Issue 268, February 23, 2025
Sometimes in life, you need to face your hurdles.
This week’s quote I believe expresses the qualities that are embodied in each one of our Southside Business Men’s Club members. As businesspeople, we look at things differently: where many people may see a problem, we see an opportunity.
At the age of sixty-two, a small-town diner owner lost his business because a new highway moved traffic away from his restaurant. Rather than giving up, he decided to sell the pressure cookers that he had modified to pressure fryers along with his secret blend of eleven herbs and spices. This was the beginning of what eventually became Kentucky Fried Chicken. There are thousands of stories about business owners who overcame problems; from Henry Ford and the assemble line, to Jeff Bazo creating an online bookstore that is now the gigantic Amazon business we know today.
In this issue, we highlight Past President Tyrone Townsend, who saw a need to serve under privileged children here in Jacksonville. His vision has grown to become one of the most popular and feel-good events that the club has to offer: the Annual Christmas Kids Shopping Spree.
We are very blessed to belong to a club with so many people that possess such a variety of talents and who genuinely care about the betterment of the Southside of Jacksonville.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting, we are currently working with Maggiano’s to secure a larger room to accommodate our quickly growing membership.
Ken Petsch
2025 President