For Tom Cox, who worked in a country club and had an interest in all things technology, an online business selling golfballs seemed like the perfect match. However, creating an online business 28 years ago presented some unique challenges. For one, e-commerce wasn’t yet a thing, and then there was the “.com crash” of 2000….
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Initially wanting to open a ski store in Baton Rouge after organizing LSU’s very first ski trip in the ‘60s, Michael Matthews’ father quickly realized that the market for ski apparel and equipment in Louisiana wouldn’t last long. Instead, he opted to open up a store that serviced all things outdoors, from camping and fishing…
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Jim Urdiales has been working in and around the restaurant industry since he was eight years old. After telling himself he wouldn’t go into the business two generations of his family went into, a voice called him back and told him to open a restaurant serving Louisiana-Mexican-based cuisine. After an arduous first year in business…
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Being let go from 12 different sales positions might have discouraged the average person, but Edward Keith “EK” Navan used this time to help pursue his true passion – creating businesses. EK is a consummate entrepreneur who adopts a beginner’s mindset and always asks, “Why?” After opening the Regymen in 2016 with the hope of…
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Founded in 1957 as a brick and salvage company, Holmes Building Materials is now a 4th generation building materials company in Baton Rouge and Denham Springs. After taking his Dad’s advice of having work experience outside of the family biz, Matthew ended up in Shreveport; however, after a few years, he eventually found his way…
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What does the Fourth of July and Covid have in common? It’s the perfect time to launch a business! At least, that’s what the Founder of LA Custom Kayaks, Brock Miller, did. In the summer before his junior year at LSU, Brock launched a business fueled by his passion for being outdoors and, more specifically,…
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Get your candles and books ready as we close out 2022 with a flame. This week we are joined by the owners of Truly Haute, Lauren & Rachel. Two ladies on fire for their business and doing everything they can to take it to the next level year over year. After wanting to do something…
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It can be tough for any family business to be passed down from one generation to the next. For Letterman’s they’ve been around since the 1940s and still continuing to grow and flourish. This week on The Patty-G Show, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a good friend of ours, Steven Perret. He…
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Typically whenever you go out to eat at a restaurant you are given a single plate for your meal and if there are sharable dishes everyone will have their own smaller plate to pass around. For Misti and Brumby Broussard, they wanted to mix that up a bit. With a California background via the movie…
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Whenever you need something taken care of, often times you like to do it yourself. However, there are certain tasks that we just cannot do on our own. It requires the help of external parties whether that may be employees or even outside consultants. This week we are chatting with Beverly Haydel, founder of Sequitur…
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