About this episode

Mayor Roger Reinert interviews Haley Hedstrom about her vision for destination marketing and her experiences in Duluth.

This month Visit Duluth's new Executive Director Haley Hedstrom joined me in the PACT TV studio to discuss her vision for destination marketing, her past experiences as Executive Director of the Lake Superior Zoo, and what she loves most about Duluth

People in this episode

Host: Roger Reinert

Guest: Haley Hedstrom

Topics covered

• destination marketing
• local leadership
• community engagement
• tourism
• zoo management

Keywords

• Haley Hedstrom
• Visit Duluth
• destination marketing
• Lake Superior Zoo
• Duluth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Visit Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo

Places: Duluth

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