Dr. Abraham George

And it turns out that the Renaissance Festival is the only thing I've loved my entire life, other than my mother. I went there as a 12-year-old on a school trip, you know, yellow school bus, the whole thing. And I think I missed a year or two when I was 13, 14, but then I went to that show 38 years in a row.

And so that's traveling back to Texas from three years in Boston, three years in Germany, a year in England, a year in Russia, a year in Australia. I didn't want to mess up my streak. And what was fascinating about that is that it had never occurred to me that was a business. It was this thing that I loved. Like when October came, I just got giddy.

And so that's traveling back to Texas from three years in Boston, three years in Germany, a year in England, a year in Russia, a year in Australia. I didn't want to mess up my streak. And what was fascinating about that is that it had never occurred to me that was a business. It was this thing that I loved. Like when October came, I just got giddy.

And so that's traveling back to Texas from three years in Boston, three years in Germany, a year in England, a year in Russia, a year in Australia. I didn't want to mess up my streak. And what was fascinating about that is that it had never occurred to me that was a business. It was this thing that I loved. Like when October came, I just got giddy.

I was so excited to go to the Texas Renaissance Festival. But when my friend said it was for sale, I started scratching my head going, oh, yeah, I guess someone owns it. And someone there's a P&L on a balance sheet. And I start doing some numbers in my head. And I think that might be a really good business. And that's it. That set me on the path.

I was so excited to go to the Texas Renaissance Festival. But when my friend said it was for sale, I started scratching my head going, oh, yeah, I guess someone owns it. And someone there's a P&L on a balance sheet. And I start doing some numbers in my head. And I think that might be a really good business. And that's it. That set me on the path.

I was so excited to go to the Texas Renaissance Festival. But when my friend said it was for sale, I started scratching my head going, oh, yeah, I guess someone owns it. And someone there's a P&L on a balance sheet. And I start doing some numbers in my head. And I think that might be a really good business. And that's it. That set me on the path.

And so I actually tried to buy the Texas Renaissance Festival, which if you lived in Houston, I'm sure you're familiar with. And that didn't work. And then I tried to buy the one in Dallas and that fell apart one day before closing, which means like multimillion dollar loan from a big bank, signed purchase agreement, escrow, like everything is done. One day it fell apart.

And so I actually tried to buy the Texas Renaissance Festival, which if you lived in Houston, I'm sure you're familiar with. And that didn't work. And then I tried to buy the one in Dallas and that fell apart one day before closing, which means like multimillion dollar loan from a big bank, signed purchase agreement, escrow, like everything is done. One day it fell apart.

And so I actually tried to buy the Texas Renaissance Festival, which if you lived in Houston, I'm sure you're familiar with. And that didn't work. And then I tried to buy the one in Dallas and that fell apart one day before closing, which means like multimillion dollar loan from a big bank, signed purchase agreement, escrow, like everything is done. One day it fell apart.

And then so then I co-founded Sherwood Forest Fair, which is the, we say Renaissance Fossil because that's what people know. It's really a medieval fair because we're set in the 1190s. So I co-founded that with a business partner and we opened up in 2010. So we've been doing it for 15 years. And this past, we just do eight weekends. That's the standard for this business.

And then so then I co-founded Sherwood Forest Fair, which is the, we say Renaissance Fossil because that's what people know. It's really a medieval fair because we're set in the 1190s. So I co-founded that with a business partner and we opened up in 2010. So we've been doing it for 15 years. And this past, we just do eight weekends. That's the standard for this business.

And then so then I co-founded Sherwood Forest Fair, which is the, we say Renaissance Fossil because that's what people know. It's really a medieval fair because we're set in the 1190s. So I co-founded that with a business partner and we opened up in 2010. So we've been doing it for 15 years. And this past, we just do eight weekends. That's the standard for this business.

We had 167,000 patrons in 17 operating days. So it's just 10,000 people out there every day eating turkey legs and drinking meat and watching jousting. That's what I love.

We had 167,000 patrons in 17 operating days. So it's just 10,000 people out there every day eating turkey legs and drinking meat and watching jousting. That's what I love.

We had 167,000 patrons in 17 operating days. So it's just 10,000 people out there every day eating turkey legs and drinking meat and watching jousting. That's what I love.

Absolutely. It's not really a joke, but it sounds a little bit goofy when I say people think that owning a renaissance festival is really fun and sexy, and it is. But a lot of it is the line to get into the parking lot, clean toilets and the beer lines.

Absolutely. It's not really a joke, but it sounds a little bit goofy when I say people think that owning a renaissance festival is really fun and sexy, and it is. But a lot of it is the line to get into the parking lot, clean toilets and the beer lines.

Absolutely. It's not really a joke, but it sounds a little bit goofy when I say people think that owning a renaissance festival is really fun and sexy, and it is. But a lot of it is the line to get into the parking lot, clean toilets and the beer lines.

You have to put enormous amount of energy and then making sure people can get into the parking lot fast and they can get a beer fast and they can go to the bathroom fast. So there's a lot of just operational stuff going on. And of course, then the key elements of the value proposition are The stage acts.