Suite Mornings
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Suite Mornings is your go-to podcast for unlocking the secrets of success from the leaders who’ve made it. Hosted by Dani, an executive assistant who’s learned from the best, each episode offers exclusive insights into the personal growth journeys of high-level executives.Whether you're looking to level up your career, grow your business, or find new ways to lead with confidence, Suite Mornings gives you the tools and inspiration you need to take charge. Tune in for actionable tips, real-world stories, and a peek into the rooms where success is built.If you're ready to rise, it’s time to start your mornings with Suite Mornings.
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The podcast focuses on themes of personal growth, leadership development, and actionable insights with episodes like 'Driven to Success: Inside the Journey of Jeremy Lennox' highlighting the importance of overcoming challenges and finding personal interests to enhance leadership skills.
With Hat and Cattle is built on stories that are earned, not borrowed. We sit down with people who’ve put in the miles, learned the hard lessons, and kept showing up when it would’ve been easier to quit. This is a place for straight talk and quiet wisdom. You know, qualities that many Texans hold dear.
These are stories meant to be listened to slow, turned over, and carried with you. Because when you hear from people who truly walk the walk, you don’t just feel inspired. You leave better for it.
What happens when you follow a passion so relentlessly that the world eventually has no choice but to make room for you?
In this episode of With Hat and Cattle, Dani sits down with Jim Futrell: amusement park historian, 11-time author, and the man the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions trusts to capture the soul of an entire industry. And here's the twist: Jim never had a degree in history. He had something rarer, an unshakeable curiosity and the courage to say yes every single time an opportunity showed up.
From checking out the same three library books on repeat as a kid in Chicago, to interviewing industry legends at global conventions, Jim's story is a masterclass in turning a ”hobby run amok” into a legacy. He breaks down how his career in market research and his lifelong love of amusement parks weren't competing priorities. Oh, no. They were two lanes running parallel toward the same destination.
What you'll walk away with:
- Why saying yes first and figuring out the logistics second is often the right move
- How showing up at industry events can completely redirect the trajectory of your life
- The mindset shift that separates people chasing passion from people living it
- Why ”balance” is a myth, and what seasons of sacrifice actually look like in practice
- A reminder that the greatest careers are sometimes built without a single class on the subject
Whether you're an entrepreneur, an executive, a career-changer, or just someone who's ever been told their interest is ”too niche,” Jim's story will leave you better than it found you.
You can find Jim on LinkedIn: Jim Futrell – CERP, ICAE | LinkedIn.
And his new book dropped April 14, 2026, and is now available on Amazon: Knoebels Amusement Resort (Images of America): Futrell, Jim, Knoebel, Dick: 9781467163132: Amazon.com: Books.
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