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P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='120'>Hi,</span> <span m='250'>yes,</span> <span m='490'>my</span> <span m='610'>name</span> <span m='880'>is</span> <span m='1060'>Trudy</span> <span m='1380'>Whitney,</span> <span m='2300'>and</span> <span m='2720'>I</span> <span m='2820'>am</span> <span m='3260'>Sales and</span> <span m='3670'>Event</span> <span m='3950'>Manager</span> <span m='4410'>for</span> <span m='4570'>the</span> <span m='4730'>Aquarium</span> <span m='5260'>of</span> <span m='5390'>the</span> <span m='5480'>Bay.</span> <span m='7190'>The</span> <span m='7280'>Aquarium</span> <span m='7840'>of</span> <span m='7990'>the</span> <span m='8070'>Bay</span> <span m='8330'>is</span> <span m='8550'>a</span> <span m='8600'>nonprofit</span> <span m='10650'>aquarium,</span> <span m='11300'>and</span> <span m='11800'>it's</span> <span m='12080'>connected</span> <span m='12550'>to</span> <span m='13360'>the</span> <span m='13920'>Bay</span> <span m='14100'>Institute.</span> <span m='15540'>Our</span> <span m='15690'>mission</span> <span m='16030'>is</span> <span m='16149'>to</span> <span m='16450'>protect</span> <span m='16990'>the</span> <span m='17120'>waterways</span> <span m='17800'>from</span> <span m='18100'>the</span> <span m='18200'>Sierra</span> <span m='18620'>to</span> <span m='18760'>the</span> <span m='18870'>Sea.</span> <span m='20590'>My</span> <span m='21020'>particular</span> <span m='21600'>job</span> <span m='22130'>has</span> <span m='22470'>to</span> <span m='22580'>do</span> <span m='22920'>with</span> <span m='23740'>selling</span> <span m='24090'>the</span> <span m='24300'>attraction</span> <span m='24950'>as</span> <span m='25120'>an</span> <span m='25220'>event</span> <span m='25570'>space.</span> <span m='26200'>So</span> <span m='26600'>I'm</span> <span m='26770'>basically</span> <span m='27790'>selling</span> <span m='28410'>and</span> <span m='28990'>planning</span> <span m='29480'>events.</span> <span m='30810'>I've</span> <span m='30980'>been</span> <span m='31140'>in</span> <span m='31360'>the</span> <span m='31480'>event</span> <span m='31790'>business</span> <span m='32270'>for</span> <span m='32400'>the</span> <span m='32549'>last</span> <span m='32950'>15</span> <span m='33430'>years.</span> <span m='34940'>Before</span> <span m='35650'>I</span> <span m='35690'>came</span> <span m='35970'>to</span> <span m='36060'>the</span> <span m='36170'>aquarium,</span> <span m='37230'>I</span> <span m='37440'>was</span> <span m='37630'>in</span> <span m='37740'>the</span> <span m='37810'>boat</span> <span m='38070'>business,</span> <span m='38610'>and I</span> <span m='38920'>sold</span> <span m='39110'>island</span> <span m='39455'>cruises.</span> </p><p><span m='40330'>A</span> <span m='40350'>typical</span> <span m='40760'>day</span> <span m='40970'>of</span> <span m='41060'>my</span> <span m='41170'>current</span> <span m='41590'>job,</span> <span m='42840'>I</span> <span m='42950'>do</span> <span m='43140'>manage</span> <span m='43580'>two</span> <span m='43740'>people.</span> <span m='45450'>We</span> <span m='46370'>manage</span> <span m='46890'>incoming</span> <span m='47470'>leads,</span> <span m='49090'>inquiries</span> <span m='49830'>about</span> <span m='50280'>coming</span> <span m='50540'>to</span> <span m='50640'>the</span> <span m='50730'>aquarium</span> <span m='51430'>including</span> <span m='51910'>educational</span> <span m='52580'>groups.</span> <span m='53100'>We</span> <span m='53340'>do</span> <span m='53500'>a</span> <span m='53530'>lot</span> <span m='53790'>of</span> <span m='54680'>students.</span> <span m='56840'>And</span> <span m='57100'>most</span> <span m='57610'>of</span> <span m='57980'>when</span> <span m='58170'>you</span> <span m='58360'>book</span> <span m='58570'>at</span> <span m='58740'>the</span> <span m='58810'>aquarium,</span> <span m='59240'>a</span> <span m='59320'>lot</span> <span m='59550'>of</span> <span m='59680'>the</span> <span m='59810'>revenue</span> <span m='60310'>that</span> <span m='60540'>goes</span> <span m='60780'>to</span> <span m='60910'>booking</span> <span m='61150'>at</span> <span m='61260'>the</span> <span m='61380'>aquarium</span> <span m='61770'>goes</span> <span m='62130'>to</span> <span m='62430'>finance</span> <span m='63240'>educational</span> <span m='63750'>programs</span> <span m='64269'>for</span> <span m='64500'>students</span> <span m='65680'>through</span> <span m='65930'>the</span> <span m='66030'>nonprofit.</span> <span m='68250'>So</span> <span m='68650'>a</span> <span m='68720'>typical</span> <span m='69120'>day</span> <span m='69280'>has</span> <span m='69500'>to</span> <span m='69620'>do</span> <span m='69850'>with</span> <span m='71280'>managing</span> <span m='71840'>the</span> <span m='72060'>people</span> <span m='72320'>that</span> <span m='72450'>I</span> <span m='72500'>work</span> <span m='72710'>with,</span> <span m='73930'>meetings.</span> <span m='74610'>We're</span> <span m='74740'>working</span> <span m='75060'>on</span> <span m='75160'>a</span> <span m='75220'>gala</span> <span m='75600'>right</span> <span m='75780'>now,</span> <span m='75950'>which</span> <span m='76090'>is</span> <span m='76180'>a</span> <span m='76250'>fundraiser</span> <span m='76790'>for</span> <span m='77190'>the</span> <span m='77870'>foundation.</span> <span m='78930'>And</span> <span m='79690'>I'm</span> <span m='79880'>kind</span> <span m='80080'>of</span> <span m='80150'>helping</span> <span m='80470'>spearhead</span> <span m='80980'>that</span> <span m='81150'>with</span> <span m='81290'>my</span> <span m='81420'>boss</span> <span m='82610'>Cathy</span> <span m='82740'>Tolentino.</span> </p><p><span m='84280'>So</span> <span m='84910'>a</span> <span m='84980'>little</span> <span m='85230'>bit</span> <span m='85410'>of</span> <span m='85480'>event</span> <span m='85750'>planning,</span> <span m='86100'>a</span> <span m='86160'>little</span> <span m='86370'>bit</span> <span m='86530'>of</span> <span m='86600'>sales,</span> <span m='86990'>a</span> <span m='87050'>little</span> <span m='87240'>bit</span> <span m='87390'>of</span> <span m='87460'>management.</span> <span m='88810'>And</span> <span m='89010'>then</span> <span m='89140'>occasionally,</span> <span m='89720'>you know,</span> <span m='91220'>some</span> <span m='91400'>fun</span> <span m='91620'>stuff</span> <span m='91910'>up</span> <span m='92050'>and</span> <span m='92150'>down</span> <span m='92310'>the</span> <span m='92470'>pier.</span> <span m='94210'>And</span> <span m='94400'>I</span> <span m='94500'>always</span> <span m='94800'>try</span> <span m='95200'>to</span> <span m='95600'>get</span> <span m='95970'>into</span> <span m='96610'>the</span> <span m='96790'>aquarium</span> <span m='97440'>each</span> <span m='97740'>day</span> <span m='97990'>and</span> <span m='98200'>look</span> <span m='98410'>at</span> <span m='98540'>some</span> <span m='98730'>exhibit</span> <span m='99460'>to</span> <span m='99660'>just</span> <span m='99980'>educate</span> <span m='100440'>myself</span> <span m='100940'>more</span> <span m='101290'>about</span> <span m='102090'>what</span> <span m='102350'>I</span> <span m='102420'>sell.</span> <span m='103350'>I</span> <span m='103450'>went</span> <span m='103640'>to</span> <span m='103740'>school</span> <span m='104240'>at</span> <span m='104570'>Cal Poly</span> <span m='104940'>San</span> <span m='105010'>Luis</span> <span m='105230'>Obispo,</span> <span m='105960'>and</span> <span m='106210'>I</span> <span m='106270'>got</span> <span m='106520'>a</span> <span m='106570'>degree</span> <span m='107080'>in</span> <span m='107270'>business</span> <span m='107620'>management.</span> <span m='110130'>And</span> <span m='110530'>after</span> <span m='110890'>that,</span> <span m='111500'>I</span> <span m='111550'>did</span> <span m='111830'>an</span> <span m='111980'>internship</span> <span m='113430'>for</span> <span m='113660'>the</span> <span m='113780'>Ketchum</span> <span m='114130'>Food</span> <span m='114320'>Center.</span> </p><p><span m='117370'>My</span> <span m='117580'>direction</span> <span m='118060'>at</span> <span m='118180'>that</span> <span m='118350'>time</span> <span m='118580'>was</span> <span m='118730'>more</span> <span m='118970'>food</span> <span m='119460'>based,</span> <span m='119920'>food</span> <span m='120180'>related.</span> <span m='122060'>And</span> <span m='122570'>then</span> <span m='123010'>from</span> <span m='123360'>there,</span> <span m='123640'>after</span> <span m='123920'>the</span> <span m='124030'>Ketchum</span> <span m='124370'>Food</span> <span m='124570'>Center,</span> <span m='124920'>I</span> <span m='125010'>went</span> <span m='125230'>to</span> <span m='125300'>work</span> <span m='125530'>for a</span> <span m='125680'>company</span> <span m='126770'>that's</span> <span m='127240'>similar</span> <span m='127660'>to</span> <span m='127780'>Mrs.</span> <span m='128139'>Fields.</span> <span m='128550'>They were</span> <span m='128590'>out of</span> <span m='128870'>Canada.</span> <span m='129970'>It was</span> <span m='130229'>called</span> <span m='130720'>Treats,</span> <span m='131290'>and</span> <span m='131540'>I</span> <span m='131850'>was</span> <span m='132350'>the</span> <span m='132640'>franchisee</span> <span m='133370'>trainer.</span> <span m='134050'>So I</span> <span m='134340'>trained</span> <span m='135120'>The</span> <span m='135230'>franchisees</span> <span m='135830'>how</span> <span m='135970'>to</span> <span m='136060'>bake</span> <span m='136910'>and</span> <span m='137050'>run</span> <span m='137260'>their</span> <span m='137370'>businesses.</span> <span m='139720'>And</span> <span m='140000'>from</span> <span m='140170'>there,</span> <span m='140320'>I</span> <span m='140380'>came</span> <span m='140800'>to</span> <span m='140900'>San</span> <span m='140960'>Francisco</span> <span m='141390'>and worked</span> <span m='141580'>for</span> <span m='141700'>a</span> <span m='141760'>company</span> <span m='142090'>called</span> <span m='142350'>Oh</span> <span m='142755'>La La,</span> <span m='143440'>which</span> <span m='143610'>was</span> <span m='143820'>a</span> <span m='143900'>coffee</span> <span m='144270'>company</span> <span m='144680'>similar</span> <span m='145110'>to</span> <span m='145240'>Starbucks.</span> <span m='146310'>I</span> <span m='146620'>was</span> <span m='146850'>district</span> <span m='147220'>manager</span> <span m='147610'>for</span> <span m='147750'>them.</span> </p><p><span m='149030'>And</span> <span m='149160'>after</span> <span m='149350'>that,</span> <span m='149630'>I</span> <span m='149730'>went</span> <span m='149830'>into</span> <span m='149920'>business</span> <span m='150270'>for</span> <span m='150370'>myself.</span> <span m='151770'>You</span> <span m='151860'>know,</span> <span m='151950'>I</span> <span m='152040'>wish</span> <span m='152290'>I</span> <span m='152320'>knew</span> <span m='152550'>more</span> <span m='152840'>about</span> <span m='153090'>getting</span> <span m='153370'>into</span> <span m='153510'>business</span> <span m='153890'>for</span> <span m='154010'>myself</span> <span m='154610'>because</span> <span m='154920'>I</span> <span m='154980'>really</span> <span m='155230'>enjoyed</span> <span m='155570'>working</span> <span m='155870'>for</span> <span m='156000'>myself,</span> <span m='156460'>and</span> <span m='156570'>it</span> <span m='156660'>took me</span> <span m='156860'>a</span> <span m='156950'>long</span> <span m='157210'>time</span> <span m='157520'>to</span> <span m='157600'>get</span> <span m='157970'>to</span> <span m='158070'>that</span> <span m='158300'>point.</span> <span m='159140'>I</span> <span m='159210'>wish</span> <span m='159430'>I</span> <span m='159470'>would've</span> <span m='159720'>done</span> <span m='159930'>it</span> <span m='160220'>earlier</span> <span m='161180'>in</span> <span m='161340'>my</span> <span m='161510'>career</span> <span m='163480'>and</span> <span m='163680'>took</span> <span m='163860'>more</span> <span m='164090'>risks</span> <span m='164600'>right</span> <span m='164840'>out</span> <span m='164970'>of</span> <span m='165050'>college.</span> <span m='165940'>But</span> <span m='166280'>anyway,</span> <span m='166690'>I</span> <span m='166750'>did it,</span> <span m='167090'>and I</span> <span m='167430'>have</span> <span m='167610'>a</span> <span m='167750'>very</span> <span m='167970'>successful</span> <span m='168460'>business.</span> <span m='168950'>And</span> <span m='169050'>I</span> <span m='169150'>enjoyed</span> <span m='169390'>that</span> <span m='169550'>very</span> <span m='169760'>much.</span> <span m='170540'>But</span> <span m='170800'>I'm</span> <span m='170920'>very</span> <span m='171290'>happy</span> <span m='171760'>doing</span> <span m='172060'>what</span> <span m='172230'>I'm</span> <span m='172320'>doing</span> <span m='172580'>now.</span> <span m='174130'>The</span> <span m='174290'>attraction</span> <span m='174800'>business</span> <span m='175240'>is</span> <span m='175490'>part</span> <span m='175680'>of</span> <span m='175750'>hospitality</span> <span m='176090'>and</span> <span m='176430'>tour</span> <span m='176770'>and</span> <span m='176880'>travel,</span> <span m='177860'>and</span> <span m='178020'>it's</span> <span m='178170'>all</span> <span m='178310'>connected.</span> <span m='178790'>And</span> <span m='178930'>I</span> <span m='178980'>work</span> <span m='179250'>with</span> <span m='179390'>some</span> <span m='180155'>very</span> <span m='180510'>great</span> <span m='181310'>fun</span> <span m='181790'>industry</span> <span m='182280'>people,</span> <span m='182990'>and</span> <span m='183170'>I</span> <span m='183230'>love</span> <span m='183520'>that.</span> 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