Joel Manby
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Joel Manby

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Drawing on his 25+ years of experience as CEO of major corporations, Manby wrote “Love Works”, detailing how to integrate “love the verb” into the leadership ethos and philosophy of any organization. This approach has been systematically proven to create organizations with lower turnover, higher employee engagement, more satisfied customers, and stronger profits. Love Works has sold over 100,000 copies since its’ release, and a new expanded and updated version is being released in 2020. Previously, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer, and director of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment. SeaWorld is a $1.4 billion entertainment company with well-known brands such as SeaWorld Parks, Bush Gardens Parks and Discovery Cove. For over a decade, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Enterprises with popular brands such as the Harlem Globetrotters and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park and dinner theaters. Prior to joining Herschend Enterprises, Joel spent 20 years in the auto industry in general management and marketing roles, primarily in General Motors’ Saturn and Saab divisions. Joel served as CEO of Saab Automobile USA from 1996 to 2000, during which Saab experienced the best sales result in its 50+ year U.S. history. In addition, he was CEO of Amazon’s car selling partner, which was sold to CarsDirect.com in 2001. Joel received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Albion College. As valedictorian of Albion College, Joel was a Rhodes scholarship finalist, academic all-American and two sport collegiate athlete. Joel currently serves as the executive Chairman of Orange, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and distribution of student, youth, and next generation curriculum to over 7,000 churches in 40+ countries. He has held that position for over 20 years. In addition to his duties as chairman of Orange, Joel consults and speaks on “Love Works”, leadership lessons during the SeaWorld transformation, and other leadership topics designed to fit the needs of an audience.
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