Fire, Covid, Exit: 5 Years in a $12m Events Business

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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
• LinkedIn
• Peerless Events and Tents

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