Jerry Inzerillo tells the story of how he ended up where he is.#SaudiArabia
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00:00You've got a career that spanned more than 50 years.
00:03You've been working for Derea for seven years.
00:04Just tell us a bit about how you ended up there.
00:08Well, you know, everything in life is episodal, you know, especially when you've had a long career like I have.
00:16And I was very fortunate because as a young man, I had great Saudi friends.
00:22I've worked in the Middle East quite extensively over the last 30 years with one and only and raw mirage in Dubai and Atlantis.
00:31So I knew the region very well, had a lot of Saudi friends, been coming back and forth to the kingdom since the 1980s.
00:39But my other company, Forbes Travel Guide, which gives the five star out to hotels, has a very robust global training division.
00:48And we did quite a bit of training in the kingdom.
00:51So I had a chance to read Vision 2030 when it was first released.
00:57And I was thrilled on the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman, and our great prime minister, the crown prince, vision to include tourism into Vision 2030.
01:12And I love the country, love the Saudis.
01:16And so when I was approached and met his royal highness and he knew that I knew Dedea, he said, look, can you would you help us on this journey?
01:27And I just thought it was one of these opportunities once in a lifetime.
01:32And here we are seven years later.