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Cenla Master Entrepreneurs: Robert Ratcliff Interview
This is the next in a series of interviews with Cenla's Master Entrepreneurs. Gary Perkins and Felix Mathews interviewed Robert Ratcliff, President and CEO of Ratcliff Construction Company.
Read Robert’s fascinating story about what it took to build and grow his construction business.
“…Basically, everything you can think of, we needed more of…”
John Lutes - Former owner of Dixie Ready Mix Co., Inc.
John Lutes
Former owner of Dixie Ready Mix Co., Inc.
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Interview with Joe P. Cunningham, Sr. - Cunningham Agency, Inc., Successful Cenla Entrepreneur
“…We were in the airplane on the way there, with our checks to buy the thing, when two of my partners decided that this might not be such a good proposition. “We took a vote; I lost…” Full Interview
ELS Mentor Interview: Richard Odom – Owner of Country Pines, Blessings and Hope Nurseries
Richard Odom: "I attended LSUA, not because I wanted to; I went there to shut my Mother and my fiancé up." Follow the link to learn what it took to build his nursery business into a successful, thriving company.
NEW FEATURE: Interview with Jimbo Thiels, Successful CENLA Entrepreneur
Jimbo Thiels, of Tunk’s Cypress Inn Restaurant, is the second in a series of interviews Gary Perkins & Felix Mathews are conducting with successful CENLA Entrepreneurs. Chosen for their success, leadership skills and community involvement, these men and women provide an insightful look into what it really took to grow their businesses from the ground up.
Jimbo Thiels - Tunk’s Cypress Inn Restaurant
Jimbo Thiels 
Tunk’s Cypress Inn Restaurant
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