Rick Campbell is a true American business

success story. In 1990 he founded Portacool, Inc and introduced the first

generation of portable evaporative coolers. Working tirelessly to grow the

company by getting such organizations as the Dallas Cowboys, the U.S. Olympic

Corporation and scores of others worldwide to adopt the Portacool cooler Rick

grew the company into an Inc. 500 recognized company.

Rick is a 7th generation East Texan who has

resided in his hometown of Center, TX his entire life. It is there he has not

only build businesses from agriculture to manufacturing but he has proven to be

a true community servant. In addition to serving as Shelby County Judge, he has

also served in many other volunteer roles.

He is chairman of the Shelby Savings Bank

Board of Directors, a former member of the Center ISD Board of Trustees, a past

chairman and national trustee of Ducks Unlimited, a Paul Harris Fellow of

Rotary International, and chairman of the Bone Hill Foundation. He also served

as vice chairman of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and has worked as a

volunteer firefighter for 27 years.

This was one of my favorite podcasts with one

of the most colorful guests I’ve ever had on the show. When I asked Rick to be

on the show he said, “I’d love to tell my American Dream story because that’s

exactly what the story of Portacool is.”

I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did. Thanks for listening.

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