Following her magna cum laude graduation from Southern Utah University, Julie Castle and some friends made a brief stop at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary while on vacation in the mid-90’s. Forever transformed, Julie decided to forgo a career in law for a low-paying, high-demand job working in a remote Utah canyon helping animals in need.

As employee number 17 at Best Friends Animal Society, Julie worked her way up the ranks to become the organization’s first female CEO in March 2018. In between she helped build the organization into a $130M, 800-employee strong national leader in animal welfare. Julie started her tenure as CEO with the bold commitment to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by the year  2025.

Outline of the conversation:

0:00 Julie Castle and Best Friends Animal Society

13:00 Growing through positive messaging

19:15 Expanding the footprint

25:15 Innovating animal shelters with the Waltons

30:30 Fundraising

36:00 Incentives to small town

37:50 Working with lawmakers

39:00 Audience Q&A

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