CL227: What Every Creative Entrepreneur Can Learn From Walt Disney – Interview with Michael G. Goldsby

Michael G. Goldsby is the Chief Entrepreneurship Officer and Stoops Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ball State University, USA. He teaches creativity, innovation, and design in the University’s nationally ranked undergraduate and graduate programs in entrepreneurship. Along with his co-author Rob Mathews they have written a new book called 'Entrepreneurship the Disney Way.’

 
In this episode, we cover:
  • 1:45 - Walt Disney's Entrepreneurial Style
  • 5:26 - The Artist Stage
  • 6:00 - The Scientist Stage
  • 6:26 - The Builder Stage
  • 6:36 - The Evangelist Stage
  • 6:41 - Always Looking For The Next Thing
  • 6:54 - What's Next
  • 7:10 - Disney's Drive
  • 8:47 - Wife and Brother
  • 10:28 - Pioneering Merchandising
  • 11:56 - The Disney Strike
  • 13:41 - The Bear Suit
  • 15:07 - The Death of Walt Disney's Mother
  • 15:59 - Disney DNA
  • 16:15 - Great Storytelling
  • 16:23 - Seeing Themselves As A Technology Company
  • 18:21 - Key Decision Moments
  • 23:02 - The World Needed To Think Of Walt Disney As A Genius

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