Episode 18, Lester Thornhill, CEO of Life's Abundance
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Description
When they needed a more central location for their company, Texas seemed like the perfect spot. However, finding a place just anywhere in Texas wasn’t going to cut it. After...
show moreLester looked at the location, called the number on the email, and the rest is history.
In this episode of Gone to Texas, Lester joins Dave Quinn to tell his story of expanding to Dumas, Texas, and why he calls Dumas the best city he’s worked with.
He shares the story of how he had to change some of their processes that worked throughout the country, and how he’s built an incredible relationship with the Economic Development Center of Dumas.
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Full Episode Breakdown:
1:55 - Meeting Lester, and learning about his journey to the US, and what it was like coming here as an immigrant.
4:40 - Lester talks about how his technology background left him to Life’s Abundance.
9:40 - Lester talks about how he discovered his love of business and technology.
13:34 - Lester talks about expanding to Texas, and why it was such an important place for them to build a location.
17:14 - Lester talks about why his company picked Dumas, and how it ended up being the perfect location.
18:33 - Lester talks about how life was so different in Dumas, and how they had to change how they usually did things to grow the warehouse.
20:48 - Is the EDC only there just to help people get incentives, etc, or are they truly problem solvers for businesses?
23:48 - Lester gives his one piece of advice for business owners who are interested in Texas.
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Author | Super Dave Quinn, CEcD |
Organization | Super Dave Quinn, CEcD |
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