Daniel Jolley, aka Pirate Man Dan is a swashbuckling entertainer who delights audiences. Based out of Vermont, Daniel travels across the northeastern and southern United States bringing smiles to people’s faces from New England to Alabama.
Fair Game 288 - Jenn Flinton, Saratoga County Fair
Fair Game 287 - Jo Reynolds, Warren County Fair
Fair Game 286 - Cindy Hoye, Indiana State Fair
Cindy Hoye is the executive director for the Indiana State Fair. The Indiana State Fair is one of the five largest state fairs in the midwest along with the State Fairs of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsins and Ohio. Cindy and I talk about the leadership challenges of navigating a pandemic and the decision to move forward with their 2021 fair.
Fair Game 285 - Jamie Jones, Grady County Fair
Fair Game 284 - Pamela Rosaire, Rosaire's Royal Racers
Fair Game 283 - Jake Sperley, Fair & Event
Jake Sperley is the CEO of Fair & Event. One of their new products is a booth management system for event planners. The roll out hit a major roadblock as Covid disrupted events nationwide. Here’s the impressive thing - Fair & Event actually expanded and added employees during the pandemic. We talk about how that happened on today’s episode.
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 281 - Dominic Palmieri, Odyssey Foods
Dominic Palmieri is the owner of Odyssey Foods & known as “The Midway Gourmet” for Ray Cammack Shows. When 2020 became the challenge of a lifetime, Palmieri made adjustment to start a new sanitizing company. We talk about that as well as food costs and the challenges concessionaires may face moving through the pandemic.