![]() ![]() And I used to travel and just set up at shows, and they weren’t how they are now. So, I started moving over to more of the celebrities’ side of the autograph world. So, if you wanted to get Emmitt Smith, and you wanted to participate in the signing and get a hundred of those, you couldn’t do that anymore because they were promising a thousand to him or whatever. And I started becoming an autograph dealer and, again, mostly sports at that time.īut then the sports companies like Steiner and TRISTAR kind of started taking over the whole industry. I was actually an autograph hound back in the 90s, mostly sports, but some celebrity stuff. How did you get into the con game…actually, that doesn’t sound so good! How did you get to the convention game? That sounds a little better!ĭave Heynen (DH): Well, I actually had been an autograph dealer. I’d like to start by getting a little bit of your history and the history of Fanboy Expo. It was an interesting chat, for sure! There are links throughout the article that’ll take you to information about the Orlando Fanboy Expo, and other Fanboy Expos across the country. We chatted about what’s happening at the convention, how David got into the convention business, what it takes to run an event, and some of David’s more interesting guests and experiences. I got a chance to talk to David in advance of Fanboy Expo’s Orlando, Florida stop (August 20 to August 22). ![]() His goal is to create a smaller, more intimate experience where nerds, geeks, and fans of all things pop culture can hang out and interact with stars of television, movies, comics, wrestling, and more. While his events might not have the huge star power of San Diego Comic-Con, that’s not his goal. ![]() An Interview with Creator of Fanboy Expo, David Heynenĭavid Heynen started as an autograph collector, moved on to becoming an autograph dealer, and now runs a multi-city pop culture convention, Fanboy Expo, that caters to nerds young and old. ![]()
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