AttractionPros Podcast

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Alex Sheen is the Founder and CEO of because I said I would . Inspired by the legacy of his father, Alex transformed a simple promise card into a global social movement that has distributed more than 15.5 million promise cards across 178 countries. Today, the nonprofit focuses on teachin...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Jake McCoy is the Interim CEO of RWS Global . With a background in technical theater production and more than 15 years of experience across live entertainment, production, operations, and business strategy, Jake has helped shape RWS into a global leader in live moments across cruise line...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Alyse Sklover is the Senior Manager of Events and Partnerships at ROLLER . Her career in the attractions industry began at The Walt Disney Company, where she worked in merchandise and entertainment in Tomorrowland before transitioning into the music industry. After studying at Rosen Coll...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning. Scott Brown is an attractions marketing leader with a career that spans family entertainment centers, digital solutions for attractions, and nearly a decade leading marketing initiatives for Family Entertainment Group. From working at miniature golf courses as a teenager to becoming a GM a...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning. Lauren Weaver is the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Sally Dark Rides . Raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Lauren grew up immersed in the attractions industry through her family’s business and early exposure to IAAPA expos and theme parks around the world. After gradu...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Paul Couch is the Creative Producer of PTC Stages . Over the course of a decades-long career in entertainment, Paul built a remarkable path through theme parks, concert venues, theater management, and higher education. Beginning as a singer inspired by live performance, he worked at park...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Walter Magnuson is the Executive Director of Winchester Mystery House . With a background that includes guest-facing leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company and experience in hospitality, entertainment, and operations, Walter brings a blend of historical stewardship and modern attrac...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Niko Radjenovic is the Vice President of Business Services for the Wildlife Conservation Society . After growing up visiting the Bronx Zoo as a child, Niko joined the organization at just 15 years old as a seasonal employee and has now spent nearly 35 years with WCS, rising through the r...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning. Melissa Felder is an executive leader in cultural attractions with more than three decades of experience across consumer packaged goods, technology, financial services, and mission-driven organizations. She has held senior leadership roles at the California Academy of Sciences and most rec...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning. Derek Williamson and Kathleen McDonough are the co-founders of Evercruiting , a recruitment technology company focused on improving hiring for service-based industries. Derek brings experience from operating and scaling multi-location businesses before leading an HR tech company as CEO, wh...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Mike Whincup is the Head of Design and Marketing at Galaxy Multi Rides . Growing up in a family business that pioneered mechanical bull innovation, Mike has worked across both manufacturing and operations, helping expand the company globally while also launching Do The Beach, an inflatab...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Nick DiMatteo is a leader in the attractions and entertainment industry with a background that spans banking, food and beverage, and immersive amusements. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, he developed financial acumen early, holding a P&L as a child and learning the fundament...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Ben Thompson is the CEO of Storyland Locations . With a career spanning Mars, The Walt Disney Company, and Merlin Entertainments, Ben has built a strong foundation in brand development, storytelling, and attraction design before launching his own ventures within the Storyland ecosystem....

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Marc Dixon is the managing director and co-founder USA of Study Academy USA . He got his start in the attractions industry in the mid-90s at Lagoon in Utah, then spent about two decades with Kodak in event imaging solutions before moving into other attraction tech businesses and, ultimat...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   What’s your guest experience strategy?  You probably have a marketing strategy, recruitment strategy, and sales strategy, but what about intentionally turning first-time visitors into loyal advocates?  Liebman Leisure Group helps attractions do exactly that.  From creating a culture of “...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   What’s your guest experience strategy?  You probably have a marketing strategy, recruitment strategy, and sales strategy, but what about intentionally turning first-time visitors into loyal advocates?  Liebman Leisure Group helps attractions do exactly that.  From creating a culture of “...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   What’s your guest experience strategy?  You probably have a marketing strategy, recruitment strategy, and sales strategy, but what about intentionally turning first-time visitors into loyal advocates?  Liebman Leisure Group helps attractions do exactly that.  From creating a culture of “...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   What’s your guest experience strategy?  You probably have a marketing strategy, recruitment strategy, and sales strategy, but what about intentionally turning first-time visitors into loyal advocates?  Liebman Leisure Group helps attractions do exactly that.  From creating a culture of “...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   What’s your guest experience strategy?  You probably have a marketing strategy, recruitment strategy, and sales strategy, but what about intentionally turning first-time visitors into loyal advocates?  Liebman Leisure Group helps attractions do exactly that.  From creating a culture of “...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Leading a team can feel like a roller coaster. From big climbs and sudden drops, there are moments where you wonder why you got on the ride in the first place. Matt Heller, Founder of Performance Optimist Consulting helps leaders and teams stay focused and performing at their best. Throu...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Leading a team can feel like a roller coaster. From big climbs and sudden drops, there are moments where you wonder why you got on the ride in the first place. Matt Heller, Founder of Performance Optimist Consulting helps leaders and teams stay focused and performing at their best. Throu...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Leading a team can feel like a roller coaster—big climbs, sudden drops, and moments where you wonder why you got on the ride in the first place. Matt Heller, founder of Performance Optimist Consulting helps leaders and teams stay focused and performing at their best. Through engaging key...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning. Leading a team can feel like a roller coaster—big climbs, sudden drops, and moments where you wonder why you got on the ride in the first place. Matt Heller, founder of Performance Optimist Consulting helps leaders and teams stay focused and performing at their best. Through engaging keyno...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Every year, millions of attraction visitors lose hours in line instead of making memories. Since its inception, accesso’s virtual queuing has saved more than 4.5 billion minutes of wait time, freeing guests to pack their day with more rides, eats, and excitement. The result? Happier gues...

Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Every year, millions of attraction visitors lose hours in line instead of making memories. Since its inception, accesso’s virtual queuing has saved more than 4.5 billion minutes of wait time, freeing guests to pack their day with more rides, eats, and excitement. The result? Happier gues...