Cultural Animals: Museum Leadership Lab

The “Culture Animals: Museum Leadership Lab” podcast is where the business of culture meets the art of leadership. Each episode explores how museum executives, development, marketing, and operational leaders are redefining what it means to lead in today's cultural landscape. From revenue and operations to digital transformation, audience engagement, and organizational culture, we unpack the strategies and stories driving sustainable impact in museums worldwide.

Whether you're a museum director, department head, or emerging leader, Culture Animals gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how great institutions evolve, one bold decision at a time.

Contributors

Host

Antonio Velasco

Antonio Velasco is the CEO of Veevart, a leading all-in-one CRM platform designed for museums and cultural institutions. With a deep passion for technology-driven solutions in the nonprofit and cultural sectors, Antonio has guided Veevart’s growth by combining innovative product development with strategic business leadership. Under his leadership, Veevart has helped museums of all sizes streamline ticketing, membership, and fundraising operations, empowering them to engage audiences more effectively and achieve long-term sustainability.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniovelascoe

Guests

Guest

Vince Kadlubek, Founder of Meow Wolf

Vince is a Founder of Meow Wolf, an art collective that has transformed into an award winning Art and Entertainment Production Company that specializes in immersive, open-world walk through experiences. Vince acted as leader and CEO for Meow Wolf though its formidable years, having created the business plan for Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return and leading the team towards the project's completion in March of 2016. In January of 2017 Kadlubek formed Meow Wolf, Inc as a full fledged arts production company and creative studio positioned to create the largest, most innovative and audacious monumental art exhibits in the world. After raising series A funding he announced two new Meow Wolf
exhibits in Las Vegas and Denver, which both opened in 2021.

Guest appearance on:

From Dumpster Diving to $100M: How Vince Kadlubek Built Meow Wolf into an Immersive Art Powerhouse