By Shakira Brauchie, LTFF Director of Finance and Administration Two years ago, on a bright, beautiful spring day, three friends sat down to discuss the logistics of opening a bar. It was something that had been discussed in casual conversation, for about 6 months or so,...
By Jeff Burdge, Kiva Tulsa Capital Access Manager The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. Steve Jobs From my experience not everyone loves what they do for work. We’re sent off into...
By Cori Ernst, Communications & Digital Media Coordinator If you’re an entrepreneur, you’ve heard the mantra of the importance of social media for your business - probably more than once. But let’s face it - your time and budget are already stretched thin, so it’s likely...
By Breckyn Hudelson, Marketing & Events Coordinator The mission of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation is to empower Tulsans to achieve their goals by decreasing barriers to big ideas. Through our programming and grantee portfolio, LTFF has helped to elevate Tulsa to be known as one...
By Rachael Reagan, Kitchen 66 Sales & Distribution Coordinator Since the November grand opening of Mother Road Market, most of my days (and some nights) revolve around the operations, logistics, and sales of the Kitchen 66 General Store. As a testing ground for Kitchen 66 and...
By Meredith Peebles, Chief Operating Officer It’s happened again - we’ve blinked and another year has FLOWN by. Apparently time flies not only when you’re having fun, but also when you’re getting stuff - lots of stuff - done. From the grand opening of the Gathering...
By Sam Extance, Mother Road Market Event Coordinator Saturdays are my favorite day at Mother Road Market. It’s bustling with events and activity—the food hall coming alive with a cacophony of laughter, conversation, and merchants calling out people’s orders as they’re ready. My day begins early; I arrive to...
By Robbie Wing, Kitchen 66 Program Director One thing that is always evident at Kitchen 66 is that food has a way of bringing people together. While we offer several resources for new food entrepreneurs including sales opportunities and business training, possibly the most important thing we offer is a...
By Jeff Thompson, Mother Road Market General Manager “In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind At the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, we’ve had the pleasure of spending the past few months with some...
By Cori Ernst, Paige McQueen and Kyle Minden “People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child, the famous red-haired American who taught our grandmothers how to cook French dishes, said this quote. Admittedly, most interns (like ourselves) are part of Generation Z...