Phil Vischer: Faith Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann Phil Vischer: Faith Driven Entrepreneur Introduction Servant Leadership Luke Bubar Matthew Thomas Grayson Boyer Life Before Big Idea Joseph McCann Big Idea Bankruptcy November 10, 2020 Reorganization Present Day Works Cited Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Introduction Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann Introduction Servant Leadership Life Before Big Idea Big Idea Bankruptcy Reorganization 1 Phil Vischer, founder of Big Idea Productions, Inc. Present Day and Jellyfish Labs, and creator of VeggieTales and other Works Cited cartoon series[3]. Works Cited 1Now Big Idea Entertainment, LLC This is quite literally the opposite of the other types of leadership, which is part of what makes it so effective; not being afraid to serve those below lets those below you see that you are humble, honest, and have high moral integrity. Phil Vischer: Faith Servant LeadershipI Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Servant leadership can be one of the easiest and most Joseph McCann effective management/leadership styles that a person can Introduction use. The main focus for them is to put themselves below Servant Leadership those who they are leading and to allow themselves to Life Before Big become \one with the heard" so that they can better Idea understand situations and create solutions that are Big Idea custom-tailored to those below them. Bankruptcy Reorganization Present Day Works Cited Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Servant LeadershipII Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, \Servant Leaders, above all else, have a strong desire Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann to work for the benefit of others[1]." Some characteristics of servant leaders include: Introduction Servant Leadership I Making sure followers most important needs are met Life Before Big I Committed to helping employees develop expertise and Idea improve performance Big Idea Bankruptcy I \Insist that the organization make a positive Reorganization contribution to society" Present Day Pros Works Cited I Servant leadership can improve an organization and/or Works Cited society over the long term. Phil Vischer: Faith Servant Leadership III Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, I Caring treatment of employees often encourages similar Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, treatment of the organization's customers and vendors. Joseph McCann I Servant leaders attract employee trust, which can Introduction improve the credibility of the organization's brand. Servant Leadership Servant leadership typically develops a positive Life Before Big I Idea corporate culture and can correct a prevailing negative Big Idea culture over time. Bankruptcy I This leadership style encourages and motivates high Reorganization performance from employees. Present Day Cons Works Cited Works Cited I Servant leadership requires time to achieve positive results.[15] Phil Vischer: Faith Life Before Big Idea (1966-1989)I Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Phil Vischer, was raised in a church and loving home Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann by his mother and father, both of whom he admired. When he was in just 3rd grade, his parents decided to get a Introduction divorce. This shook his entire existence, but he never lost Servant Leadership Life Before Big sight of his faith. Idea He found that most people in his generation also Big Idea grew up in two houses, so he could relate to those who had Bankruptcy gone through parental separation. He did not speak ill of Reorganization either parent; in fact, it was quite the opposite for his father, Present Day though he was the one who left him as a child. Works Cited This, coupled with the changes happening in Works Cited television and society, propelled Vischer to, \make a kid's Phil Vischer: Faith Life Before Big Idea (1966-1989)II Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann Introduction show that I would want to watch with my kids". That would Servant Leadership work for me. That would have sincerity in it, but not too Life Before Big Idea much. That would mix what I loved about Monty Python Big Idea and David Letterman with what I hungered for from Thomas Bankruptcy Aquinas and Mother Theresa[8]." Reorganization Present Day Works Cited Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Big Idea (1989-2002)I Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Big Idea was founded in February 1989 under the Joseph McCann name GRAFx Studios by Phil Vischer to Create graphics in Introduction television commercials [7]. In 1991, Vischer created a Servant Leadership 12-second short film called Mr. Cuke's Screen test. This Life Before Big short was pitched to Nickelodean, but was rejected because Idea of the use of 3D animation. This short inspired him and Big Idea Mike Nawrocki to create VeggieTales, with Nawrocki coming Bankruptcy up with the name. Reorganization Before production began on the first episode2, the Present Day Works Cited studio created a short called Take 38 to market the show to Works Cited christian book stores, but this failed. Phil later got some Phil Vischer: Faith Big Idea (1989-2002)II Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, seed funds from a member of his church who invested Joseph McCann $60,000[5]. Introduction The company was renamed as Big Idea productions in Servant Leadership August 1993 and it released its first direct-to-video Life Before Big Idea VeggieTales program in December. From 1989 to 2004, Big Idea headquarters of Big Idea Entertainment was in Lombard, Bankruptcy Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. Reorganization The company saw unprecedented success during this Present Day era. According to Phil himself, \Between 1996 and 1999 our Works Cited revenue grew by 3300%, from $1.3 million to $44 million[9]." Works Cited 2Where's God When I'm S-Scared[14] Phil Vischer: Faith Bankruptcy (2003)I Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Big Idea's Bankruptcy was caused by several factors: Joseph McCann I A high ambition from Phil and Co. to keep on the track Introduction of rapid growth. Servant Leadership From 1998 to 2000, the marketing dept. grew from 1 to Life Before Big I Idea 30 people, and the budget from $3 million to $13 Big Idea million[10]. Bankruptcy I Big Idea was stick in \No Man's Land", where it was no Reorganization longer a small company, after unexpected success and Present Day growth[9]. Works Cited I Inability to move VeggieTales to Live TV. Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Bankruptcy (2003)II Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, A marketing team constructed of people from large Matthew Thomas, I Grayson Boyer, financial services and packaged good companies, who Joseph McCann were not used to marketing a show[10]. Introduction I The Jonah movie became an ever-expanding and Servant Leadership Life Before Big ever-expensive project. Watch the Jonah Trailer here. Idea I While VeggieTales and other Big Idea properties Big Idea continued to sell well, as well as a larger-than-expected Bankruptcy profit off the Jonah movie, over-staffing and Reorganization management problems meant they did not see much of Present Day the profit[13]. Works Cited I Big Idea was unable to find a head for the Animation Works Cited Department for the whole year of 1999, which extended Jonah's Development[11]. Phil Vischer: Faith Bankruptcy (2003) III Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann An emotionally exhausted Phil was starting to feel the I Introduction strain of running a company for over a decade[12]. Servant Leadership The largest reason was certainly the 11 million dollar lawsuit Life Before Big Idea filed by Lyrick. In 2002, Lyrick Studios This lawsuit was Big Idea later overturned in 2005, but by this point the damage had Bankruptcy been done[4]. Reorganization After Big Idea Entertainment declared bankruptcy in Present Day 2003 and the Company was sold to Classic Media. Works Cited Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Reorganization (2003-2008) Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann The loss of Phil's business drew him closer to GOD, Introduction he says in his memior, Me, Myself, and Bob. GOD showed Servant Leadership Life Before Big him that He was the only thing that Phil truly needed to rely Idea upon[5]. Big Idea Phil was not involved in show business during this Bankruptcy time, but worked on his book, as well as blog posts and a Reorganization podcast[6]. Present Day Works Cited Works Cited Phil Vischer: Faith Present Day (2008-2020)I Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, After he had forgone involvement with Big Idea Inc., Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann Phil still wanted to serve those around him as he felt God had planned for him. He began a spin-off version of his Introduction previous puppet show, which he named, \What's in the Servant Leadership Life Before Big Bible?". This became a full DVD-series that effectively Idea conveyed the messages in the Bible as it if were the Big Idea Christian equivalent of Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network, and Bankruptcy featured YouTubers Rhett and Link. Reorganization In 2008, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Present Day VeggieTales Movie was released in theatres by Universal Works Cited Pictures, with Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki returning as Works Cited writers and directors. Phil Vischer: Faith Present Day (2008-2020)II Driven Entrepreneur Luke Bubar, Matthew Thomas, Grayson Boyer, Joseph McCann Introduction Since 2019, VeggieTales has made a proper comeback Servant Leadership as The VeggieTales Show through the Trinity Broadcasting Life Before Big Idea Network. Unlike the Netflix shows that ran, Phil Vischer and Big Idea Mike Nawrocki, the two original creators, return as writers, Bankruptcy directors, and actors[2].