California

Fair Game 282 - Daryle Lupretta, Santa Clara County Fair

Fair Game 282 - Daryle Lupretta, Santa Clara County Fair

Daryle Lupretta is the Food & Beverage Manager for the Santa Clara County Fair. The fair is located in San Jose, California where continued government restrictions have been crippling to the events industry. Can the Santa Clara County Fair survive a protracted shutdown and what impact does the pandemic have on food vendors? All that and more.

Fair Game 273 - Matt Cranford, Stanislaus County Fair

Fair Game 273 - Matt Cranford, Stanislaus County Fair

Matt Cranford is the CEO of the Stanislaus County Fair in California. The government restrictions have proven to be an enormous challenge for the fair as they move into 2021. Matt talks about that plus, did the Stanislaus County Fair create the best fair ad ever? All that and more on today’s episode.

Fair Game 249 - Cliff Munson, Siskiyou Golden Fair

Fair Game 249 - Cliff Munson, Siskiyou Golden Fair

Cliff Munson has been the CEO of the Siskiyou Golden Fair for a decade. He took time out from shoveling 2 feet of snow to join me on the show and talk about his fair’s response to the 2020 pandemic, plan for moving forward in 2021 and the importance of the Siskiyou fairgrounds in his community.

Fair Game 243 - Kaitlyn Findley-Thorn, Sonoma County Fair

Fair Game 243 - Kaitlyn Findley-Thorn, Sonoma County Fair

Today we sit down to chat with the COO of the Sonoma County Fair, Kaitlyn Findley-Thorn. We talk the pandemic, Kaitlyn’s law degree (bet you didn’t see that coming), and the future of the fair industry. The Sonoma County Fair runs every summer in Santa Rosa, CA just north of the Bay Area.