Papa Grows Funk, but what can a musician teach us about growing a business?
Posted On December 6, 2018
In past posts on this blog, we have examined lessons that people from various backgrounds, from military officers to football coaches, can teach us about running a business. But stay with us on this next one: What about musicians? Our guest in this week’s episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” is John “Papa” Gros, a longtime New Orleans musician who toured the world with his band, Papa Grows Funk, but often found himself dealing with issues that might seem familiar to managers in many different lines of business. Papa Grows Funk came together organically, Gros says – they knew… Read More
Categories: Blog, Podcast, What's Working with Cam MarstonGourmet Popsicles? Really? Believe it. And be ready to be amazed.
Posted On December 3, 2018
Octavio and Shannon Arzola left corporate America to pursue the American dream of being business owners. They both had deep backgrounds in food service and hospitality which played right into their hands. They recruited Shannon’s brother, Chuck who has experience in running businesses of his own. Did they begin a fine food restaurant? No. They started making gourmet popsicles. Based in southern Mississippi, Pop Brothers artisan ice-pops are making waves. Some recipes use only local ingredients, some are the most indulgent combination of goodies you can find affixed to a popsicle stick, and some are delightful mixtures of seemingly odd… Read More
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