LCT will be comparing how five operators with less than two years in the industry build their success, including the challenges, failures, and achievements. Read more

Deborah Talbott

Debbie is a former purchasing director who after 20 years found herself unemployed in a recession. She immediately launched her new business from home starting with a single 120-inch stretch limousine and has since added a Lincoln Town Car Executive L to the fleet. Read more

Ricardo Garza

Ric, as he is known to friends, is 45 years old, married, and a proud parent of two boys and one girl. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and spent many years working in the Houston Mayor’s Office as a certified conflict mediator and business developer. Read more

Becky Laramee

Along with her brother, John, Becky bought All Points Limousine in 2008. Their mother had spent time in the motorcoach and travel industry and had retired, but wasn’t quite ready for retirement. Needless to say, mother Bonnie is the office manager. Read more

Brad Gregory

Brad bought a 25-year-old limousine service in 2009 from a retiring owner. The company is located between Nashville, Tenn. and Bowling Green, Ky. He had no previous experience in the industry, working for the past decade for an automotive company. Read more

Georgia Berg

In July 2007, at the age of 44, Georgia became a long-distance business partner with her longtime Australian friend, Peter Smith. They met by chance while vacationing in Hawaii in 1993. During a 2003 visit to the U.S., Smith saw a Ford Excursion limousine and vowed to bring the first one to Australia. Read more

Jim Luff

LCT Contributing Editor Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, Calif. After working as a chauffeur in the early 1990s, he joined The Limousine Scene in 1993 as general manager and later became a partner in the business. Read more

• Becky Laramee
• Brad Gregory
• Deborah Talbott
• Georgia Berg
• Jim Luff -- Host
• Ricardo Garza

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• July, 2011 (3)
• May, 2011 (3)
• March, 2011 (5)
• January, 2011 (7)
• November, 2010 (1)
• October, 2010 (4)
• August, 2010 (6)
• July, 2010 (5)
• June, 2010 (8)
• May, 2010 (11)

RIC Garza made the most of every challenge the race threw his way. It's just the beginning.

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RICARDO GARZA: A final Great Limo Race Blog update concludes with a positive message of success and hope.

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A great deal on a new limo bus and plenty of big events keep us driving upward this year. . .

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RICARDO GARZA: Our main goal for 2011 is to continue to implement the strategic marketing plan we used to achieve 50% growth in 2010. . .

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We had an outstanding November with double the amount of school dances, wedding, Quinceaneras, compared to the previous year. . .

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Ric Garza jumps at the chance to promote luxury transportation service in a local party planning guide.

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BLOOMIN' RECOVERY: Sales are up 63% September over September. . .

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It was awesome to see how many brides are getting married in the near future.

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Experiencing the best and worst of affiliates. . .

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RIC GARZA's SUMMER: A beautiful vacation and a booming business. . .

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OPPORTUNITY: The Latino population is growing at a very fast pace and most are under the age of 18.

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In this environment, for every person that doesn't want to work, there are probably 20 that would just like an opportunity to prove themselves.

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We purchased Limo Anywhere as our operating software system — it is awesome! This is a big step up for us. It is going to cut back on redundancy.

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All the money we spent on our new website is finally paying off.

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We don't have many days left in June, July, August, and September for our Hummer H2. So, we are looking to add another Hummer H2 to our fleet.

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Ric, as he is known to friends, is 45 years old, married and a proud parent of two boys and one girl. He spent many years working in the Houston Mayor’s office. Two years ago he took a leap and started R&R Limousine Service

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