Episode 079: Toys and Aggie Honorees

Episode 079 originally broadcast on December 09, 2006

School of Business for December 9, 2006

News and notes from around the business world for the week of December 9th, 2006.

Cristal Ordonez of Giggling Toys, Inc.

Cristal Ordonez, who has a young daughter, founded a company that allows her to do what she knows best - she plays with toys. The BusinessMakers visit with the founder and president of online toy store Giggling Toys LLC. Giggling Toys sells high-end, award-winning toys for children from infancy to age 12.

Richard Scruggs and the Aggie 100 Honorees

Richard Scruggs, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University; interviews Bo Ritz, CEO of CapNet Securities Corp; Jerry Easterly, President of Insyte Information Corp; and Michael Scheurich, President of Arch-Con Corp.

Flashback - Senior Entrepreneurs

Hard work paid off for these senior entrepreneurs, Truett Cathy, Founder and Chairman of Chick-Fil-A Inc and Red McCombs, auto dealer kingpin and professional sports owner.