Herschend Family Entertainment
Lauren Abraham Mahoney has a strong background in strategy and business operations. Lauren started their career as a Strategy/Marketing Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners, where they worked on international pricing strategies for pharmaceutical companies. Lauren then moved on to The Home Depot, where they held various roles including Senior Business Analyst and Strategy Specialist, focusing on store operations and communications. After that, they joined Unisys as a Manager, and later transitioned to Jabian Consulting as Director, Process Excellence Lead. Currently, they hold the position of Vice President, Business Technology Solutions at Herschend Family Entertainment.
Lauren Abraham Mahoney's education history began in 1993 when they attended Concord Academy for their high school education, which lasted until 1997. After completing high school, they went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia University from 1997 to 2001. During their time at Columbia University, Lauren focused their studies on psychology and art history.
In addition to their formal education, Lauren has also obtained several certifications throughout their career. In 2006, they earned a Six Sigma Green Belt certification from The Home Depot. Furthermore, in 2009, they obtained a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI. Most recently, in September 2017, Lauren received a SAFe® 4 Certified Agilist certification from Scaled Agile, Inc.
Herschend Family Entertainment
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Herschend is the parent company for a family of entertainment brands with a collective vision and mission of bringing families closer together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. The company’s roots date back to 1950 when the Herschend family founded their first attraction, a small cave tour in Branson, Mo., which later expanded into the famed Silver Dollar City®. Today, Herschend is recognized as the largest family-owned themed attractions organization in the US., with 11,000+ employees across 26 properties that collectively entertain more than 14 million guests annually. The company’s more than 70 years of success is a credit to the deep-rooted culture of “Love in Action,” built on the Herschend family values of kindness and caring. Love can be found at every Herschend property, every day, from the way guests are treated to how the company cares for its employees. These values are reflected in the company's Leading With Love curriculum and Herschend GROW U., our free employee education assistance program. Operating companies within Herschend include Herschend Family Entertainment (Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City® Attractions, Adventure Aquarium®, Newport Aquarium®, Kentucky Kingdom®, and Wild Adventures®), Herschend Live (Harlem Globetrotters®), Herschend Entertainment Studios (Splash & Bubbles® and Chuggington®) and Herschend Adventure Holdings, LLC (Pink Adventure Tours®).