COLLEEN HALBROOK

Interpersonal communications. My business relies on sales; so, keeping buyers and suppliers informed, interested in doing business with me, and pleased is important. Interpersonal communications are key to that. It is also important internally at JOSCO with my team. To make sure they know how they are aligning with goals and needs.

AstroWorld groundskeeper. I was in high school, covered AstroWorld on roller skates, and picked up trash.

Go get a job outside of the family business to gain valuable experience, success or failure, which could be brought back to the family business. I’d also tell myself to have more confidence in my abilities.

More morning than night. I get up around 6 a.m. and check in with my team at JOSCO. Our production team starts at 5 a.m. Then, I take a walk while listening to an audiobook. That sends me to work ready for the day.

Taking a walk in the morning while listening to an audiobook. I listen to a wide range of books, books for entertainment, theology, personal development, or business strategy.

The Peanut Butter Falcon. You really have to see it to get it. To its credit, it won a SXSW Film Award. It’s about a man named Zak in his early 20s with Downs Syndrome who eventually escapes the nursing home he is in. He’s obsessed with pro wrestling, and he meets up with a shady but somewhat good guy. They go on a Huck Finn-style adventure trying to get Zak to a wrestler and coach he idolizes. A note about production, Zak is played by Zach Gottsagen who has Downs. He got the role when a film crew visited his community, and he told them he wanted to be in a movie.