About Charlie
Some of you have undoubtedly enjoyed performances by Charlie Varon. Charlie is an author, actor, director, and producer of many comedic plays over the years and is active in teaching his art through 1:1 and workshop learning.
He’s also a long-time Briar and someone I frequently use as an example of the application of Briarpatch principles to the creation and maintenance of an alternative small business.
In Charlie’s case, his business is the art of comedy. He writes it, performs it, and teaches it providing a sterling example of a focused business with multiple income streams.
He carefully monitors the life of his business with detailed books of accounts and ongoing financial statements. He conducts many experiments and has been able to rapidly respond to changes in his field as public consumption of live performance has waned and we’ve all been impacted by the Covid pandemic.