Season Two of Leadership Life Stories examines Disney leadership as The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida celebrates its 50th anniversary.

In this episode, Part 1 of a two-part interview, hosts Rebecca Morgan and J.B. Adams welcome Dave Vermeulen, 48-year Cast Member and former executive with leadership experience at every Disney theme park resort location around the world. Our guest describes his leadership philosophy of knowing the product and serving as a role model, his Disney leadership role models, his early years growing up in Southern California and working at Disneyland in the 1960s, and his perceptions of how Disney leadership changed over the years.

02:29 -- Leadership philosophy, Disney leadership role models

11:05 -- Self-Awareness Quiz

14:02 -- Growing up on a farm in Southern California, working at Disneyland

22:50 -- Walt Disney World Insider Free Association

26:28 -- Disney leadership through the decades, balancing focus on both results and people

The Awesome Leader League -- https://theawesomeleader.com/

Guest -- Dave Vermeulen, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-vermeulen-b56b90a/

Host -- Rebecca Morgan, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccapmorgan/

Host -- J.B. Adams, https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamslearning/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Audio Design -- Michael Orlowski

Mixing and Editing -- Manni Simon