By Matt Vines October 16, 2026 SHREVEPORT – When Matthew Hammock walked into his first IEG World Conference in 2019 just one month after gaining full-time employment status with the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, he admits he had no clue what he was doing. But he had an eagerness to learn and a willingness to shake hands that’s served him well in his eight years at the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, where he’s now a Senior Sponsorship Manager. That conference n

Poling directing the Shreveport Festival Orchestra