Hertz Arena
Brian Homan has extensive experience in customer service and management across various industries. Currently, Brian serves as event staff at Hertz Arena, supporting the Florida Everblades Hockey team and other events, while also working in food and beverage services for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. With a long tenure at BJ's Wholesale Club, Brian has held multiple roles including Asset Protection Supervisor and Membership Acquisition and Retention Manager, focusing on loss prevention, staff training, and customer membership growth. Previous roles include Member Service Coordinator at Monroe County YMCA, Technology Manager at Office Depot, and Presentation Manager at PetSmart, showcasing a diverse skill set in operations, team leadership, and sales. Brian pursued education at Indiana Wesleyan University and Ivy Tech Community College.
Hertz Arena
In addition to hosting Florida Everblades hockey, Southwest Florida’s premier entertainment venue offers a wide variety of choice entertainment. Since the arena opened in 1998, it has hosted NHL, NBA, USBL, and Arena football games. Starting in 2012, the arena will also be the home of the Ultimate Indoor Football League’s Florida Tarpons. Hertz Arena has also hosted more than 300 different entertainment events such as Stars on Ice, Disney On Ice, WWE wrestling, Jeff Dunham, Boston Pops and Lord of the Dance along with headline concerts including Cher, Elton John, Alan Jackson, Guns ‘N Roses, Def Leppard, Sting, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, and Toby Keith. The arena also includes Breakaway Sports Pub, a restaurant overlooking the arena bowl, catering, meeting space, luxury suites, a pro shop and two adjacent recreational ice rinks. Hertz Arena is a centrally located facility with a seating capacity of approximately 7,000 for most events. The facility is just minutes from Naples and Ft. Myers off of I-75 at Exit 123 in the growing Southwest Florida community of Estero.