Dawna Bledsoe, Coldwell Banker

Dawna Bledsoe got her passion for real estate from her mother who was not only a realtor but also a teacher. She obtained her realtor license in 2007 and just recently finished her coursework to get her brokerage license. She is very involved with the local Board of Realtors and feels our area is really... [Read More]

Garrett Matthews, Matthews Landscape

Garrett started cutting grass as a way to fund his hunting habit and after breaking a window in someone’s home, decided it’d be a good idea to become a legitimate business. What began with just he and a helper about seven years ago has grown into business of 52 (fifty-five) employees and allowed Garrett to... [Read More]

David Foret, Egale Distributing

It was a Great CEO Happy Hour at EAGLE DISTRIBUTING this past Thursday! David Foret, Trey Rives and the staff made sure to have plenty of samples available for the tasting and many new favorites were found! Thank you Eagle Team! Bobby and Pam Nichols bought the local distributor in 1992. Previously, Bobby had opened... [Read More]

Michael Moore, Morehead Pools

Morehead Pools has been serving the swimming pool needs of the Ark- La-Tex for over 40 years. Morehead Pools opened in 1960 and Michael Moore’s grandfather was on staff then. In 1975, the Moore family bought the business from Morehead and have continued the family owned and operated business model. They now have three locations:... [Read More]

Don Simmons, Shreveport Security Systems

Don Simmons started Shreveport Security Systems as a home based business in 1983. They are the oldest locally owned security company in the area. They install and service both new construction of residential and commercial buildings. Greg Farrier came on board a few years back after numerous year in the industry. Their main business comes... [Read More]

Macy Flash, Paragon Press

Mr. Flash (Macy’s Dad) opened a Quick Copy franchise here in Shreveport in 1976 because his hometown of Houston was already saturated when the opportu- nity came his way. After Macy finished college, naturally he joined the fam- ily business, 21 years ago. The name of the company changed in 2001 when the Quick Copy... [Read More]

Dr. Kenneth Sanders, Facial Plastic Surgery

Dr. Kenneth Sanders is considered an expert in his field. He trained under Fred J. Stucker, M.D., (was part of the original FDA trials for Botox) a world-renown plastic surgeon at LSUMC who was also one of the first in country to have laser when they first came out. For many years, he’s traveled (nationally... [Read More]

Randy Bowers, SMS Distributions

Randy Bowers founded SMS Distributions about 4.5 years ago after becoming the number one salesperson after 20 years with a competitor. That companies owner passed and when the son took over, he handed Randy his walking papers. He and Henrietta, his high school sweetheart, sold everything they owned and move in with his parents temporarily.... [Read More]

Mark Harrison, House of Carpets and Lighting

Mark Harrison’s background was 25years in healthcare with Hill-Rom. It was there that he received all his experi- ence in lighting and design. When he purchased House of Carpets and Lighting, he brought his daughters, Laura & Mary into the business with him as well as kept many of the existing employees. Mary Jo Hicks... [Read More]

Jake Wood, Century Link Center

The CenturyLink arena was opened in 2000 and is a 270,000 square foot venue with a 14,000 seat capacity that employees 250 people both part and full time. There are several Business2Business Solutions that provide both an experience and exposure including 16 luxury Suites that seat 12-16 at a cost of $35-50k per year. Centertainer... [Read More]