Issue 38, September 25th
Part 2 of our Jacksonville Entrepreneur series appeared to have been very well received last week. Not only was Earl Benton’s story interesting to hear, but he was also a pretty comical guy. Beginning in the Air Force after having attended college on an ROTC scholarship, he shared with us the disappointment of not being […]
Issue 37, September 18th
Hearing John Valentino’s story last week was inspiring to say the least. To think he came from a completely unrelated industry, decided to open a franchise restaurant, AND completely changed the franchisee structure for greater emphasis on the bar is incredible. I had visited various Mellow Mushroom restaurants throughout GA when traveling and noticed they […]
Issue 37, September 11th
I have to say I was especially humbled last week at the presentation orchestrated by John Crowder and Mark Vickers for Past Presidents’ Day. If you were unable to attend, we dedicated the program to Past President Dole Kelley Jr. who passed away earlier this year. John and Mark took the time to invite Dole’s […]
Issue 36, September 4th
So usually you’re reading this message about the time you think “darn, I have to work tomorrow;” but not today, happy Labor Day weekend! Talk about some surprising upsets last week. I had a feeling the sales tax referendum would pass along with some other races culminating the way they did, but not with the […]
