Mart Green

When I didn't give the answer they wanted, when somebody come in, they didn't get the answer they wanted, well, I want to meet your boss. And I'm like, well, I'm the top of the list. I am the leader.

Yeah, yeah. So that's why I said a little bit crazy. So I came home. I have no clue what I was doing. I learned a little bit from my dad, obviously.

Yeah, yeah. So that's why I said a little bit crazy. So I came home. I have no clue what I was doing. I learned a little bit from my dad, obviously.

Yeah, yeah. So that's why I said a little bit crazy. So I came home. I have no clue what I was doing. I learned a little bit from my dad, obviously.

Yeah. First, it looked like finding a location. So I drove through Oklahoma City, our hometown here, and I found a location. It was 6,000 square feet. At that time, I thought that's too big for a Christian bookstore. So my dad said, well, put office supply in. I hate going to office supply. That was before Office Max, Office Depot, all this. And so now I have to learn the Christian industry.

Yeah. First, it looked like finding a location. So I drove through Oklahoma City, our hometown here, and I found a location. It was 6,000 square feet. At that time, I thought that's too big for a Christian bookstore. So my dad said, well, put office supply in. I hate going to office supply. That was before Office Max, Office Depot, all this. And so now I have to learn the Christian industry.

Yeah. First, it looked like finding a location. So I drove through Oklahoma City, our hometown here, and I found a location. It was 6,000 square feet. At that time, I thought that's too big for a Christian bookstore. So my dad said, well, put office supply in. I hate going to office supply. That was before Office Max, Office Depot, all this. And so now I have to learn the Christian industry.

And now I got to learn office supplies. At 19, you don't know much about either one of those. And so I was thrown into the fire and Trucks would back up with all this stuff. I had no clue what a hanging file folder frame was, all that. So I'm curious, you had no experience. Well, I had 10 years. I remember I started at nine gluing frames. So you're a frame gluer.

And now I got to learn office supplies. At 19, you don't know much about either one of those. And so I was thrown into the fire and Trucks would back up with all this stuff. I had no clue what a hanging file folder frame was, all that. So I'm curious, you had no experience. Well, I had 10 years. I remember I started at nine gluing frames. So you're a frame gluer.

And now I got to learn office supplies. At 19, you don't know much about either one of those. And so I was thrown into the fire and Trucks would back up with all this stuff. I had no clue what a hanging file folder frame was, all that. So I'm curious, you had no experience. Well, I had 10 years. I remember I started at nine gluing frames. So you're a frame gluer.

Yeah, I do.

Yeah, I do.

Yeah, I do.

The importance of people, getting the right people. And then when you're 19, you're just looking for somebody who comes in the door, and then you get a little more discerning. How do you find the right people? Obviously, it's easy to find people your age. When you're 19, you wind up hiring people not too far from your age. Well, sometimes that works, sometimes it didn't.

The importance of people, getting the right people. And then when you're 19, you're just looking for somebody who comes in the door, and then you get a little more discerning. How do you find the right people? Obviously, it's easy to find people your age. When you're 19, you wind up hiring people not too far from your age. Well, sometimes that works, sometimes it didn't.

The importance of people, getting the right people. And then when you're 19, you're just looking for somebody who comes in the door, and then you get a little more discerning. How do you find the right people? Obviously, it's easy to find people your age. When you're 19, you wind up hiring people not too far from your age. Well, sometimes that works, sometimes it didn't.

So then how do I attract somebody with more maturity, more experience than I had? Mm-hmm.

So then how do I attract somebody with more maturity, more experience than I had? Mm-hmm.

So then how do I attract somebody with more maturity, more experience than I had? Mm-hmm.

Well, in the end, you have to empower them, I think, and stuff like that. So they have to believe that. So you're looking for people. You find out they've got skills, they've got competency. the things that you're looking for, and you say, hey, come on, let's take a risk together. So you have to convince them why they wanted to work in retail. Maybe they had retail experience in other places.