Category: Leadership
Episode 247: AttractionPros LIVE at NEAAPA’s Spring Leadership Seminar
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! “AttractionPros LIVE!” has come to New England! Every year, The Northeastern Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (NEAAPA) holds a spring […]
Episode 245: Matt and Josh talk about transforming the guest and employee experience
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! Transformation to reach the next level is one of the most delicate processes throughout the attractions industry. In the current state […]
Episode 242: Jessi O’Daniel talks about putting your stamp on it, soft skills, leadership development
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! Jessi O’Daniel is the General Manager of Typhoon Texas Austin, one of four parks owned and operated by the Pyek Group. […]
Episode 241: Matt and Josh talk about the intersection of guest and employee experience
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! The intersection of guest and employee experience is one of the most important balances in the attractions industry. Not only does […]
Episode 235: Ron McKenzie shares theme park stories, lessons in effective communication, and marketing stunts
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! Ron McKenzie is an attractions industry veteran who was most recently the Park President of Six Flags Over Texas. Ron has […]
Episode 234: Winston Fisher talks about thinking outside the lines, not checking the box, and blending digital and physical
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! Winston Fisher is the CEO of AREA15, an immersive “content box” in Las Vegas, NV. Winston’s background is in real estate […]
Episode 233: Mark Stepanian talks about experience engineering, non-linear storytelling, and giving guests agency
Join your fellow AttractionPros and never miss another update! Mark Stepanian is the President and CXO at CAVU Designworks, a company founded by and led by engineers. CAVU engineers stories, […]
Episode 227: Craig Buster talks about ownership culture, learning from failure, celebrating the wins
Craig Buster is GM of Wild Island in Sparks, NV. Craig started as a go kart attendant and quickly realized that he had something unique to offer. Three decades later […]
Episode 222: Matt and Josh talk about the lost art of listening, reflection & reinvention, and the future of the industry
The IAAPA Expo has officially returned in person! From November 15th-19th, 2021, the global attractions industry convened once again in Orlando for the annual trade show and conference, after a […]