About the Author

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Troy Kirby has worked extensively as a professional writer for over 20 years. In his career, he's written feature stories for two daily newspapers, several weeklies, served as a sports communication professional at two athletic departments, has been a contributed for SEAT Magazine, managing editor of Ticketing Today and founder of the Tao of Sports website - which has provided business news to sports industry professionals since 2012. Kirby has earned degrees from Seattle University, Eastern Washington University and Centralia College. He is originally from Lacey, Washington and has lived in various places throughout the West Coast.