entrepreneur.

If you love the energy of mascots and live events, this is a masterclass in turning passion into a powerful, multi-faceted career.

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In this wild and unfiltered episode of The Joy Of Entertaining, host Charlie Bruno – The Mascot Dude – sits down with the ONLY AND ONLY Allen "KLAW" Duckworth. The mascot/performer for the Orlando Predators.

We talk about how KLAW was created, what life was like mascoting in the Arena Football League during the electric 90s, and how Allen’s fearless energy led him to do pyrotechnics for Ozzy Osbourne, interact with major celebrities, and even being a talking mascot and why he descided to make him talk

This episode is packed with laughs, wild memories, and inspiration for anyone chasing the thrill of entertaining.

🔥 Big stunts
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🎤 Real talk from a true original

Viewer discretion is advised – this one gets loud, real, and a little crazy (in the best way).

In this episode The Mascot Dude is joind Gene Lionell Magee Jr. He is a well-traveled emcee with over two decades of performance experience under his belt. With a brief stint in the US Navy with an honorable discharge, this veteran went and joined the circus as a ringmaster for a Russian Circus at Six Flags Over Georgia and has been on a Forrest Gump like path in the entertainment industry. Some highlights include, but not limited to: Game Lab assistant /Slime Maker at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal OrlandoWarm Up Host for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Media Emcee for Walt Disney World Warm up Host for The Dolphin Adventure at Sea World Orlando Presenter /Host for MSC Cruise Lines You can currently find him in numerous roles at Universal Orlando including City Walk emcee and atmosphere perfomer at the theme park award winning Bourne Stuntacular. Most notably, Gene was one of the 81 contestants on the hit prime time Fox game show The Floor with host Rob Lowe which also can be seen on Hulu, FOX TV Online and Tubi TV.He will be featured as a contestant on a brand new game show for the Game Show Network called Bingo Blitz starring Valerie Bertinelli.Follow Gene on Instagram @MEMEGENEMAGEE

In This episode The Mascot Dude is joind by one of his mascot botherns Doug Waug.

Doug got into entertainment after he got out of the military, working in low budget movies or working as a practical effects actor in heavy makeup/costumes. He host and act in a public access Roku show called “B-Movie TV” where He host the Friday night action movies. He also have a band called “Clown Syndrome” where similar to mascoting, we perform and sing in a heavy clown mascot outfit. In 2002 he became a hockey mascot for one of his local teams.

Very challenging work, but as long as you have endurance and the crowd cheering, you can push through! Def living the dream job of entertaining people and getting a good workout in at the same time.

In this episode Charlie Bruno The Mascot Dude welcomes back his good friend Ryan Mason to the show, This time around Ryan and myself made some big announcements. We talked about Halloween, the early 2000s, Disney, A few new projects.

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Show #9 with legendary mascot performer Robert Boudwin. Robert is about to release his first book The Extraordinary Life Of An Ordinary Man Mascots, Marathons & Mayhem — Twins, Transplants & Tattoos. Which is available now for presale Robert is by far most proud of his 4 children as he parents them as a single dad & always keeps in mind what is most important to him in life, his KIDS! In February, 2022 Robert became a REALTOR® after spending 2 years as the CMO & SVP of Sales of Spear Minerals marketing & selling Real Property Subsurface Minerals Rights & selling out a $3.6M portfolio. As a REALTOR® for JLA Brokerage he sells & buys residential houses for individuals & is partnered with Evermark for Commercial Real Estate needs. In his 1st 9 months he completed 5 transactions for $1.5 Million+ while the average Realtor doesn’t get their 1st client until that long. In the 1st half of 2023 he completed 5 transactions for over $1M (4 buys & 1 sale) & is currently actively working with 6 clients (4 buyers & 2 sellers) with scheduled closing dates.For over two decades Robert Boudwin was better known as Houston Rockets mascot “Clutch the Bear,” which was a character he created in 1995 & soley performed as until July, 2016. In addition to performing at over 2K games and 8K shows for the Rockets across the world in 12 countries, he served as a content creator in the engagement economy helping to build the Rockets brand through in-game experience, event planning & management, grass-roots marketing initiatives, community investment projects, creating an on-line presence & social media strategies widely being recognized as the creative driving force behind the entire Rockets In-Game Experience & Marketing Efforts for over two decades. He was producer/performer of popular school shows reaching over 1.5 million elementary students at over 2,300 shows as well as producing & directing Armed Forces Entertainment Tours military bases in Bosnia, Kosovo & England. Having been a prolific public speaker since 1995 & to this day, in the summer of 2016 Robert opened his own Consulting Practice with the XFL, NCAA, Amazon, TEDx, MENSA, NBA, Menchies, Nekter, U of Houston, HoustonOnTheCheap.com & Sam Houston Race Park being some of his higher profile clients until the Pandemic when his career pivoted to Realtor & Spear Mineral CMO as well as continuing to consult on various marketing & sales projects visible on this site under the consulting tab.Philanthropically he is best known for his work with organ donation awareness having run the Houston 1⁄2 Marathon twice in the full Clutch mascot costume promoting the cause that saved his father’s life & has served on the Corporate Board of Directors for Life Gift 2014-2022 & The Todd Kramptiz Foundation 2015-Present. He resides in Spring, TX with his 2 sets of twins because God cursed…HE MEANS BLESSED HIM & loves to chronicle his single parenting style at his radicaldadding.com!MASCOT BUSINESS PERFORMANCE METRICS-Performed in NBA, MLS, NFL, MLB, NHL & MILB stadiums & arena in almost every state and 12 countries around the world with over 2,000 games performed, 2,300 school shows & 6,000 appearances-HIGHEST 3rd party yearly appearance revenue as Pro Mascot Performer & Brand Manager (4 times average mascot in nation)-147K Facebook Followers (20x average mascot-INTERESTING CONTENT, 5 DAILY POSTS, STRATEGIC TIMING OF POSTS)-Has coached, trained & consulted for over 600 mascots during his 33 year sports entertainment career for performers at every level from 8 years old to folks in their 60’s for organizations from sport to corporations as well as theme parks to non-profitsLets get Social The Joy Of Entertainment: @thejoyofentertainingInstagram/Facebook: TheJoyOfEntertainingCharlie Bruno Instagram/Threads/X : @MASCOTDUDE

In this episode of The Joy Of Entertaining, The Mascot Dude is joined by the VP of Entertainment Busch Gardens Tampa Kristine Morgan.

We talk about her amazing career that is be going strong for over 30+ yearsWe go down memory lane and talk what auditions are like back them and today. Celebrate the 25 years of Howl-O-Scream and the fun events and shows that Busch Garden Tampa offers.I would like to thank Busch Gardens Tampa for allow her to join and share her journey.

Looking for a career path in theme park entertainment visit https://buschgardens.com/tampa/jobs/

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