Business has been good for zoos and aquariums and Zoo Advisors is helping to make that happen. Over the last year, we’ve worked on close to twenty new projects with a dozen new clients. We’ve also developed a database of industry data going back ten years and enhanced it with demographics, giving us incredible and unmatched insights into the business. Who’s making moves, getting ahead, and setting up for success?
The Zoo Advisors team is again leading the way on issues that are important to you – from Women in Leadership to Boards. We’ll be busy at the AZA 2015 conference facilitating talks and hosting unique events. For our third year, we’re proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Conference. We’re looking forward to seeing you at one of the many dinners, parties or talks we’ll be hosting or facilitating this year. Read on for how you can be part of the excitement.
Over the last several weeks, I’ve heard countless animal stories about Cecil, Racing Extinction, an eccentric zoo owner named Aspinall and Blackfish. As someone whose livelihood is inextricably linked to the zoological industry, I’m worried and wondering, “Have zoos lost their voice?”
Build stronger teams, achieve greater outcomes, and more creative solutions. How? By including diverse perspectives. Realize your potential by being aware, participating, and stepping up. What else can a 24 year old teach all of us?
ZA spent the week with over 150 Zoo and Aquarium Directors and other industry leaders. After two days of listening to topical trends, fascinating findings, and the latest learnings, what did we hear?
In the latest edition of our Leadership Lessons series, we ask top female leaders of zoos and aquariums, “What advice do you have for emerging women leaders?”
Zoo Advisors continues our video series with our second installment on the best leadership advice from today’s industry leaders. From accountability and listening to learning and engaging, these leaders share with us the best lessons they have learned in hopes that we all can step away with better strategies to lead our teams and help our staff develop.
While there certainly isn’t a single magic bullet, Zoo Advisors wanted to chat with a who’s who of our industry’s most highly successful leaders and see if we could unearth a handful of helpful gems, common themes, and actionable advice. This fall during AZA’s annual conference, Zoo Advisors gathered fifteen current and former Zoo and Aquarium Directors and CEOs.
Expanding diversity in the conservation field is an ongoing issue, and one especially underrepresented is folxs2 in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Speechless is our podcast series that aims to elevate voices, conversations, and topics in the space of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
As part of our recognition of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Kathy Wagner interviewed Mei Kwan, Deputy Director of the Los Angeles Zoo.
We’re excited to announce that Lori Perkins will be joining Zoo Advisors as a Vice President in July 2022. Lori currently serves as Deputy Director of the Birmingham Zoo.
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