This special edition of the podcast was recorded with a live audience during Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week - so of course this week’s guest is Barry Large, the quintessential Chattanooga entrepreneur!

In this episode, Barry shares how he grew up with a front-row seat to entrepreneurship, seeing his parents own and operate a brick business. This sparked something in him, leading him to pitch a business idea to his best friend - Ted Alling. A year later, their other best friend Allan Davis joined them and the three successfully grew Access America to $500 Million in just ten years. But it didn’t happen without a few bumps and bruises along the way…

My Morning Cup is hosted by Mike Costa of Costa Media Advisors and produced by SpeakEasy Productions.

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