Todd nelson kalahari biography of abraham
How Todd Nelson started the Kalahari water park empire - CNN...
Kalahari owner brings diverse work history to resort business
By Rick Romell of the Journal Sentinel
May 05, 20140
Wisconsin Dells — At 14, Todd Nelson was a Sauk County farm kid and an auctioneer with the family auction business — antiques, cattle, horses, stuff they scarfed up cruising garage sales in Madison.
At 18, he was trucking Christmas trees to Florida.
At 19, he bought into a popular Wisconsin Dells tavern.
Todd nelson kalahari biography of abraham
Then came a pizza place. A convenience store. A ski hill. A jewelry store. A card shop...
Now, at 53, Nelson, whose work history also includes stints as a beer truck driver and a laborer replacing ties on the old Milwaukee Road tracks across western Wisconsin, is among the most successful entrepreneurs in the Dells.
With his wife, Shari (they started dating when they were in driver's ed class at Wisconsin Dells High School), and their five children, Nelson owns the growing Kalahari Resorts group.
The Kalahari here features 760 rooms, 100,000 square