Episode 19 Caleb King - ”Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home”

Caleb King, Co-Owner and Co-Founder of Dripp Donuts, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development with the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

0:25 1. I’ve heard that your wife Michelle and you were out in CA camping, came to Shreveport over Christmas and less than two weeks later decided to move here. What transpired during that trip to Shreveport that convinced Michelle and you to move here?

 

2:25 2. Let’s talk about Dripp Donuts which I’ve seen described as craft sourdough donuts on wheels. What is Dripp? How did you get the idea to start it? Do Michelle and/or you have culinary backgrounds? And, if not how did you learn such gourmet skills both in terms of taste and presentation?

 

9:37 3. Not many people have seen as many sides of our community in as short of a time as you have. Dripp has been from Blanchard to Stonewall to Benton and everywhere in between. I believe you grew up here.

 

As someone who is newly back to town, what about the community has jumped out at you as being the same as when you grew up here?

 

17:25 4. What has jumped out at you as being different?

 

25:46 5. It seems that Dripp has been a great success. For people out there listening to this who aspire to start their own businesses in town, what advice or suggestions can you provide?

 

33:59 6. I believe that Michelle is Canadian and you guys have lived in other cities. From your perspective, what can Shreveport-Bossier do to become one of the next, great small cities?

 

*Outro music provided by Bond Plus