Austin DeBlauw was given an opportunity to help grow a US eyeware manufacturer. It would mean creating more jobs and putting more US-made products on the market… but it would do no favors for his budding sprint car career. The growth opportunity, which would include a move from California to Illinois, came just as Austin was in position to wrap up a sprint car championship. … [Read more...] about The Cost of Opportunity: Austin DeBlauw Reinvents His Sprint Car Career
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Wiffle Ball at the White House!
It was a typical day at WIFFLE Ball when Dave Mullany answered his phone. He is the president of the company as far as the official record goes, so he was the obvious choice when The White House called. “It’s kind of odd when you get a phone call like that, you kind of, you really don’t think it’s real, and I think [when] the email and more details came in, that kind of … [Read more...] about Wiffle Ball at the White House!
Funding Dreams with Other Plans
There's nothing like a story with a little musical accompaniment, courtesy of Nether Land, the band you're about to read about. Here's "Keep On" cued up for you! “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans,” is a quote made popular by John Lennon; it applies to another musician you probably haven’t heard of: Joe Willis. Maybe you don’t know his work, … [Read more...] about Funding Dreams with Other Plans
That Tarahumara Sandal Photo
Barefoot Ted AKA Ted McDonald, is an extreme runner who started a sandal company but often runs barefoot. But this story is not about running, or footwear, or the Rarámuri tribe that still lives mostly in traditional ways in the Copper Canyons of Mexico. This story is about this photograph. In his travels and quest for footwear that ultimately led Barefoot Ted to create … [Read more...] about That Tarahumara Sandal Photo
President Trump’s Made In America Product Showcase 2018 Speech
Here is what was the live feed from 7.23.18. President Trump's speech started late, so please jump ahead to 57:00 minutes (-22 minutes if your feed shows it in countdown timecode) for his speech honoring and congratulate some of the Made in the USA companies that were invited to the White House this year in the second annual Made in America Product … [Read more...] about President Trump’s Made In America Product Showcase 2018 Speech