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Welcome back to the second installment of our #ECHO24 conference recap series! In today's session, we bring you insights from two exceptional speakers: Ryan Tate, a former Marine and now the President and Founder of VETPAW - Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife, captivated the audience with his powerful stories. He highlighted the transformative power of dialogue and the importance of finding unconventional solutions to traditional problems. Hermina Glass-Hill, MHP, Historian and Eco-Womanist, inspired a profound conversation on decolonizing conservation and interpretation. She emphasized the need to create a sense of belonging for all communities in zoos and aquariums, reminding us of the African proverb, "Until the Lions Have Their Own Storytellers, Tales of the Hunt Will Always Glorify the Hunter." Our distinguished ECHO 24 conference attendees for this session included Jess Kohring from the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Cam Wu from TESSERE. Stay tuned for more exciting recaps from ECHO 24!

In June, more than a year of planning culminated in TESSERE's 7th annual ECHO conference,, hosted by Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Join us every week in July for an exciting series of quick recaps, where we dive into the vibrant insights and thoughts shared by ECHO attendees in each session. We are kicking off our ECHO conference recap series in high gear with our Keynote Speakers, Jared Orton of Savannah Bananas, and Darren Ross of SERVICE FREAK HOSPITALITY, LLC, who shared their experiences of disrupting the status quo in their industries - transforming an American pastime and an outdated Hollywood hotel - by listening carefully and responding creatively, doing for one what you wish you could do for all, and empowering their teams as partners in curating memories and moments. Our ECHO conference guest commentators are Chris Corpus with the Dallas Zoo and Cooper Dahms, with TESSERE What is ECHO? ECHO is an initiative of the zoo and aquarium division at TESSERE that brings zoo and aquarium leaders together to explore challenges and opportunities through the lens of non-zoological experts. This year's ECHO conference convened 35 leaders from across North America in Columbia, South Carolina, around this year's theme of "Transforming the Human Dimension of Zoos and Aquariums". Just as exhibit design and animal wellbeing strategies evolve in our zoos and aquariums, so must our approach to the human experience, authentically engaging staff and guests and convening local and global communities.

We're thrilled to share some exciting news at TESSERE! Please join us in congratulating Kurt Hershey on his promotion to Site Market Lead and Angela Morgan on her promotion to Federal Market Lead, while continuing as Director of our Kansas City office. Discover more about these fantastic updates here: https://lnkd.in/gTaz8YWb

TESSERE takes great pride in its experience with public safety facilities. At TESSERE, we research industry standards to create innovative approaches that prioritize the health and well-being of our first responders and overall community. Included above are some of our most recent fire station creations, Andover Fire Station and Shawnee Fire Station 73.   #FireStations #PublicSafetyFacilities #TESSEREway

Giraffe and Friends habitat was constructed at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center and is the final phase of the Camp Cowabunga experience. Honoring the lifetime of African exploration by Director Emeritus Gary Clarke, one of the four founders of Association of Zoos and Aquariums The habitat features retaining walls and elevated walkways, providing year-round, open-air views of the giraffes, with feeding stations both inside and out. The state-of-the-art barns offer full access to a series of dayrooms, maternity stalls, and shifts, with natural substrate flooring, providing the animals with a variety of spaces and enrichment activities to choose from. Learn more about Camp Cowabunga here 🦒 Camp Cowabunga - Zoo | Tessere Thank you Milt Mounts for such fantastic pictures!

Over three months ago, we embarked on our reinvention. Last week, we took the next step in our rebranding journey by updating all four of our campuses with our new name. Welcome to TESSERE. Discover what's in a name: https://tessere.com/ #theTESSEREway #KC #ICT #Houston #Independence #Architecture #CivilEngineerig #LandscapeArchitecture #InteriorDesign

Restaurant team is recharged and ready to work with you! #LazyDog #Restaurant #Architecture #LazyDogSummit #2024

We are thrilled to announce that Breanne Vincent has successfully passed the Architect Registration Examination (A.R.E)! Congratulations, Breanne, on this incredible achievement. Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off, and we are excited to celebrate this milestone with you. #theTESSEREway #AIA #architect #ARE

Our Restaurant team, led by Dan Wilson, AIA, is serving up exceptional casual dining experiences. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, one of the hottest names in the casual dining industry, is a testament to our restaurant design expertise. With the completion of our 12th Lazy Dog project, we have a solid reputation for delivering top-notch results. If you're looking to bring your restaurant vision to life, we'd love to collaborate with you! #LazyDog #RestaurantDesign #GarlandTX #architecture

Are you at #JETC2024? Heather France, our dynamo Director of Federal Business Development, is geared up to connect. Let's team up and spark some collaboration together! #JETC #federalcontracts #SAME #businessdevelopement