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ENTREPRENEURIAL INSIGHTS WITH ANDY TICER AND MICHAEL HUDMAN
Natives of Memphis, Andy and Michael began cooking as children. Their extended Italian families would gather for jovial Sunday suppers, where everyone would help make homemade meatballs and ravioli. When Andy and Michael met in grade school before heading to Christian Brothers High School, they immediately connected over their similar ancestral backstories. After graduating from the University of Mississippi and Auburn University, respectively, Andy and Michael attended Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, SC and the Italian Institute for Advanced Culinary Studies in Calabria, Italy. Both Andy’s and MIchael's first formative kitchen experience was working under Chef Jose Gutierrez at Chez Philippe in Memphis.
In 2008, Andy and Michael opened Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, which led to their first James Beard Foundation nomination. The duo followed their debut with Hog & Hominy, a wood-burning neighborhood restaurant that was recognized by Bon Appetit, GQ and Southern Living as one of the top new restaurants in the country in 2013. That year Food and Wine also selected them as Best New Chefs in the country, their cookbook Collards & Carbonara: Southern Cooking, Italian Roots was published and they were recognized as semifinalists for Best Chef Southeast by the James Beard Foundation. The 2016 opening of Josephine Estelle in the Ace Hotel in New Orleans, LA, was their first foray into a hotel space. Catherine & Mary’s a nod to their Italian grandmothers opened in 2016 as well. Gray Canary, located in Old Dominick Distillery in the South Main Arts District in downtown Memphis soon followed as their sixth concept.
For their seventh restaurant, Bishop, Andy and Michael dug into their French cooking foundation that began right out of culinary school. Housed in the historic Central Station Hotel, this latest concept continues as the third in their stable of downtown restaurant locations and continues to underscore the renowned chefs' company culture of family and friends.
We know this is a conversation that you will not want to miss!
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BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MEMPHIS
Thursday, June 16, 2022
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Join Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South’s CEO, Leigh Mansberg, at JA’s new home to see the “before” and hear about all of the exciting plans for “after”.
Lunch will be provided by Junior Achievement. Reservations are required.
Click HERE to register.
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Lunch & Discussion with Tyrone Burroughs, Pres. & CEO of First Choice Sales
Thursday, July 21, 2022
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
In 1983, Tyrone Burroughs was recruited by a group of investors from Meridian, MS, to save their Memphis company that was on the verge of a financial crisis and bankruptcy. While he was able to keep the business afloat, the business did eventually close. When the business closed, Tyrone took all the lessons learned and his personal savings of $5,000 and started First Choice Sales and Marketing Group, Inc. in the niche market of products focused on African American consumers. First Choice currently services manufacturers and retailers domestically and internationally; including, Walmart, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Sally Beauty, Kroger, Walgreens, and Target. The company grew its employee count across the entire portfolio between 2012-2020 from 45 to 167 (Pre Covid-19) through growth, startups, and acquisitions.
For reservations, please click HERE.
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Lunch & Discussion w/ Dr. Bill Hardgrave, President, University of Memphis
Thursday, August 11, 2022
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
On April 1, 2022, Bill Hardgrave began serving as the 13th President of the University of Memphis. Previously, Dr. Hardgrave served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Auburn University. Dr. Hardgrave joined Auburn University in August 2010 when he was appointed Dean and Wells Fargo Professor in the Harbert College of Business and served in that position until he became Provost in 2018. Dr. Hardgrave previously held the Bradberry Chair in Information Systems in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and served as the executive director of the Information Technology Research Institute.
For reservations, please click HERE.
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| About Entrepreneurial Insights
Entrepreneurial Insights is a bi-weekly podcast sponsored by The Society of Entrepreneurs. In each episode, Pearson Crutcher and Jay Healy sit down with accomplished business owners and entrepreneurs from Memphis, as they share insights and narratives from their journey to success. Listen at soememphis.com.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Paragon Bank, eBiz Solutions and Behind the Scenes.
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