Acquiring Minds

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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