A side of the world that a lot of people forget about or do not even realizes exists is the art and business of taxidermy. Taxidermy is a skill where an individual creates a life long lasting “stuffing” of an animal killed buy a hunter that can be then “showed-off” within the hunter’s house. Wes Good took this skill to a whole new level in creating one of the worlds most known taxidermist companies around.
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Wes Good was just a young guy recently out of college that was big into the outdoors and hunted a lot himself. He originally took up taxidermy as a hobby on the small animals he would kill himself but soon fell in love with the skill and created Kanati Taxidermy. Kanati taxidermy now tackles some of the craziest mounts that a hunter could possibly dream of. Mounts of elephants, giraffes, mountain lions, turkeys, deer, and so much more they can do it all. Since Kanati was started with Wes Good, his team has grown into an 18 person team that works year round on taxidermy of animals shot all around the world.
Entrepreneur?
Wes Good did not necessarily see a problem in his life and created a solution that fixed but more got curious with a certain skill and because of it he found what he absolutely loved. An entrepreneur has to find something they are going to be passionate about if there is going to be any chance of success. The more someone loves it the more they are going to work for success and that is exactly what Wes Good did. He created a company that is known all over the world and makes millions all because of a simple hobby he fell in love with. Entrepreneurs take the things they love and create it into something much bigger and with substantial value towards other people.
Now Wes Good is the type of guy I can get behind, starting from just a hobby out of college he took a passion of his to the highest level. In a not very lucrative field, Good was able to make a huge claim in the niche business of taxidermy. A hunter myself I can look up to him, as a hunter you usually don’t expect to make any money off of your hobby but Wes really figured out a way to win the game. And the fact that he recreates animals from around the world and is that well know is huge usually when you think of a taxidermist you think of a local person serving the surrounding community, Wes is the opposite of that making millions and employing 18 people. Great job Wes!
It is awesome how you can enter a market that already exists and can completely thrive with a different mindset than everyone else, he knew there was an open market in exotic game and capitalized where there was a margin! Thanks for sharing!
So cool! Awesome to see someone turn a passion into a career. Something that just started out as a hobby can so easily become a creative business. I love the idea and the drive of Wes for going after something that he has a passion for.