About Andrew

I am Andrew Motyka. I run Onward Upward Sports & Events, and I am based in Greater Philadelphia.

EVENTS WITH INTENT /

What I do

I plan events. That is the center of it.

The programming, the on-site services, the entertainment and the creative work all attach to events and exist to make them better.

The company is based in Greater Philadelphia and runs events across Pennsylvania and beyond. It is built without payroll or owned equipment, through contractors and partners, which is what lets it operate in a venue it does not own and in a county it has not run in before.

THE TURNING POINT /

How I got here

I spent about fourteen years in corporate work and left in September 2024 to build this.

The first year was loud and mostly motion. The second looked like nothing from the outside and built the part that holds.

What exists now is a company with its standards written down before anyone had a reason to test them, and a set of rooms and relationships where one introduction does more than a year of reaching out did.

ROOM TO LIVE /

The rest of it

Tennis, padel and golf most weeks, Avalon when I can get there, a good show whenever one comes through, and long dinners with good company. Staying active is part of the job.

Andrew Motyka, President, Onward Upward Sports & Events

INTENT INTO ACTION /

How I operate

Clear priorities make room for good work. I bring that clarity to every decision.

A LITTLE CONTEXT /

Start here

Follow the decisions that shaped the work and the life around it.

The full story