What's all this about a hamster?

Sitting in the boardroom at Disneyland’s International Headquarters is a gold picture frame with the quote “I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that all this started with a mouse” – Walt Disney.  This helps keep the day to day running of their business in perspective and encourages the team at all levels to always remember their company’s roots.

Mark Mitchell began his entrepreneurial life, aged 8, when his pet hamster gave birth to a litter of seven, absolutely clueless to where they had come from ! This provided a business opportunity not to be missed and within hours they were taken to market (the school playground) and sold to the highest bidders. From that day on, Mark just knew one thing…  that lowered lighting and soft music (together with two eager hamsters) would “produce the goods”!

“Don’t forget, all this started with a hamster” is a gentle reminder for us too.  We never take the success of our business for granted.