Lesson #2: Chase Your Dreams
“Somehow I can’t believe there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true,” Walt Disney said. “This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C’s. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy and the greatest of these is Confidence.”
Disney spent [...]
Lesson #1: Stretch Your Brand
“It’s something that will never be finished,” Walt Disney once said of Disneyland. “Something that I can keep developing and adding to.” Disney was a management mastermind, a pioneer in the field of branding and merchandising. Constantly thinking of how far he could stretch the Disney brand, Disney set new industry standards for his ability [...]
Living A Fairy Tale: Disney’s Rise To The Top
While working at Pesemen-Rubin Art Studio, Disney met a fellow cartoonist named Ubbe Iwwerks and the two became instant friends. They created their first company, Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists, but it collapsed because they found few clients. The two then went to work for Kansas City Film Ad, where they continued to experiment with animation and [...]






