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Unbridled Spirit: Lessons from Kentucky Entrepreneurs Oral History Project

Project Summary

Entrepreneurial activity in Kentucky is thriving with innovative ideas and businesses that compete in the broader marketplace. Brian Raney and Luke Murray, co-founders of tech business incubator Awesome Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky, collected stories from notable Kentucky entrepreneurs to create the book “Unbridled Spirit: Lessons in Life and Business from Kentucky’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs.” Each interviewee featured in the book, and in this oral history collection, is a member of the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.

Project Code

ubs

Project Keyword

business businessmen entrepreneurs

Interviews in this Project (20 Total):

Interview with Chris Young

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh685_ubs001
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

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Access: Request

Interview with Bill Samuels, Jr.,

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh686_ubs002
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

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Interview with Lee T. Todd, Jr.

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh687_ubs003
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

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Access: Request

Interview with Jim Booth

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh688_ubs004
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with John A. Williams

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh689_ubs005
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Luke Murray

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh690_ubs006
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Luther Deaton

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh691_ubs007
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Bill Gatton

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh692_ubs008
Interviewer: Brad

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Billy Harper

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh693_ubs009
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Bruce Lunsford

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh694_ubs010
Interviewer: Brad

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Chris Sullivan

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh695_ubs011
Interviewer: Brad

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Dana Bowers

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh696_ubs012
Interviewer: Brad

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Davis Marksbury

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh697_ubs013
Interviewer: Brad

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with W. James "Jim" Host

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh698_ubs014
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with John Y. Brown, Jr.

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh699_ubs015
Interviewer: Kevin Murphy

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Junior Bridgeman

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh700_ubs016
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Kent Taylor

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh701_ubs017
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Pearse Lyons

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh702_ubs018
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Ron Geary

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh703_ubs019
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview with Terry Forcht

Interview Accession Number: 2018oh704_ubs020
Interviewer: Sheila Trask

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request