BECOMING A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR, IT’S A TASK THAT’S NOT EASY, BUT IT
CAN BE DONE. BUT WHERE DO YOU
START AFTER GRADUATING FROM
COLLEGE AND WORKING IN THE
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FOR
SEVERAL YEARS, ONE LOCAL MAN
WANTED TO MAKE A CHANGE. SO HE
TRIED HIS HAND AT BUSINESS
AFTER DECIDING HE WANT TO GO
INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SPENCER
TURNER OPENED A MAIN SQUEEZE
JUICE LOCATION IN JACKSONVILLE
IN 2021. AND APPARENTLY THINGS
WENT WELL BECAUSE OVER THE
WEEKEND HE OPENED HIS SECOND
LOCATION MARKING THE SECOND IN
OUR AREA IN JUST 2 YEARS. SO
SPENCER TURNER, THE OWNER OF
MAIN SQUEEZE JUICE COMPANY, IS
IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING
WITH A COUPLE OF YOUR FAVORITE
OUT THERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS
TO YOU. TELL ME YOU KNOW,
STARTING A BUSINESS HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE. THERE’S A LOT OF
OBSTACLES ANYWHERE WHEN YOU
STARTED. BUT I MEAN ANYWHERE,
THERE’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE
OFF SCHOOLS. JACKSONVILLE’S,
AN INCREDIBLY WELCOMING
COMMUNITY. IT IS A BIG TOWN,
BUT IT’S STILL A SMALL TOWN.
SAME TIME. EVERYBODY KNOWS
EVERYBODY. SO IT’S EASY TO GO
ON YOU PEOPLE MEET LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND MAKE A LOT
OF CONNECTIONS. AND THAT’S
REALLY WHERE I WANT TO START.
EVEN NOT JUST IN THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION, ANYTHING LIKE
THAT. SO THAT’S PROBABLY
RIGHT? SO HOW DO YOU KNOW,
POINTS 27? SO THAT MEANS YOU
STARTED AROUND. YEAH, WE FIRST
STARTED LOOKING AT IT WHEN I
WAS 24, I BELIEVE I OPENED
125. YEAH. OKAY. SO IT’S A
IT’S BEEN A LONG ROAD 100.
ABSOLUTELY. I’M SURE OF UPS
AND DOWNS RIGHT THERE. WHAT IS
YOUR ADVICE TOO? OTHER
ENTREPRENEURS, SPENCER PEOPLE
THAT YOU KNOW, I DON’T KNOW IF
IT’S THE RIGHT THING FOR ME,
BUT I WANT TO TRY IT. SO
HONESTLY, THERE’S A FEW
THINGS. MY BIGGEST THING IS
DON’T BE AFRAID TO FAIL. I
KNOW THAT’S PROBABLY MOST
CLICHE THING TO SAY. BUT THE
WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME
ISN’T BASEBALL. FEW HIT 3 OUT
OF 10 OVER PROCESS OF ABOUT 10
YEARS IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR HIM
IN THE HALL OF FAME. I’M IN
BUSINESS. NO ONE SEES THE 99
TIMES. YOU FAIL. BUT THEY ONLY
SEE THE ONE TIME THAT YOU DO.
WELL, SO JUST KEEP TRYING.
KEEP GOING FOR IT. YOU NEVER
KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO THAT’S THE BEST THING I CAN
ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE YOU’VE GOT
THAT LOCATION IN JACKSONVILLE
BEACH AND THEN YOU’VE GOT ONE
TOO FAR AWAY. AND IT’S JUST
THIS THE BEACH AND HODGES OPEN
THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY SUNDAY.
IT WAS A GREAT OPENING. I
MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES
HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT CROWD
THERE. WE HAD A GREAT SUPPORT
FROM A CORPORATE TEAM, HAVE A
GREAT STAFF. AND THAT’S
PROBABLY MY BIGGEST ASSET. I’M
HAVING GREAT PEOPLE WORKING
FOR ME NOW, RIGHT? TELL ME
ABOUT ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF OF
FRESH JUICE. WHERE YEAH IS ALL
NATURAL INGREDIENTS. THIS ONE
SAYS APPLE CUCUMBER KALE,
LEMON AND IN SPANISH. SO
REALLY THE BENEFITS OF JUICING
LIKE EACH BOTTLE HAS ABOUT 2
TO 4 POUNDS OF PRODUCE SENATE.
BE VERY HARD FOR UP TO 4
POUNDS OF PRODUCE ON A SO IT’S
VERY GOOD FOR GETTING ALL THE
GREENS, ALL THE VEGETABLES,
ALL THE BENEFITS OF WHAT YOU
CAN GET FROM EATING MASSIVE
AMOUNTS PRODUCE ON ONE BOTTLE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: IT’S A LITTLE
BIT MORE WE TRY TO MAKE IT
TASTE AS GOOD AS HUMANLY
POSSIBLE. AND WE TRY TO GIVE
IT SOME PEOPLE IN THAT, YOU
KNOW, 5 TO $10. PRICE POINT.
I’M JUST SO EVERYBODY CAN HAVE
IT. WE TRY TO MAKE IT ON THE
GO. TAKE 30 MINUTES TO MAKE.
YEAH. AND I KNOW THAT SOME
PEOPLE. USE IT FOR DIETS. THEY
DO JUICE AND SAYS THEY DO
DIETS WHERE IT’S ALL LIQUID.
EXACTLY. TELL ME DURING THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK, IT WORKS
GREAT FOR SOME PEOPLE. IT’S
NOT SO I PERSONALLY JUICE
CLEANSES. JUST NOT MY THING. I
LIKE FOOD TOO AND SO I LIKE
DOING IT. YOU KNOW, IN THE
MORNINGS AFTERNOONS, I LIKE
ADDING IT TO MY DIET
PERSONALLY. I KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO CAN DO IT
PERSONALLY. MY MOM CAN YOU
KNOW, SHE GRABBED IT OUT FOR A
COUPLE DAYS. IT WORKS GREAT
FOR SOME PEOPLE. I WHAT I WANT
PEOPLE TO TRY IT FOR COME IN,
TRY OR JUICES. WE GIVE OUT
FREE SAMPLES AND I WANT YOU TO
KNOW IF IF A TOE IN THE WATER
AND SEE WHAT YOU SALUTE LOW.
CONGRATULATIONS LOCATION. I
SAID RIGHT THERE AT MARSH
LANDING BY THE TARGET. AND
THEN AND THEN BEACH AND HODGES
AND MAYBE MORE IN THE FUTURE.
MAYBE MORE WILL SAY IT. YEAH,
CONGRATULATIONS HIM. HOPEFULLY
THIS INSPIRES OTHER PEOPLE
OUT. SO JUST TRY GO FOR THAT
ONE WIN ONE BIG ES ON. ALL