Virtual Escape Rooms: The #1 Best Team Building Activity
Before the 20th century, no one gave much thought to team cohesion and communication. Why sit around talking about your feelings when there's work to be done? Trust falls were nonexistent and 'get...
Top 3 Reasons a Fun Workplace is the Best Workplace
Alright yes, it’s a job. It’s the workplace. You’re meant to be there to get the work done — and then go home to have your fun. But having fun in the workplace is important too....
I am not a Serial Entrepreneur.
I’m a pretty fortunate guy. I hit a home run with my first serious startup in Puzzle Break. America’s first escape room. My team and I: Opened several Puzzle Break locations across the...
Puzzle Break in Seattle’s 40 Under 40
On September 28th I was formally inducted into the 2017 class of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. This great honor has significant meaning to both myself and the greater escape...
How to start your own successful Escape Room Company for only $7,000
In August of 2013, Dr. Lindsay Morse and I co-founded Puzzle Break, the first American-based Escape Room company. We opened our first room in Seattle with an out-of-pocket investment of just $7,000...
How Most Everyone Gets it Wrong on Private Versus Public Ticketing
As I did last post, I’m going to spend a moment to correct an alarmingly prevalent misconception amongst many in the room escape community. But first, some quick definitions: Magnifying...
Why Groupon (and other daily deals) are terrible for room escape businesses
I'll cut to the chase: Using Groupon is bad for your room escape business. NOTE: The below applies to all daily deals sites, but I'll be referring to the greater concept as "Groupon" for the rest...
The Biggest Myths in Escape Room Competition
I’m involved with countless discussions about evaluating competition amongst escape room companies as it pertains to owner-operators and the bottom line. Over the years, I’ve noticed a couple...
The Road Warrior
Picture if you will: a Road Warrior. No, not this guy. Is this reference too dated by now? I'm talking about the traveling champion of business, a little something like...
Playing Business vs. Doing Business
Right around the first and second anniversaries of Puzzle Break, I made detailed posts to the Entrepreneur section of Reddit discussing the history of our business, milestones, the evolution of the...