Episode 348: A Crash Course in the Grocery World

Episode 348 originally broadcast on February 04, 2012

The BusinessMakers visit with Gary Murphy & Crystal Lee of Little Products Co. Importer and serial entrepreneur Gary Murphy says he never saw it coming. He launched his first food product in Las Vegas three years ago—and today has added a global accounts manager. And there are MORE products in the works. In our vignettes, Greg Price visits with Brian Gaubert and Leisa Holland-Nelson interviews Jane Cummins of H.E.A.R.T.

School of Business 2/4/2012

Russ and John present the show about the entrepreneur class, the working stiffs who create products and services that we need. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Anybody got any awards out there?! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—clever observation from British politician Margaret Thatcher; This Week in Business History includes strange ideas like mintonette, shoe rationing and the Winklevoss twins; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business—the President intervenes.

Gary Murphy & Crystal Lee - Little Products Co.

Importer and serial entrepreneur Gary Murphy launched his first food product in Las Vegas three years ago—says he never saw it coming! Caesar’s Palace wanted Murphy to locate really good soy sauce in a fish container. He did—and Caesar’s placed their first order for 50,000 units!! Little Soya Premium Soy Sauce was an immediate success. Today it is being sold in grocery stores and is getting interest from China and Canada Crystal has joined as the company’s global accounts manager. And there are MORE products in the works.