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Fire, Covid, Exit: 5 Years in a $12m Events Business
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
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Will Wright bought a big event rental business in December 2018. When Covid hit, he turned crisis into opportunity.
Topics in Will’s interview:
- Benefits of a traditional search fund
- Feeling like a “wartime president”
- His brutal first year as owner
- Value of a strong company culture
- Scrambling to fulfill contracts after a large warehouse fire
- Layoff and salary cuts during Covid
- Building and strengthening the business during Covid
- Creating an incentive strategy for employees
- Texas as an attractive place for business
- How sailing prepared him for leading people
References and how to contact Will Wright:
- Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia
- Peerless Events and Tents
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