We’re for profit.” And I go, “No, no, no, no, we wanna start a foundation within the company that’s a 501c3 that we can raise money to do conservation outside the company.” Even though the company was spending lots of money on these programs. I said, “Now we can get… Read More
And I’m gonna talk about that in more detail, but this was your baby?… Read More
Yeah, it was my baby, and Ginny’s. Read More
But we did we built the facility indoor and outdoor. Read More
Did you have a say in research and conservation projects now?… Read More
Yeah, the research and conservation was under my umbrella too. We had some great folks that do science, great conservation programs. Read More
At one point, also, I went to August Busch and John Roberts and said, I don’t remember what year it was, it’s been about 14 years ago, maybe, with Ginny Busch, and we said, “We wanna start a not for profit.” And he looked at me and he goes, “What… Read More
But, you know, if you come up with a half-ass idea off the cuff and speculate and things like that, they look at you like, “Well, what the heck?… Read More
You’re not very well prepared with this, are you?” So you have to be prepared to do that. And I can remember a time where John Roberts asked me, he says, “If we build this Wild Arctic structure, in Orlando it’s hot. So we’re probably gonna have to enclose it.”… Read More
But he said, “Well, can all the animals live indoors?” And I said, “Sure, as long as they have an outdoor facility too that’s attached.” “So they can live indoors?” And I go, “Yeah.” And so that was probably one of the few times I probably winged it off the… Read More
What’s the animal gonna gain?… Read More
What’s the issues?” and so we could lay out sort of the educational pitch. And most of the time, as long as it was done in a very laid-out manner and very orderly, the folks at Busch Entertainment were great, absolutely great. Read More
“Tell me what you need, and why do you need that?… Read More
What’s the issue here?… Read More
What are we gonna gain?… Read More
Now there’s even bigger responsibilities?… Read More
Well, certainly it brought more responsibilities and more meetings and more activity. But I had grown accustomed to that kind of a work ethic and that work. It was like 120 miles an hour all the time. And it was on the West Coast and East Coast. It wasn’t just… Read More
So it did take its toll, but I lived and breathed with the people and the animals. I felt like they were part of my responsibility to take good care of them and the best care possible. And so I fought in every way that we could take care of… Read More
That’s your job, and I think that’s important.” And I wish more people would do that for wild animals. So are you essentially the buffer between the people at Busch Entertainment and the people who work under you in trying to explain the- I wouldn’t necessarily refer to it as… Read More
This is where you take over from Jerry’s position?… Read More