Shimon Presents

What Shimon Presents does

Shimon Presents operates as "Your Rocktioneer®," a sole-proprietor professional auctioneering service based in Atlanta, Georgia, delivered by operator Seth Weiner. The business provides live fundraising auctioneer services — including live auctions, silent auction management, emcee services, and revenue-generating game show hosting — to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and benefit event committees across the Southeast United States (licensed in Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida).

The service is fundamentally people-based rather than technology-based: there is no proprietary software platform, no digital product, and no scalable automation. Differentiated value is delivered through the operator's rare credentials — the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation from the National Auctioneers Association and the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) credential, held by only 234 professionals nationally — combined with experience performing at high-profile events alongside international talent. A registered trademark, "Rocktioneer®," protects the brand identity.

Revenue is generated through quote-based professional service fees per event, with prospective clients qualifying via a website contact form, direct phone outreach, and free 30-minute brainstorming sessions. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer targeting benefit auction committees and nonprofit event planners, supplemented by listings on the Mission First Fundraising marketplace and an active YouTube channel. Customer logos span roughly 20 nonprofit and arts organizations, with no disclosed revenue figures, headcount beyond the sole operator, or external funding.

Name

Shimon Presents

Legal name

Your Rocktioneer®

Website

https://shimonpresents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Your Rocktioneer® is a sole-proprietor fundraising auctioneer service, led by Seth Weiner from Atlanta, providing live and silent auction, emcee, and game show services to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and benefit events across Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Decatur

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Fundraising Auction Services: Professional auctioneer services for benefit auctions including live auctioneering, silent auction management, and event emcee services for galas and fundraising events. Revenue generated through service fees for events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shimon Presents provides professional live auctioneer services for nonprofit benefit and charity fundraising events. The principal is a licensed auctioneer (GA #AU004320, TN #7149, FL #AU5354) holding the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) and Benefit Auctioneer Specialist designations, personally conducting live auctions at galas, fundraisers, and charity events for nonprofit clients.

Product overview

Your Rocktioneer® is a single-service professional offering: a specialized fundraising auctioneer service for benefit auctions, live and silent auctions, gala events, and charity fundraisers. The service also includes game show hosting and emcee capabilities. Seth Weiner, the operator, holds the CAI (Certified Auctioneers Institute) designation from the National Auctioneer Association and the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist designation (one of only 234 in the nation). Services are delivered in-person at events across multiple states (Georgia, Tennessee, Florida).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Benefit Auctioneer Services Professional live auctioneer services for nonprofit benefit and charity fundraising events, conducted personally by a licensed, credentialed auctioneer. Targeted at nonprofit organizations, charities, and foundations hosting galas and fundraising events that require a credentialed Benefit Auctioneer Specialist to run live auctions.

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Auctioneers Association (NAA)coreOthersProfessional membership organization providing certification programs (CAI, BAS), industry resources, tools, and networking opportunities for auction professionals. Your Rocktioneer completed the 3-year CAI training and holds BAS designation through this association.
• Georgia Auctioneers AssociationminorOthersState-level professional association for auctioneers in Georgia. Membership provides credibility and local network access.
• Mission First FundraisingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuctioneer marketplace listing on Mission First Fundraising platform, expanding visibility to charity organizations seeking professional auctioneers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Eventbrite: Major event ticketing and registration platform widely used by nonprofits for galas and fundraisers. Comparable because it sits in the same nonprofit event planning toolset and competes for share of the event-services budget that anchors benefit auction revenue.
• Silent Auction Pro: Software platform focused exclusively on silent auction management for nonprofits. Comparable in that it delivers a turnkey silent auction experience that can substitute for or complement the in-person silent auction management portion of Your Rocktioneer's offering.
• OneCause: Leading software platform that powers live, silent, and online auctions for nonprofits. It is comparable because it serves the same nonprofit customer base and competes for the same fundraising auction budget, even though it is a technology enabler rather than a live auctioneer service.
• Funraise: Online fundraising software for nonprofits with donation forms, events, and auction-style giving pages. Comparable because it targets the same nonprofit committees evaluating how to spend their fundraising event budget and offers digital-native alternatives to traditional live auctioneering.
• Classy: Enterprise nonprofit fundraising and donor management platform. Comparable in that it operates in the same nonprofit fundraising budget stack and provides peer-to-peer and event-based fundraising tools that compete for share of wallet against in-person auctioneer fees.
• Auctria: Auction management software used by charity and benefit auction events. Comparable as a software peer serving the same benefit auction market, providing online catalog and bidder tools that complement or substitute for parts of a live auctioneer's role.
• Bonterra: Large nonprofit technology suite (formed from Network for Good, Give.org, and other constituents) covering fundraising, CRM, and events. Comparable because it competes for the same nonprofit technology and event-services budget allocation that funds gala and auctioneer engagements.
• GalaBid: Specialized silent and live auction management platform for charity galas. It is comparable because it directly powers the same benefit-auction events that benefit auctioneer services like Your Rocktioneer host, making it an adjacent/competing tool in nonprofit event stacks.
• Qgiv: Online giving and event fundraising platform with auction and event registration modules. Comparable because it serves the same nonprofit event planning workflow and supports the silent/live auction components of charity galas.

Emerging players

• Givebutter: Modern online fundraising platform with built-in auction, paddle raise, and ticketing features. It is comparable because it gives nonprofits a software-only alternative to hiring a professional auctioneer for certain auction formats, partially overlapping the same pool of nonprofit fundraising dollars.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/yourrocktioneer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shimon-presents

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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