David Roberts, President of Roberts Co., joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Roberts Co. is a 3rd generation family-owned grocery business.  David’s grandfather opened the company’s first store, Sunflower Market, in 1968.  Today, the family owns a chain of 20 Corner Market stores across the state of Mississippi.  David shares memories about his grandfather, his many entrepreneurial ventures and how the company’s stores have grown and evolved over the years.  Tune in to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lee Cornwell joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Lee shares details about his time at Clemson University and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, his strong relationship with his father, and how the two ended up in business together.  They founded their family business, Cornwell Capital, in 2015 which invests in “dirty and loud” family businesses in the manufacturing industry.  After researching over 100 companies, they made their first purchase in 2016 - 53-year-old Burlan Manufacturing - where Lee serves as President & CEO today.  Tune in to meet Lee to lea ..read more

Danny Goldrick with Willow Dumpsters joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Tune in to learn about Danny’s move to Charlotte in 2013, his 10 years working at Red Hill Ventures and his transition to Willow Dumpsters in the summer of 2023.  Since then, Danny has been busy hitting the streets, meeting new people (including Trent over a cup of coffee) and making connections to promote the growing business and its services.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Jason McNeel, President of Canton Concrete, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Jason calls in from Pearl, Mississippi to share details about the 70+ year old business, its growth from 3 to 5 plants under his leadership, the Canton Concrete team and culture, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lisa Sherry, founder of Lisa Sherry Interieurs, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  After college, Lisa spent 12 years working in the fashion industry followed by set design.  She got her start in residential interior design in the 80s when working with a developer to develop a small town in Virginia.  For the town, Lisa designed a vineyard, bed and breakfast and 24 guest cottages.  From there, she moved on to Wilmington, Winston Salem and ultimately Charlotte where her interior design business thrives today.  Together with a team of four designers, Lisa l ..read more

Ron Weatherly, longtime friend, business partner and mentor to Trent and Patrick, joins the guys on “At Home with Roby”.  Ron shares details about the start of Dry Pro Foundation and Crawl Space Specialists that he founded in 1999, how the business grew from $0 to $30 million thanks to a strong leadership team focused on creating a positive company culture and happy employees, and his leaderships roles within the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) of Greater Charlotte.  Tune in to meet Ron, learn about his longtime friendships with Trent and Patrick and his passio ..read more

Mike Alterman, founding Principal of Alterman Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Mike is a fourth-generation commercial real estate investor, developer and broker.  Tune in to hear details about his family’s history in the grocery store and commercial real estate industries, how he got the bug for real estate from watching his dad and the generations before him, and his career path to ACRE that he founded in 2013. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Eric Sprouse, retired owner of Dilworth Billiards, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Dilworth Billiards, once located at the corner of Cleveland and Tremont Avenues in SouthEnd, opened its doors in 1979.  The space was filled with antique billiards tables and pool memorabilia and had a loyal following of customers until Eric’s retirement in 2015.  Today, the space is home to Dilworth Tasting Room with Eric still living in his upstairs condo serving as their landlord.  Tune in to learn about Eric’s move from the insurance to billiards business, the prime locat ..read more

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Hisham Bedwan, President of Dirty South Customs, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby”.  Hisham shares stories from his childhood in Youngstown, Ohio, his entrepreneurial start in apparel sales and his journey to Charlotte where he started his Fast Link Wireless businesses is the late 90s.  Dirty South Customs followed in 2004 where Hisham continues to hustle for his customers today - including Trent and his wife, Ragan.  Tune in to learn more about Hisham’s knack for finding and seizing business opportunities and his “impossible is nothing” mentality that has helped hi ..read more