{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Driven By with Sam Coates","title":"“Entrepreneurship and Mom’s Garage” with JW Gibson","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/660f96a0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5985,"description":"In this episode of Driven By, I sit down with JW Gibson, a Memphian whose story runs from the Dixie Homes housing project to entrepreneur. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he built businesses from the ground up—including a medical supply company launched in his mother’s garage and a printing company that now produces Tennessee’s lottery tickets. This conversation is about how JW built from scratch, took risks, and kept moving forward.Episode HighlightsHousing Project: Growing up in a Memphis housing project, and how that experience shaped how he sees opportunity and challenge.Lessons from the Navy: What he learned about leadership, discipline, and staying steady under pressure.Entrepreneur at Work: From cash-flow struggles to building companies today.Politics and Government: His thoughts on education and workforce development.A City in Transition: His take on Beale Street, downtown’s future, and projects like the Rock & Soul Museum move.The Campaign: His thoughts on City Mayor election campaign and what he was planning before dropping out of County Mayor race.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/99R4fX5iee69v4qcvV_rr1rl0eWONrpYW8EXlRF2CBo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MTExLzE2OTc0/ODgwNjEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}