Podcast Interview with Doug Poindexter of SuperZoo and the World Pet Association
Maybe you’ve been to our website and read about SuperZoo, the pet industry trade show. Or maybe you’ve followed our blog. It’s quite possible you’ve also read about the World Pet Association and SuperZoo in news articles or press releases. But now, we’d like to let you hear about SuperZoo straight from Doug Poindexter, President of the World Pet Association.
Doug recently did a podcast interview with Gene Sower, President of SamsonMedia.net and Publisher of Pet-business-opportunity.com (also a speaker at SuperZoo University). If you have attended SuperZoo in the past or are thinking of attending SuperZoo in the future, we highly recommend listening to it!
Podcast Interview with Doug Poindexter of the World Pet Association
Doug Poindexter, President of the World Pet Association, started in the pet industry in 1969 working for a local independent retailer. The small independent store grew to a four store chain located in major malls in Southern California. Doug left to open his own store in 1980 named Doug’s Animal House which Doug sold in 1992 after coming to work at the World Pet Association in 1990.
Doug has left his mark on Super Zoo, the flagship show of the WPA, by moving SuperZoo to Las Vegas, and developing SuperZoo University, expanding America’s Family Pet Expo to two locations and branding all entities of World Pet Association. With a strong background as an independent retailer in the pet industry, Doug will share his insights and speak about the following topics in the podcast:
- What are some things that would be considered a “tipping point” to help a company decide to exhibit at a show like Super Zoo?
- What was the number one takeaway message from the 2011 Super Zoo Show?
- What are you seeing as some growth areas in the pet industry for next year?
- What are some troubling new laws or regulations that you see impacting the pet industry in 2012?
- Because of the down economy a lot of people are looking to start new careers or go into business for themselves. Is the pet industry a good place to look?
- How is the strength of the services sector of the pet business? Is this a growing area?
- And lot’s more!
To listen to the podcast with Doug Pointdexter, Click here!
