//]]>-->, Innovative Dental named in defamation lawsuit, Graceland passes to Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters, Opinion: What employers need to know about marijuana, Buy Reprints & Plaques Branson, MO, is where Peter Herschend lives today. It was called The Beverly Hillbillies. It was 1967. Im not a ride guy. Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation provides entertainment services. Their aggregate wealth represents about 14 percent of all billionaires. Three things. The music show industry had gotten better and better. education system for more than two decades. What they found was the two people are very good, every bit as good as Andrew. Other entertainers came in and the reputation of Branson started to grow as a place of entertainment. Are we doing a good job to bring them back time and again. Growing it from that spot here in Branson, now to 22 properties, did you ever think it would blossom like that? Photo by Courtesy of Herschend Family Entertainment. We are in the business of four words creating memories worth repeating. Who's Searching for You, Relatives, Associates, Neighbors & Classmates. SBJ Diversity Statement , Innovative Dental named in defamation lawsuit, Graceland passes to Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters, Opinion: What employers need to know about marijuana, Buy Reprints & Plaques // document.write ("?zoneid="+zoneId+"&block=0&blockcampaign=0"); '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); Joel is also the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, whose agency also participated in the first season of Undercover Boss. "I don't know what led you down this path. Youve recently gone through that in a CEO change for HFE. If we can have created a company that is able to keep our mission statement and our purpose statement alive and well 20 years from now, thats all the legacy I need. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? The Herschends helped establish Sigma House, a drug rehabilitation center in Branson, and Ozarks Food Harvest. She took a job at Silver Dollar City in the summer of 1962 while a student at what was then Southwest Missouri State University. The Monkees The dawn of Monkees took place in 1966 with the sitcom The Monkees . if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write ("&exclude=" + document.MAX_used); Youve got to have gas in the tank. Herschend Enterprises is in My Favorite - Delete. In 1960, the storefronts opened as Silver Dollar City named after the promotional concept to give visitors silver dollars as change so when spent later the stories of where they came from would be told. Entertainment & Travel (551 companies including Herschend Enterprises) Thats No. Gov. We grew from there. How do you choose your leaders? Thats a reality in business and life.