PORTRAIT OF A LEADER
Walt Disney
The Innovative Leader
1901 - 1967
“I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.” - Walt Disney
I.DISCOVERY:
ARTISTIC / ENTREPRENEURIAL
A.Bucolic Life
B.Childhood Entrepreneur
C.Exposure to Motion Picture
D.Chicago Art Institute
E.Rejected by Military
F.First Job Utilizing Art
G.Self-Study of Animation
II.ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTIST
A.1st Company Failure
B.2nd Company Failure
C.Disney Studios with Roy Disney
D.Alice Comedies
E.Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
F.Mickey Mouse
G.Sound Synchronization
III.ANIMATION ENTERPRISE
A.Snow White
B.New Disney Campus
C.Animation Films
D.New Film Genres
IV. DISNEYLAND AND BEYOND
A.Carolwood Paciic Railroad
B.Planning for Disneyland
C.Imagineers
D.Opening of Disneyland
E.Producers of Family Entertainment
F.Planning of Walt Disney World
G.Death from Lung Cancer