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Josh Knotts - Entertainers, Helpful or "The Help"?
Josh Knotts of Extreme Illusions and Escapes on respect, communication, and stronger partnerships between fair boards and entertainers.
YMTD Initiative · Fairs & Ag Societies
Conversations from the people who keep fairs moving forward.
The Fairgrounds Podcast brings fair industry professionals, innovators, volunteers and community leaders together to explore the ideas, challenges and solutions shaping the future of fairs and agricultural societies.
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Josh Knotts - Entertainers, Helpful or "The Help"?
Josh Knotts of Extreme Illusions and Escapes joins Jay Spicer to discuss respect, communication, and stronger partnerships between fair boards and entertainers.
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Marty Svrcek: Board Transitions
Marty Svrcek on board turnover, junior boards, orientation, and preserving institutional knowledge.
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Courtney Hinds: Board Politics
Courtney Hinds on board politics, governance, bylaws, accountability, and trust.
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Jay Spicer
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Jay Spicer brings more than 15 years of executive leadership in the fair industry to his work with fairs, boards, volunteers, and community partners. He hosts the FAIRGROUNDS podcast, exploring the practical challenges facing the people who keep fairs thriving.
Jay served as executive director of two county fairs for 13 years and as executive director and board member of the Florida Federation of Fairs. He is a Certified Fair Executive and a graduate of the Institute of Fair Management through the International Association of Fairs & Expositions.
With experience in youth development, 4-H, extension, and theatre leadership, a degree in television and radio production, and more than 35 years as a professional drummer, Jay understands leadership, entertainment, and event production.
County fairs are not relics of the past. They are vital community building institutions for the future.
The Fairgrounds Podcast is one more way we equip, support and celebrate the people entrusted with helping those institutions endure.
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