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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…

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