Typically, nationwide businesses start out in a big city where there s a big market. As the brand grows and demand grows with it, the business gradually spreads across the country to ever smaller markets until eventually everybody s within a few miles of, say, a Walgreens. There are notable exceptions to this pattern. For…
Read MoreSinger, Songwriter, playwright Paul Sanchez describes Fat City as “a polyester Bourbon Street.” Paul used to play in a band called Godot in Fat City back in the 1970’s. Being in an artsy new wave band that made musical references to French literature didn’t get you laid back then. Paul says, though, that he…
Read MoreWe have a nationwide opioid epidemic. We consume a huge amount of alcohol. There’s a trend toward legalizing marijuana. And over 10% of us are prescribed mood altering medication. These are all attempts at coping with life. Another approach to making life more bearable is to spend more time focusing on the good parts. That’s…
Read MoreJax Frey is the most prolific painter in the entire world. Yes, you read that correctly. Jax has painted more paintings than anyone in the world. At least 6,500 more than Pablo Picasso who held the previous world record at 13,500. Jax is at 20k and counting. Except she can’t get the folks at the Guiness…
Read MoreDespite having a Constitution and any number of Federal statutes that guarantee us all equality, there still seem to be plenty of creative ways for employers to discriminate against women. On Out to Lunch we don’t normally talk about big issues. We talk about small business. On this edition of the show we can do…
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