Episode #117 Sportsman's Inn - Tricia La Belle

Guy Talks to Owner Tricia La Belle and manager Dave Brooker of the Sportsman's Inn located in Kernville CA.Tricia's Bio: From Newtown Connecticut, at the age of 22 I met a musician from Los Angeles and felt the desire to move to California in search of success myself, I struggled with modeling and finding a legit fashion scene at the time as runway was my thing. I started a services company called Perfection Services where I did everything from Script Reading to cleaning homes. I then picked up a job as a messenger and driver while I went to college seeking a degree in law. Then I met another guy who got me involved in event promotions and my life took a wild turn after we broke up, I started my own event in a Hollywood nightclub in 1998 called Bar Sinister that is a world renowned alternative club today I ended up buying the club and today own Dave's on Broadway in Glendale, Boardners of Hollywood, Bar Sinister, Bon Vivant Market & Cafe in Atwater Village and The Sportsman's Saloon in Kernville and place that I have been coming to for its epic beauty, white water rafting, hiking, camping and star gazing. So in love with the area as it allowed me some of the pleasures I enjoyed as a kid back in Ct. I sat as president of the Kern River Conservancy for 5 years and am continually proud of what KRC has done for this magnificent river! As a business owner with over 150 employees I am also actively involved in the communities I serve, I sit on the Kernville Chamber, president of The Greater Los Angeles Hospitality Association, Cal Nightlife and I once served on the Hollywood Central Park Board and Hollywood Central Neighborhood council. My businesses, my incredible staff and my customers are my passion along with my two cavapoos Whisky & Disco, I love to ski, raft, hike, travel, cook and eat food, drink beverages made with love! Dave's Bio:Grew up in Newtown Ct> Spent 8 years caddying on The LPGA and Ladies European golf tours> Caddymaster at Lochinvar GC Houston Tx> Toured as a technician with several pop/rock bands through the mid 2000’s> Resident Caretaker at Holcombe Hill Nature Preserve in Newtown, Ct from 2014-2023> Manager of The Sportsman’s Inn Kernville> Tricia and I grew up together in Newtown, Ct. Re acquainted as adults in 2009 in LA. We have become great friends since then and last year her situation in Kernville was changing and mine was in Ct so I moved to Kern ville in August of 2023>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices