Live Broadcast – 03 24 20 – Emily Killion & Tucker Frazer
Posted On March 24, 2020
Emily Killion discusses new legal implications of the Covid-19 legislation passed and Tucker Frazer discusses jobs that are available now for anyone that needs work. Plus insights into how fear reveals opportunities. Check out this episode!
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Saunders Yacht Works: A Family Business Caring for a Special Type of Customer
Posted On March 23, 2020
A 150-ton boat lift is hard to find. There isn’t one on the Gulf Coast between Tampa and the Corpus Christi area unless you go to Saunders Yacht Works. Their 150-ton lift can hoist a 120 yacht out of the water and set it on land for work ranging from new engines, new interiors, refurbished air conditioners, to a cleaned and painted hull. John Fitzgerald runs the show today but the business began in the 1950s on Royal Street in downtown Mobile. Hear his fantastic story of their family business and what their future holds. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynBear Walker – Making High-End Skateboards Worthy of Riding or Hanging as Art
Posted On March 16, 2020
Bear Walker made 4000+ skateboards in 2019, up from 1500 the year before. His partnership with Pokemon to make a board featuring Pikachu caught the eye of the skateboarding community and the boards sold out in two days and are now selling on eBay at twice their purchase price. Bear stumbled onto a grip on the boards that’s cut into the board during manufacturing, not an adhesive, that he’s working to sell to other industries for boating decks or ADA ramps. All things are looking up for Bear Walker and his beautiful, high-performance, and expensive skateboards. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynThe Disaster Recovery Business – Russell Fountain’s Global Disaster Solutions Fixes Big Problems
Posted On March 9, 2020
Through tried and true vendors, using next generation technology, and having experience dealing with disasters of all types, Russell Fountain’s Global Disaster Solutions counts some of the nation’s most recognizable brand names as customers. He consults on disaster preparedness and rushes to the disaster site when tragedy strikes. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynDavid Morris of QB Country: Teaching Play-Calling with Confidence to Shaking Hands with Adults
Posted On March 2, 2020
David Morris set records while a high-school quarterback. At Ole Miss he played behind Eli Manning and seldom touched the field. After college his passion for football never dropped and he began drilling kids on quarterback drills on local fields as favors to their fathers. Ten years ago he began QB Country which institutionalized his processes and today his company boasts multiple NFL players, and 171 scholarship quarterbacks with 31 this year alone. But, says David, these are his exceptions. It’s mostly a middle or high school kid who’s trying to get better or get more playing time. And David… Read More
Categories: LibsynBrent Barkin is Second Generation President of Shoe Station
Posted On February 24, 2020
Brent Barkin was working at Shoe Station as a young boy. The store was a concept his father originated and shortly after the first one was open, the second store opened in Pensacola. Today there are nineteen stores throughout the deep south and Brent is now running the show. Each location sees its own trends in popular shoes and apparel and Shoe Station’s customers know they can return to the store year after you and find their favorite brands – it’s how Shoe Station builds loyalty. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynBrian Garish leads Banfield Pet Hospital: 1000+ locations, 19,000+ associates, and 3+M pets
Posted On February 17, 2020
Brian Garish leads Banfield Pet Hospitals. One of the Mars family of businesses (think M&Ms), the pet care industry is booming. More pets today than ever before are leading to a major shortage of veterinarians. And the Millennial generation, per Brian, is much more interested in pet preventative health care than previous generations of pet owners which requires more vet visits and better foods. We talk pets, vets, compassion fatigue, and the future of pet care. Plus a Mardi Gras commentary from David Webb. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynThe Under 40 Year Old’s View of Today’s Workplace
Posted On February 10, 2020
Corey James is the Director of Operations for Mobile, Alabama’s Innovation PortAL, overseeing startup consulting, community development initiatives, marketing, and communications. Cullen Millsap is a Parter and Vice President of Legal Imaging in Mobile, performing digital forensics and eDiscovery for the legal field. Both are members of Mobile Bay Monthly’s 2019 Forty Under Forty class and join me to discuss the workplace in 2020 and what those of us well beyond our fortieth year don’t get about today’s workplace. Listen to their thoughts, ideas, and predictions for the workplace’s future and get some tips about working with them and their… Read More
Categories: LibsynLuAnn Pappas, CEO of the Scarlet Pearl Casino: Know Your Customer and Know HER Well
Posted On February 3, 2020
LuAnn Pappas began her casino and hospitality career in a casino gift shop in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Today she’s the CEO of the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, Mississippi. LuAnn recognizes the need to know your customer in HER entirety, and the for the Scarlet Pearl, LuAnn’s customer is a fifty-year-old female who’s coming to play the slots. This customer demands a clean, safe, and friendly environment, and LuAnn’s job is to make sure she gets what she wants. “It’s like family here,” LuAnn says. And her customers agree. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynDavid Greene of law firm Greene & Phillips: It’s about accountability
Posted On January 27, 2020
David Greene went from owning a landscaping company out of college to deciding to go to law school and starting a law firm. Today they have six attorneys and employ sixty support staff and have opened an office in Atlanta. He’s prolific advertiser in our area and the motivation for it? Many people, he says, don’t know a lawyer and he wants to be theirs. Yet for all the advertising, most of his business is referral and repeat. It’s a great growth and success story. Check out this episode!
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