Entrepreneurial Insights

Episode 4 of Entrepreneurial Insights features Mike Bruns, who retired in 2010 as founder and president of Comtrak Logistics, a national transportation and logistics company headquartered in Memphis. Mike's business savvy has made him successful, and he generously shares his success with worthy causes in the community.

Links to items mentioned in the interview:

Comtrak Logistics

Society of Entrepreneurs Profile

The University of Memphis

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc.

The Campbell Foundation

Youth Villages

Our third episode features Carolyn Hardy, President of Chism Hardy Investments. Listen as she discusses her path to entrepreneurship in Memphis, as well as the many businesses and organizations she has created and overseen.

SOE profile: https://soememphis.com/members/carolyn-chism/

http://womenofachievement.org/determination/carolyn-chism-hardy/

https://www.amazon.com/Look-Up-Principles-Intentional-Leadership/dp/1543949207

Bill Courtney is famous for many things. You may have seen him in Oscar-winning movie –Undefeated, a 2011 documentary about his time as a volunteer coach for Manassas High School football team here in Memphis. You may have read his book –Against the Grain –in which he shares the principles that helped him be a successful coach, entrepreneur, and father, and what it takes to maintain that success for the rest of our lives.You may have seen him give a motivational speech or except a leadership award along the way.In our conversation, we focus on his business –Classic American Hardwood –a lumber producer and distributor with a global footprint, founded in 2001. You will hear from Bill that founding his own firm in the lumber business was never his original intention but instead a necessity. He will also share the impact that the trade war with China is having on his industry. Bill has a strong set of values, and a unique experience and you will hear some great advice about how to run and grow your business and live a good life

Duncan serves as the board chair of the Society of Entrepreneurs and is the President of Duncan-Williams Inc, a firm founded by his father 50 years ago a municipal bond broker, which has since grown into a nationally recognized, financial services provider serving clients across the country. Duncan will tell the story of how the firm got started, how his mother took ownership after his father passed away, and how he stepped into the leadership role in 2000 with an emphasis on maintaining a "family firm"culture and how important the Memphis spirit has been to his success.