Fire, Covid, Exit: 5 Years in a $12m Events Business
Acquiring Minds
English - February 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 194 MB - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Investing entrepreneurship entrepreneur online business smb acquire acquisition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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 fundFeeling like a “wartime president”His brutal first year as ownerValue of a strong company cultureScrambling to fulfill contracts after a large warehouse fireLayoff and salary cuts during CovidBuilding and strengthening the business during CovidCreating an incentive strategy for employeesTexas as an attractive place for businessHow sailing prepared him for leading peopleReferences and how to contact Will Wright:
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