The Rundown:

• ZavaZone features & benefits.
• How ZavaZone started.
• Encountering challenges and learning curves.
• Turning dreams into reality.
• Successful business strategies.
• What’s next for ZavaZone.

Summary:

ZavaZone is a multi-attraction indoor experience – the brainchild of two groups of parents who were sick of hearing their children argue about what to do in their spare time. Josh Obelor and Joe Henry, the founders, decided to channel that restlessness into something fun, active, and healthy that they could do together. Through plenty of trial and error but even more determination and eagerness to learn, Josh and Joe found a way to reverse engineer everything that has ever been wrong with family entertainment centers and turned their dream into a very successful reality.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

[01:12] What ZavaZone has to offer.
[02:47] Josh & Joe’s various business ventures.
[03:15] How the idea for ZavaZone originated.
[04:10] The “Aha” moment.
[05:28] They understand the market because they have families.
[07:07] Reverse engineering what the typical experience is.
[09:15] Learning from scratch and knowing when to ask questions.
[09:51] Adventure park, not a trampoline park.
[10:15] Staying on top of trends.
[12:01] Moments of doubt.
[12:38] Biggest challenges.
[13:17] Much easier setting up the second operation.
[14:46] Respecting each others’ opinions.
[16:49] The most rewarding part.
[18:33] A positive mindset to problem solving.
[18:52] Learning curves.
[19:50] Improvisation with no examples to follow.
[21:06] Dreams turning into reality.
[21:36] Successful marketing strategies.
[23:02] Biggest strategies pulled from other business ventures.
[23:44] In the business of selling experiences.
[25:37] What’s to come in this industry.