Peaches, Profits, Curbs and Collabs

**Shannon Houchin**

Podcast Episode 237

No matter where you are, at one time or another, you probably have passed by a roadside stand. Sometimes they are garage sales, or kids selling lemonade but if you’re lucky enough it is a fruit stand.

As an entrepreneur have you ever thought, I wonder what a stand like this pulls in? Can it be a full time thing?

My guest today is going to tell you about her story of peaches to profits, how collaboration with farmers and cities helped her grow and how she converted a single peach stand into over 200 workers across 3 states.

Who is Shannon?

Opening a roadside peach stand seemed like a crazy idea at the time, since most people thought the business model was long dead. Opening 100 roadside peach stands with over 200 workers across 3 states seemed like an insane idea--but that's exactly what I did.

And now, a decade later, I am still doing it. Today my son, Finn, who grew up selling peaches, is my business partner and together, we teach students how to earn college tuition over the summer by selling peaches.