At Home With Roby

Scott Montgomery with WSM Ventures joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Scott shares details about his childhood on a farm, his family’s 110-year-old textile business that was founded in 1890 and grew to over 5,000 employees, and his time at Hampden Sydney College where he earned a degree in Economics.  Post college, he spent two years in Poland working for a textile printing operation, followed by two years in the investment banking industry in New York City.  In 2001, he returned to the south where he started a landscape supply business and later a medical software company and recycling business.  Today, he owns and operates 13 Take 5 Oil Change locations in Augusta, GA, Western NC and Eastern TN, with plans to build 5-10 more.  Tune in to learn more about Scott’s adventures as an entrepreneur and his plans to look for additional franchisee opportunities.

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Jeremy Fulkerson joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Jeremy shares details about his time serving on the board of Right Moves for Youth and his involvement with the South Park Youth Association.  He also shares exciting news about the league’s new indoor training facility currently under construction by our Roby Commercial team.  Tune in to learn more about Jeremy’s family, his passion to help children in our local community through the power of sports, and the “why” behind his commitment to the league and his players.

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Michael DePalma, President of the Bridge Foundation, and Andre Ford-Boyd join Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  The Bridge Foundation was established in 2003 to promote friendship and the exchange of ideas among some of Charlotte’s young professionals.  Each year, members of the group award one Mecklenburg County high school graduate with a scholarship.  Andre Ford-Boyd, 2023 recipient of the scholarship, joins the conversation to share his story, how a simple google search connected him to the Bridge Foundation, his goals for the future and the “purpose” behind those goals.   

http://thebridgefoundation.net/

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Trent’s daughter, Piper Haston, joins the guys on “At Home with Roby”.  Tune in to hear about a few of Piper’s extracurriculars and what she has planned for the summer ahead.

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Matt Doran, CEO and Head of Sales for Doran Jones Inc., joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Tune in the learn about Matt’s journey from London to New York City in 2004, the start of Doran Jones Inc. in 2010, and the company’s growth to over 175 employees and three locations over the last 13 years.  Matt also shares details about the company’s focus on veteran staffing and the partnerships they have in place with a wide variety of veteran, minority and developmental/educational organizations to source veteran candidates.

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Darren Ash, Executive Director of The ROC, returns to “At Home with Roby”.  The ROC is a construction trade school offering electrical, mechanical, carpentry and construction management classes to students at five local high schools.  As of this June, The ROC is finishing up its fourth school year.  Tune in to hear about The ROC’s 2022 – 2023 school year and their growth over the years, what their students are up to this summer, and their upcoming plans to add a fourth location and begin offering automotive and advanced manufacturing courses.  

https://www.roccharlotte.org/

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Quincy Evans, President of BCJ Building Services, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  BCJ Building Services is a full-service janitorial business specializing in commercial office spaces, schools, medical offices, retail/mixed use developments, and more in the Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville markets.  Quincy shares details about how he got started in the company back in 2014, and the company’s overall core purpose of “creating hope and opportunity by investing in lives”.  Tune in to meet Quincy and learn more about the unique ways BCJ is investing in their employees and their families and the positive culture they have created within the business.

https://www.bcjbuildingservices.com/

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Dave Codrea, Co-Founder and Partner at Greenleaf, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Founded in 2008, Greenleaf is a real estate investment firm based in Atlanta, GA specializing in properties that have problems that they can fix.  The company buys, rehabilitates, and manages long-term low-income residential properties and small business commercial properties to provide advancement opportunities for residents, tenants, investors, and communities.  In addition, the company administers vital resources to reduce stress and increase stability for residents, including community food gardens, youth programs, supply drives, and financial counseling.  Tune in to meet Dave to learn more about his upbringing and education, how after many moves, he landed in Atlanta, GA, and about the unique property in Allentown, PA that was one of his earliest real estate investments. 

https://www.gogreenleafmanagement.com/

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 Josh Mandell, President / COO of The Gateway Companies, joins Trent and special guest host, Sara Stryhas, on “At Home with Roby”.  The company was founded nearly 40 years ago with the clear mission of providing a gateway to affordable housing for working Americans.  Today, The Gateway Companies comprises a family of companies that develop, own and manage conventional and affordable multifamily communities throughout the Southeastern US.  Tune in to meet Josh to learn more about his education and career path to The Gateway Companies and how the company has evolved over the years.

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Steve Proctor joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Steve shares details about growing up in South Dakota, his love for baseball hats and how they help start conversations and build connections, and the future of the AI industry.  Tune in to meet Steve and be a part of the laughs.

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