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The founder and CEO of the uber-popular Savannah-based convenience store chain joins the Difference Makers podcast to talk about starting and growing his brand and strategies for business success.

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(12:05): Getting into the business and opening his first store in Midway

(15:30): Lessons learned from that first store

(18:10): Timeline of the store growth and move into Savannah

(20:50): Developing the Parker's store concept

(26:10): Work between Parker's and Georgia Southern University

• Greg Parker donates $5 million to Georgia Southern University (SMN, Nov. 13, 2018)
• Georgia Southern celebrates Parker donation (SMN, March 8, 2019)

(33:55): What you learned about business and leadership from your peers

(38:31): Keys for businesses trying to weather the COVID-19 pandemic

• Beacon Views, Greg Parker: Essential Workers are Invaluable (Beacon Magazine, July 8, 2020)

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