Interviewer: Dexter Diepholz
Interviewee: Mark Lockwood
September 12, 2014
Mark Lockwood, founder and President of LabStrong Corporation, Dubuque, IA
LabStrong Corporation designs and manufactures for the lab equipment specialty market, focusing on product development for tailored, high quality lab equipment applications. LabStrong develops concepts into functional, marketable products by listening and responding to customer’s unique performance requirements.
Interviewer: Elizabeth Shown
Interviewee: Dr. Todd Creasy
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Can you provide a brief explanation of the work you’ve been involved in as an entrepreneur?
I started a company in 1990 in Memphis TN, right as the time that the U.S. was going into Iraq for the Desert Storm mission. It probably wasn’t the best time to start a new venture. I began an HR Consulting firm that specialized in executive recruitment. I was involved in managerial consulting, HR consulting, and there was also a resume-building piece. My company was called ProSearch with subsidiaries: ProTemps, and ProResume.
Estatibles is a 3,000+ square ft. thrift store where customers can buy anything from a nice picture to put on a wall to motorcycles to ride in the sunset. Need a dining table? They’ve got it, they’ve even got a boat that they’re ready to make a deal on!
