Owensboro continues raising the bar in Kentucky’s tourism industry. Owensboro Times and the Messenger-Inquirer recently featured Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro, after the organization earned multiple statewide Traverse Awards from the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. The coverage spotlighted Visit Owensboro’s wins across marketing, partnerships, print, digital, and destination management categories. Both stories highlight…
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Mark Calitri highlights tourism impact at Leadership Owensboro
Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro, recently had the honor of presenting to Leadership Owensboro, a prestigious talent development program organized by the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. The program focuses on educating, engaging, and empowering future leaders in the community by exposing them to critical topics and issues impacting Owensboro. During his presentation, Calitri…
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Mark Calitri interviews ‘Hit King’ Pete Rose: Visit to Owensboro
Mark Calitri and Pete Rose, the “Hit King’, discuss never before asked questions. Get up and close with the Hit King as he talks about life, winning, and even discusses Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. https://youtu.be/fUKnyMUxEvk Baseball legend Pete Rose is coming to Owensboro for a very special evening. And while details will…
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Mark Calitri Interviews Pete Rose: Winning Leadership Lessons
I had the chance to sit down with Pete Rose and dig into what really fueled his relentless drive. When you hear him talk about hustle, effort, and refusing excuses, you understand why he became the Hit King. This interview shaped a lot of the ideas in The Winning Leadership Playbook™, the book Dr. Larry…
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Mark Calitri Joins the Greater Owensboro Music Commission
Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro, has joined the Greater Owensboro Music Commission as a key advocate for the role music plays in shaping vibrant communities. With a deep understanding of how tourism, economic development, and cultural identity intersect, Calitri brings both strategic vision and passionate leadership to this new organization. His involvement signals a…
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Mark Calitri on leadership: Who stole Wonder Woman and Evel Knievel?
Did you grow up in a time with great role models and heroes? A time when people and TV shows portrayed solid values and exemplified reaching higher levels and going farther than we dreamed possible. Did you grow up with Wonder Women and Evil Knievel, heroes who fought for truth, justice, and the American way?…
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Mark Calitri releases The Winning Leadership Playbook: The Pete Rose Way
Owensboro’s own Mark Calitri, President & CEO of Visit Owensboro, has released a new leadership book titled The Winning Leadership Playbook: The Pete Rose Way (ISBN: 9783984997036). The book blends real-world leadership lessons with the grit, hustle, and high-performance mindset inspired by Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine era. Early readers have described the…
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Mark Calitri reports success in Owensboro
Spin Doctors are poppling up all around us. Rephrasing words to make things appear more favorable than they are. You see it every day. But let me tell you what doesn’t need spin……. the success we’re seeing in our community. It’s happening now all around us. A new downtown hotel Massive new indoor sports facility…
Mark Calitri reports: Hydroplane racing returns to Kentucky-10,000 plus expected!
10,000-plus expected! That’s 10,000 or more.“Competitors will be coming from Washington, Florida, Maryland, Canada and all over the country,” Lientz said.He said, “Fans from Texas, Washington, New Jersey and other places have already made hotel reservations in Owensboro for that weekend. Those are the die-hard fans.”Lientz said, “We expect new fans to come from Michigan,…
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Mark Calitri reports: Joslin national anthem video goes viral
Mark Calitri reports: Joslin national anthem video goes viralA week ago, Chris Joslin, executive director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, played the national anthem on his banjo at the 2A Basketball Championships at the Owensboro Sportscenter.The Hall of Fame and Visit Owensboro posted a video of the performance on their Facebook…
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