Lou Benjamin - The Art of Living - Career, Community & Passion

My guest today is such an interesting guy and I can’t wait for you to meet my friend, Lou Benjamin. Lou grew up in Cincinnati and spent his younger years there. He had a unique plan for college and beyond that, as often happens, changed course. But during that time, he realized he had a knack for sales, which took him in a different direction. Lou will tell us about a visit to Atlanta that actually never ended! He never left, moved there, established a career in recruiting AND ultimately his own business, where he discovered a niche that served him well his entire career. His career took him to major companies and clients all over the world! Lou is one of those rare, early adopter property buyers of Reynolds, when it was very young. In fact, he tells us at that time, when you came to look at property, you stayed at the sales managers home while you were visiting! He and his wife Paula also bought a weekend home, a golf cottage in Great Waters, before there was a world-class golf course there! He’ll tell us stories about the excitement of watching the course come out of the ground and explains one of the unique reasons it IS the course we know and love today! One of the things you will love about Lou is his easygoing humor, but unmistakable wisdom. He used that knowledge and served on the Reynolds Board of Governors, not once but twice. The first time was before he was a full time resident and the second, which he served as Chair, was during one of the most critical times, during the transition of ownership of the property to Met Life. He’ll tell us about what did happen and even more interesting, what could have happened, if the stars had not lined up properly. Lou seems to find himself serving his community at times when they really need him most. It happened when Eatonton and Putnam County found themselves in some dire economic circumstances when one of those worst case scenarios come to pass. Lou was part of a private community think tank and instrumental in discovering a viable economic solution. They accomplished this by establishing Eatonton as a tourism destination by creating visual and literary art venues. You will know these today as the Artisans Village and the Georgia Writers Museum. Lou was instrumental in establishing these hidden gems, and is still active in the organizations today! I look forward to talking to Lou about what’s next for the area, and telling us about the past, present and future. We even have a discussion about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and where we think that may he rapidly heading! You’ll still find Lou actively supporting the causes he believes in, while he enjoys golf, traveling and a bit of acting! Guest - Lou Benjamin https://lakecountryarts.org/ https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/ https://theartisansvillage.org/ Sponsors - Farmers & Merchants Bank; Lake Oconee Bistro; Tim Broyles State Farm Insurance https://www.lakeoconeebistro.com/ https://www.mydowntownagency.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tbprotectincome https://ibankfmb.com/