Category: Entrepreneurship
Episode 214 – Taylor Bybee talks about marketing to Enthusiasts, documentary filmmaking, and engaging through YouTube
Taylor Bybee is a digital cinema graduate with a passion for the amusement industry. In 2013, he created Coaster Studios, a YouTube channel geared toward coaster and thrill ride enthusiasts. […]
Episode 212 – Scott Drummond talks about building a playbook, employee empowerment, and protecting your employees
Scott Drummond is the President of Party Center Software. After Scott purchased a children’s entertainment center in the late 1990’s, he identified a gap in organizing birthday parties for easy […]
Episode 208 – John Wood talks about the evolution of dark rides, the best gags and surprises, creating memories and traditions
John Wood is the CEO of Sally Dark Rides. He started the company with two other Johns in 1977, when they showed off their animatronics to the themed entertainment world […]
Episode 205 – Vince Kadlubek talks about crisis of imagination, giving agency to your guests, and adventuring into the unknown
Vince Kadlubek is the Founder and Director of Meow Wolf. Meow Wolf has expanded from its original location in Santa Fe to two new locations in the past year: Las […]
Episode 203 – Anna Danau talks about building confidence, acknowledging cultural norms, and training for new environments
Anna Danau is the Managing Director of her own business, Hospitality Intelligence. Anna started her business when she and her husband, Victor, moved to Vietnam in 2015. Hospitality Intelligence was […]
Episode 196 – Monai Rooney talks about eliminating systemic barriers, diversity & inclusion, and finding your big break
Become a Google Things To Do Beta Tester! In March, news leaked out that Google would be launching a new program for activities and experiences called Google Things To Do. […]
Episode 193 – Ryan Stana talks about return on experience, path to success and disrupting theme park staffing
Is manually updating all the ticket inventory and prices for your resellers a hassle you would rather avoid? You need Redeam’s Channel Manager! It allows you to easily manage all […]
Episode 188 – Nathan Jones talks about driving the guest experience, giving back and diversity and inclusion
Nathan Jones is the founder and CEO of eXP Maven, a company that analyzes the extensive data that themed entertainment venues already have to find opportunities to improve their guests’ […]
Episode 186 – Linda Rose Hayes talks hospitality, guest service lessons and allowing people to make mistakes
Linda Rose Hayes serves as Operating Partner at Hospitality Connect of Florida. They generate best-fit concierge service, activity ticketing, housekeeping, maintenance, vacation marketers, and transportation providers for hoteliers and management […]