Where did you look to open your own business?
After I got off work, I would count all of the cars (at Green Mount Crossing). I thought it was a growing area with Shiloh and the new subdivisions. I thought it would be a great place.


And you were immediately attracted to Green Mount Crossing?
Right. I contacted the land developer and he gave me plans, and we communicated back and forth with that. And then, actually someone came from the creamery from Scottsdale (in Arizona) and approved that site. It has been a great location, great people and I have an awesome team. More importantly, I have a wonderful manger, Karen Becker. I can't say enough good things about it. She will be district manager. She'll manage the one in Edwardsville and I will take care of the one in Shiloh. We are really looking forward to the new one in Edwardsville. It's really going to be a beautiful store."

Tell me more about the new ice cream shop.
We'll have a fireplace, furniture, two leather chairs, a sofa, it will be a cozy atmosphere. There will be a bar, and tables for eating, and we'll also have a patio for seating and we'll have a drive-through.