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Interview with Joel Manby

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Date Added: April 2010
Run Time: (00:38:34)

Joel Manby is President and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, which, operates and manages family-oriented theme parks and attractions across the country, like Stone Mountain Park, Dollywood, and Silver Dollar City. Joel began his career at General Motors and attended Harvard Business School on a GM scholarship. Upon graduation from Harvard, he was asked to join the launch team for Saturn Corporation where he was instrumental in launching Saturn's innovative marketing and distribution strategy. After seven years with Saturn and a two year term with GM's International Division, he was promoted to CEO of Saab Cars US. During his four-year tenure at Saab, he led the company to dramatic results as sales increased by 67% and their J.D. Power Quality Rating improved from 30th to 5th. In this interview, Joel talks about his previous leadership roles and the culture of servant leadership that exists at Herschend.