Institute for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Education Partner
Tuesday morning we met with Lance Pogones, Jackie Bumgardner, and Corey Anderson at Games People Play. Lance started the store 40 years ago and it has grown tremendously during that time. Jackie and Corey have both worked at the store for around 30 years. They currently have about 50 employees and have employed over 400 students over the years. As a company they have the retail store, the boot store, they manage Hormel brands, run various online shops, and embroider and screen print all of the products they sell. Lance has continued to be successful as a business owner because he has continued to diversify what he does with his business.
Some advice from the morning:
- work hard and have fun with you do it
- Keep an open mind and be willing to adapt
- Have goals and plans, but be ready to change
- Expect owning your own business to be hard work, but expect to succeed
- Find something you love to do
- Make your staff feel that they are part of the team
- You are probably going to feel under appreciated at times, but keep working hard Austin Public Schools Pacelli Catholic Schools
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