Interview with Mark Prudowsky of Lightning Bug Electric
conducted by Safi Mahaba (Sharon Martin)
How long have you owned your own business? In one form or another since 1985
Why? After I graduated high school I became a welder, but in the recession of the 80’s it was hard to find work. I wanted to find something recession proof and was guided to become an electrician
The Honorable Charles H. Taylor. Crucial member of the house appropriations committee, Congressman Taylor is arguably the most diverse and impressive entrepreneur in at least the State of North Carolina. Starting his own successful business at the age of ten ,to become the largest landowner in N.C and the last lumberman in congress,and owning banks in the U.S., Russia AND Europe. Charles self-deprecating humor an example of the statesmen entrepreneurs who signed our Declaration of Independence and Constitution , he is a must listen to as he adroitly addresses from political-entrepreneurial footings the solutions for our current economic and political challenge in a patriotic bipartisan manor The congressman says”government would screw up a one car funeral”!
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1. What was your major in school? Masters degree? What school?
Biology. No masters. University of Texas- Austin
2. How did you decide that you wanted to start your own restaurant? Getting certified?
I worked in the business for others and I felt that I could build a successful business on my own. I wanted to have the responsibility and authority that goes with that.
The restaurant business has always been an easy entry (and easy exit) business. A person can get started on a small capital investment and build a business if they are willing to work hard and can survive the ups and downs. At the time we started there was little in the way of certification and not all that much even now. The “certification” really is the ability to survive until you can grow the business enough to be successful.
