Saving Animals with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary - Julie Castle

Leave Better: Conversations of Impact for Business and Life

Welcome to another episode of LeaveBetter - Wisdom & Practicality for Business and Life, where I interview high performers and business owners, gleaning from their wisdom, practical routines, habits, and mindsets.
In episode 38, we are delighted to have Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary—a multimillion dollar non-profit with hundreds of employees and volunteers that works to end animal homelessness and achieve no-kill animal shelters in the United States by 2025!

Topics discussed: how having a mission, a strong team, and the help of a community can help save the animals that are our best friends!
Enjoy!
Pet Saving Dashboard by State
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The transcript of this episode.

[00:02:34] The Origins of Animal Shelters
[00:04:39] Is "No-Kill" Even Possible?
[00:09:07] Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: 900 Employees
[00:11:56] The Founders of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
[00:17:43] Clarity of Mission and Strategy
[00:21:55] No-Kill Los Angeles
[00:27:42] The "Big Fix" - Neuter Your Dog
[00:32:32] Mentorship and Modeling at Best Friends
[00:36:05] How to Course Correct with People
[00:38:21] Being a CEO and Being a Woman
[00:41:51] Ways People Can Help in Shelters
[00:45:55] Mindset and Your "Why"

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