Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Benjamin Mee Story: We Bought a Zoo
November 30, 2011
The Benjamin Mee Story: We Bought a Zoo
November 29, 2011
Benjamin Mee’s Story Serves as Inspiration for the Upcoming Film We Bought a Zoo
November 29, 2011
When Benjamin Mee’s father died, he began looking for a larger home for his mother, wife, and two children. His search led him to Dartmoor Wildlife Park in the English countryside—a dilapidated zoo on the brink of destruction and replete with 200 exotic animals. Enchanted by the park, Mee and his family used their entire life savings to save Dartmoor and its animal inhabitants and open it for business. Their incredible story reaches theaters nationwide on December 23, 2011, in the film We Bought a Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson and directed by Cameron Crowe, the Academy-Award winning director of Jerry Maguire.
The subject of Mee’s memoir, We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever, this unbelievable story reminds us of the importance of striving to meet our goals—even in the face of adversity. Shortly after moving his family into the park, Mee’s wife, Katherine, succumbed to a recurring brain tumor. Left with an entire zoo and two small children to care for, Mee dedicated himself to keeping their dream alive in her memory and opened the park to the public in 2007. Despite tragedy, limited funds, and no experience caring for wild animals, Mee managed to transform the zoo into a family business, save many of the animals, and find a new lease on life.
A powerful lesson in the importance of embracing life, Mee shows audiences that with passion and perseverance, anything is possible.
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Scott Deming on Connecting With Customers Through Emotional Selling
November 29, 2011
Customer Experience Expert Scott Deming on Creating Cult Brands
November 29, 2011
Author Benjamin Mee On Adversity and The Cycle of Life
November 28, 2011
Author Mark Sanborn On High Impact Leadership
November 23, 2011
Author Jeff Salz On Leading From the Inside Out
November 18, 2011
At Keppler: The Buried Life Share the Story Behind the Hit MTV Show
November 15, 2011
Futurist Daniel Burrus On Accelerating Growth With Flash Foresight
November 14, 2011