They Can't Agree on What They Even Expected

They Can't Agree on What They Even Expected
Thinking Crowd at a Botique Circus today

They All Knew What They Wanted ... They All Shared the Wonder of It All

They All Knew What They Wanted ... They All Shared the Wonder of It All
The Ringling midway in 1941

Saturday, May 03, 2025

ceo fired

When I learned last year that Scott O'Donnell had resigned his CEO post at Circus World (it sounded more like he'd been eased out), it did not make any sense at all, so I thought of the decks being cleared for a big name in the museum's history.  One name that came to mind:

Parkinson.

I was half way there. The other half?

Julie.

Down the Covington Chute comes a press release from Circus World:

"Following a national recruitment, the Wisconsin Historical Society is pleased to welcome Julie Parkinson as the new site director for Circus World in Baraboo."

I wonder how really really hard a time they had in reaching this decision? 

In my year end wrap, I had written about O'Donnell: "A big big loss in my outsider opinion.  A new CEO yet to be named.  The selection might tell us about the split.  Watch for a big name insider."

Sadly, it all makes sense.  Entitlement rules the day. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Julie Parkinson has been fired due to internal mismanagement by the historical society