Fair Game

Fair Game 247 - Jennifer Dunn, The Linn County Fair

Fair Game 247 - Jennifer Dunn, The Linn County Fair

Jennifer Dunn is the Vice President of The Linn County Fair and the chair of the YPI Steering Committee. Her fair board and staff is made up 100% of volunteers. Working together with her team attendance has risen from 6,000 to 45,000 guests for their late July fair. On the episode we talk about how they’ve navigated Covid. Plus! What catches her eye at the IAFE trade show?

Fair Game 244 - Ricky Conway, Coconino County Fair

Fair Game 244 - Ricky Conway, Coconino County Fair

The Coconino County Fair in Flagstaff, AZ is operated by the county parks & recreation department. Today’s guest is the man who puts that fair together every year. Ricky Conway catches us up on their decision to cancel and how their virtual fair worked in 2020.

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.

Fair Game 242 - Dustin Coufal, Heart O'Texas Fair

Fair Game 242 - Dustin Coufal, Heart O'Texas Fair

Today’s guest is a veteran in the fair industry. In 2020 his fair modified their event in a manner which cancelled the traditional fair but still operated their rodeo and livestock shows. Dustin Coufal is the Vice President of the fair division at the Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco, TX.

Fair Game 232 - Josh Woods, Greater Gulf State Fair

Fair Game 232 - Josh Woods, Greater Gulf State Fair

Today on the show we welcome Josh Woods. Josh is the executive director of The Grounds in Mobile, Alabama. Every year The Ground produces hundreds of events including the Greater Gulf State Fair. We talk about how his young board, all under 40, approach the pandemic, and how they managed to actually have a fair in 2020.

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