EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 1H 5M
H&H Products - The production of a culture
from Personal Bets · host Chance Sweat
Send us Fan MailJimmy Hartley's grandfather Len started H&H Products Company in 1964 with a $200 loan co-signed by his father, mixing syrup at home while his wife Betty Jean taught school during the day and bottled products at night.Sixty years later, H&H manufactures over 3 million gallons of beverages and syrups annually out of Orlando, FL, supplying theme parks, restaurant chains, cruise lines, hospitals, and convenience stores across 22 states and 12 countries. Now Jimmy, the third generation at H&H and fifth generation in the beverage industry, is running operations, navigating the real tension between honoring a legacy his family spent decades building and modernizing the business for what comes next.In this episode, we talk about:→ The origin story most family businesses wish they had→ Why his grandfather made his dad work somewhere else before coming back→ What it's like walking onto the production floor as the founder's grandson→ Faith, family, and what he wants his kids to see when they're old enough to listenThis is one of the most honest conversations about generational leadership. —🔗 H&H Products Company: https://hhproductscompany.com🔗 Connect with Jimmy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-hartley-b40173130/—ABOUT OWNER OPERATEDOwner Operated is a podcast for the people actually running the business, not the investors, not the board, not the consultants on the sideline. Hosted by Chance Sweat, business broker with FitzGibbon Alexander, Inc. and founder of Foundry Leadership.🔗 Personal Site: ChanceSweat.com🔗 Brokerage: fitzgibbonalexander.com🔗 Follow Chance: https://www.instagram.com/chancesweatABOUT PERSONAL BETSPerson Bets is a podcast for the people actually running the business, not the investors, not the board, not the consultants on the sideline. Hosted by Chance Sweat, business broker at FitzGibbon Alexander, Inc. and founder of Foundry Leadership.🔗 Personal Site: chancesweat.com🔗 Brokerage Site: fitzgibbonalexander.com🔗 Follow Chance: @itschancesweat
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Send us Fan Mail Jimmy Hartley's grandfather Len started H&H Products Company in 1964 with a $200 loan co-signed by his father, mixing syrup at home while his wife Betty Jean taught school during the day and bottled products at night. Sixty years later, H&H manufactures over 3 million gallons of beverages and syrups annually out of Orlando, FL, supplying theme parks, restaurant chains, cruise lines, hospitals, and convenience stores across 22 states and 12 countries. Now Jimmy, the th...
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