True Grit with Craig Kautsch

This week’s True Grit Podcast is with Tom Brown, an avid member of Indigo Yoga and owner of Town Talk Foods. With around 100 employees, he gives some incredible insights on how to maintain a “can-do” culture. Listen as we cover all sorts of interesting facets of what makes him a successful leader, and find out why Town Talk has a cult-like following of treasure hunters from all walks of life.

Book Mentions:
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy

Business Resources:
Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters
Traction by Gino Wickman
Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)

Meet Fort Worth Chef Jon Bonnell (Founder of Bonnell's Restaurant Group)... He’s had 3 invitations to cook at the James Beard house, been on the Today Show, CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, and the Food Network’s BBQ with Bobby Flay. Bonnell has also been featured on ESPN’s College Gameday, and just received the Walter Kaufman Lifetime Achievement Award for the Fort Worth Food and Wine Foundation in the fall of 2019.
Learn more about how he's been leading his company through the COVID-19 pandemic, and hear his compelling backstory as a leader.

Book Mentions:
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Jon Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine
Jon Bonnell's Texas Favorites
Jon Bonnell's Fine Coastal Cuisine