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RECON Remote 25 – The Business Talks

You’ll learn about the business of operating an escape room at RECON!

14 July 2025

2–3 minutes

RECON Remote 25 offers a curated collection of talks exploring the business and art of escape room and immersive game creation. Today we will highlight four of the Speaker Sessions that are focused on the business aspect of the industry.

The Business Side of RECON 25

Five Star Failures: Hard Learned Lessons on the Path to Improvement

It is difficult to hear criticism of something you’ve created – even if the comments are meant to be helpful. Once we realize that change is necessary for growth, we can find effective ways to make those changes happen.

Byron Delmonico, owner of The RI Riddle Room will share how he turned the negative into something positive.

Fire Safety Doors and Hardware for Escape Room Creators

Few things can introduce chaos into the opening of an escape room like a fire inspection gone wrong. Lori Greene is a seasoned expert fire code and fire safety egress hardware. She’s here to help you understand what fire code is, how it works, and the steps that you can take to make your future fire inspections go as smoothly as possible.

Preparation is key, and you cannot prepare without knowledge.

Don’t Get Heisted: Fraud Prevention and Detection for Escape Rooms

Fraud can ruin your business and your life. Don’t take the “I don’t think this could happen to me” approach to your business. Learn how to identify common red flags and why internal controls are so important in keeping your finances in order.

Manda Whitney is a Certified Fraud Examiner and anti-money laundering investigator who is passionate about educating individuals and businesses on fraud prevention techniques. Manda is also a long time escape room player and industry commentator. She understands how fraud happens, and how it can happen in an escape room business.

The Many Small Steps to Becoming Escaparium

How did Escaparium create so many of the world’s most renowned games? Jonathan Driscoll will tell you it wasn’t easy and there were many mistakes made along the way. Make sure to tune into this inspirational talk that explains the journey from a family-run start up to chart topping success as one of the most recognized companies in the industry.

And that’s not all! There’s also a collection of the art of creating escape rooms and immersive games. Stay tuned for the rest of the RECON Remote lineup exploring escape room design.

RECON Remote 25 Tickets

RECON Remote 25 will take place August 17-18, 2025.

This year’s remote event will be accessible from anywhere in the world… with added sessions to support our global escape room community in a wider range of time zones.

Every RECON ticket gives you access to all of the Speaker Sessions and live Q&A’s following each talk.

With a Community, Pro, or Champion ticket, you receive even more RECON benefits.

Get Your RECON 25 Ticket

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Heather Burns

Heather began playing escape rooms in order to beat the room. Her appreciation of the industry has evolved into wanting to enjoy the entire experience. Most of all, she enjoys spending time with friends and family and watching them find happiness in these experiences. “Did you have fun?” is a question she cares deeply about. Heather appreciates that this hobby has provided her with the opportunity to travel, befriend many creative people, and use her organization/planning skills to help promote Room Escape Artist productions.