Fair Game Podcast

Fair Game 348 - Crystal Urban, Lake County Fair

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Crystal Urban is the fair manager for the Lake County Fair in Eustis, Florida. Today we talk about the Lake County Fair including a possible move to a new grounds in the future as well as Crystal’s history coming up through 4H.

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Fair Game 346 - Theresa Agricola, South Florida Fair

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On today’s episode I welcome Theresa Agricola, Sponsorship Director for the South Florida Fair. We discuss bringing value to corporate partners, plus, Theresa reminisces about her friend and former CEO, Vicki Chouris who retired this year. All that and more!

Fair Game 345 - Kate Turner, IAFE

Fair Game 345 - Kate Turner, IAFE

In today’s episode Kate Turner, Director of Meetings for the IAFE joins me to discuss all things IAFE 2024. We’re talking ed sessions, trade and oh yeah, did we mention installing a Ferris Wheel in downtown Phoenix just for our convention? All that and more!

Episode Note: Out of respect for the CEO search process, we made the decision not to discuss any details relating to hiring a new CEO to replace outgoing CEO Marla Calico. To get the most up-to-date information please visit the IAFE website here: https://fairsandexpos.com/iafe-ceo-search-committee-updates/.

Fair Game 344 - Courtny Conkle, Wyoming State Fair

Fair Game 344 - Courtny Conkle, Wyoming State Fair

This week I welcome Courtny Conkle back to the show. Courtny first appeared on Fair Game #206 in November of 2020. We’ve come a long way since the depths of the Covid pandemic. We talk about how she navigated the Wyoming State Fair through tumultuous times, an amazing grant that she qualified her fair to receive, PLUS, did you know Courtny Conkle was a competitive eater? Yeah. Neither did I. We’ve got all that and more.

Fair Game 341 - Jacki Stough, Central Florida Fair

Fair Game 341 - Jacki Stough, Central Florida Fair

In this episode, we are joined by Jacki Stough, the Livestock and Education Manager at the Central Florida Fair in Orlando, Florida. Jacki shares insights into her history in the fair industry and provides a glimpse into running the livestock program at the Central Florida Fair. Additionally, we delve into Jacki's reaction surrounding her recognition with the Florida Federation of Fairs YPI Award.