Risktory: The Story Of Risk

Coming up this week, an episode looking at how opportunity doesn’t always just magically appear. Sometimes, opportunity can be built.Such is the case with one of my favorite places on earth: Dollywood. Dollywood was established by the legendary Dolly Parton in 1986. As you’ll find out in this week’s episode, Dolly was told by those that ought to know – accountants, lawyers, business advisors - that the idea of a family friendly theme park nestled in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee was not a good idea. That she would lose and she would lose big.This week, I’ll take you through how Dolly Parton saw potential where others didn’t. How she turned that potential into opportunity. And how she throttled that opportunity to create – in 2019 - the number one ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee.The Risktory Podcast is created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin. Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Podington Bear - Elephants on ParadeAlan Spiljak – CloudsAlan Spiljak – ForgottenAlan Spil