The Santa Claus Business

On this special, two-part episode of the Colorado Springs Business Podcast, we welcome Santa Claus and Mark Barsocchini. Both Marcus & Andrew serve up questions regarding the history of Christmas along with how the tradition stays alive in today's ever-changing world.

0:00 Intro-hook
0:43 Intro segment
0:57 Beginning - How have thing been for Santa this time of the year?
2:00 How did Santa come to be?
6:23 Sponsor segment
8:20 Logistics for Santa
10:14 Most impactful moments for Santa
12:44 How does Mrs. Clause deal with Santa working?
16:12 How has Covid impacted Santa?
17:56 Does Santa do social media?
18:34 Does santa make any profit?
19:46 Santas plans in Colorado Springs
20:14 Santa interview wrap up
21:28 Transition to Mark
21:37 Mark interview beginning - How did he get into being one of Santa’s helpers
25:04 Santas in Colorado springs and a special moment
27:53 How does Mark market himself for Santa work?
32:27 Private gigs vs public pro/cons
37:41 How is the spirit of Christmas in today's times?
41:32 the Story of Norad
45:22 when to charge when not to charge, values and expectations
50:14 start up costs for becoming a Santa’s helper
55:14 Becoming santa
58:35 challenges of being Santa in todays age with trusting stranger
1:00:35 beginning outro
1:02:45 Where to find Mark
1:03:34 Final outro