Pete Mason

Chief Commercial Officer

Phone: 973-882-5464
E-mail:pmason@balloonfestival.com

Pete comes to The Festival Group with more than 25 years of experience in sports marketing, strategic partnerships, hospitality management and live events. 

Prior to joining The Festival Group, Pete was the Chief Revenue Officer for a large, multi-concept hospitality/events group with operations in New York and Florida.  Pete has also pioneered new technology integration into live events while successfully scaling two sports media and marketing start-ups.      

He has been featured on CNBC, Fox Business and GoodDay New York, on the topics of hospitality and live events.  He has also presented at several industry events, including The New York Restaurant Show, BizBash and The New York City Wine and Food Festival.

He completed his undergraduate studies in Biology at Marshall University as well as graduate programs in Executive Leadership from Cornell University and Project Planning & Management from University of Virginia.

Pete lives in Bergen County, NJ with his wife and two children where he is active in the community with several philanthropic endeavors.