Pursuit ($PRSU) CEO David Barry: From Ski Instructor to Public Company CEO

David Barry, President & CEO of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (NYSE: PRSU), an attractions and hospitality company with 17 iconic destinations across the US, Canada, Iceland, and Costa Rica that has 4x in size over the past decade.

David joined Pursuit in 2015 with no formal business education, having worked his way up from ski instructor to heli ski operations to PE-backed CEO – teaching himself finance from Fortune magazines he pulled from a colleague's trash. He breaks down the leadership philosophy, capital allocation strategy, and investor communication approach behind Pursuit's transformation from a buried conglomerate subsidiary to a standalone public company.

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🎧 This episode was recorded on May 28, 2026

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