Join us for 4525 Live!  

This series, moderated by Rabbi Brian Strauss and Steven Sheldon, shines a light on how and where innovators in our community find inspiration.  We hope their stories inspire others to accomplish their goals.

Our Innovators for this Program Year:

October 26 | Jeff Rosenberg, founder of Tri-Star Productions

January 25 | Greg Scheinman, author of Midlife Male

March 28 | Lisa Helfman, Senior Director of Public Affairs for H-E-B Houston

May 16 | Constable Alan Rosen

Our first guest of the season, Jeff Rosenberg, truly exemplifies the adage that if you follow your passion, good things will come.  Jeff is the founder, President and CEO of Tri-Star Productions, one of the leaders in the sports memorabilia industry.

Thursday, October 26 | 7:00pm Schmooze | 7:30pm Program

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More about Jeff:

Jeffrey Rosenberg founded and has served as President and CEO of TRISTAR Productions, Inc. since its inception in 1987 which has grown into one of the leaders of the sports memorabilia industry.  He oversees all aspects of the company's management and promotion and has been instrumental in forging the path to include the sports collectibles industry in mainstream America.  Rosenberg developed and has put into practice a concept called the MegaShow, which brings together hundreds of the leading dealers of sports collectibles, the most famous athletes, and thousands of avid collectors to a particular location on a given weekend.

Rosenberg was instrumental in TRISTAR co-producing the 1995 and 1997 National Sports Collectors Convention, the world’s largest Sports Memorabilia show in the world and has since been a partner in the event since 2006.  Under his direction, TRISTAR Productions, Inc. has been recognized as the recipient of the industry’s Show Promoter of the Year Award every year the award has been presented since 1993.

In addition to the company’s show division, Rosenberg has overseen TRISTAR’s growth to become the nation’s largest producer of authenticated autographed sports memorabilia.  Under his leadership, TRISTAR conducts more than 300 in-person autograph signings annually with the top sports superstars of yesterday and the brightest stars of today.  Over 250,000 authentic autographed items are produced annually at TRISTAR signings.  To Date, Rosenberg and TRISTAR have been involved in the creation of over 7 million personalized signed pieces of memorabilia.

Rosenberg has also led the company’s entrance into the packaged goods product market by developing the TRISTAR Hidden Treasures line of authenticated autographed products and graded cards.  The line of products has exploded since its introduction in 2003 and is on over 20,000 store shelves this year at major retailers, including Walmart, Target, and many more.  Rosenberg and TRISTAR were selected by Major League Baseball Properties and Minor League Baseball as the exclusive licensee to produce minor league baseball prospect trading cards.  The company has also produced trading cards for TNA Wrestling as the exclusive licensee for the production and distribution of TNA Wrestling trading cards and memorabilia.

Rosenberg has worked with and forged close, personal working relationships with many of the best and brightest stars in sports, including Muhammad Ali, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Wilt Chamberlain, Sandy Koufax, Bill Russell, Joe Namath, Tom Brady, Willie Mays, Bart Starr, Ken Griffey, Jr and many, many more. 

In the early 2000’s, Rosenberg led his team as a major investor partner in Dreams Inc., one of the largest online and offline retail memorabilia businesses that was later sold to Fanatics for $183 million, now the world’s largest purveyor of sports memorabilia.  Upon the transaction with Fanatics in 2012, Rosenberg reacquired the high-end mall retail memorabilia business with 3 of the finest stores in the industry, all on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the finest malls, including Caesars Forums Shops, under the brands Field of Dreams and TRISTAR Sports and Celebrity Memorabilia where they sell the highest end in memorabilia and host over 30 autograph signings annually with celebrities including Mike Tyson, Joe Montana, Emmitt Smith and more.

Rosenberg has written a weekly syndicated column of sports memorabilia for the Houston Post and has co-hosted with partner Bobby Mintz, an hour-long, bi-weekly radio program called “TRISTAR Collectors Corner” on local Houston radio stations.

Rosenberg has received many awards and honors in the Sports Memorabilia industry, including its highest honor in 2006 with induction into the National Sports Collectors (NSCC) Hall of Fame, the youngest member ever to be inducted. 

Rosenberg is one of the foremost experts in the world in sports autographs and memorabilia and owns one of the finest collections of 1 of a kind pieces of sports memorabilia, including the finest known Babe Ruth signed baseball (PSA 9.5), Tom Brady’s 1st Game Used NFL helmet and much more.  As a member of the State Bar of Texas with a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law, Rosenberg possesses the knowledge and communication skills associated with the legal profession combined with a unique knowledge of the sports collectibles field from his years of experience as president and founder of TRISTAR Productions, Inc., as well as other related companies.