Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 591
I know it’s not for everybody because you are constantly squeezed. You know, if you’re speaking of the zoo director’s position, you’re constantly squeezed between everybody and you never get it right. Read More
I know it’s not for everybody because you are constantly squeezed. You know, if you’re speaking of the zoo director’s position, you’re constantly squeezed between everybody and you never get it right. Read More
You, you know, if you make the politicals happy, you might not make a donor happy. If you make the donor happy, you may not make the zookeepers happy. If you make the zoo happy, happy, zookeepers happy, you may not make vest services happy. It’s, it is so challenging… Read More
You’re always wrong. Okay?… Read More
Have they found the new leadership?… Read More
You know, there is a so logical institution in Kansas, and it was founded by a very, very wealthy multimillionaire. It’s a big, big collection. And that multimillionaire willed his estate and when he passed, all of his resources are poured into an endowment fund. I believe the endowment’s like… Read More
What’s their long-term plan? Who is their successor?… Read More
Are they willing it to a community?… Read More
Are they willing it to aborted directors?… Read More
Will they survive the length of time municipal zoos have?… Read More
That’s a, a good question mark, because, you know, we all know private zoos. It’s the creation of a well-healed individual or couple, and nobody lives forever. Communities live forever. You know, that well-heeled individual who created that. Read More
No, you have to involve your community and ask them and get involved and find out what they really, really, really desire and what, what, what they would enjoy and what is true surface to them. Read More
What are your thoughts about private zoos by people of means?… Read More
You know, what do you want regarding exhibitry regarding programming?… Read More
And walk at golf at it and walk on. Okay?… Read More
You know, you, they’re hard questions to ask and it takes time and it takes resources to ask these questions, but you have to be relevant and you have to be pertinent. You have to be a part of the community to make it happen and to keep it alive. Read More
And so that’s where that connectivity with your constituents, listening to your constituents, visiting with your constituents, you know, when you go to remodel or expand your facility, you need to engage not only donors and the politicos, you need to involve your membership who do have memberships at the… Read More
Very concerned, absolutely completely concerned about them staying relevant in this day and age, because this day and age is so much different from when I was young or even middle age, regarding what people’s expectations are regarding entertainment and engagement. And, and they have so many choices with their… Read More
Are you concerned about Zeus and aquarium staying viable and pertinent in the next 25 years?… Read More
Relevant? What direction do you think will help ’em stay relevant?… Read More
Say it’s a balance. Okay. It, it’s a balance. We wanted to bring this mega, this species to this city to help inform and help educate. And we wanted to do it humanely with great animal welfare in place that requires this amount of space. Okay. And we decided to… Read More