EP150: The Christmas Store, The Bigger the Bureaucracy, the Smaller the Customer and The Chicago-area Maintenance Man Who Wrote a Hallmark Christmas Movie

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jonathan Mattox of the Oxford-Ole Miss Rotary Club shares how The Christmas store originated and the impact it has had on the lives of thousands of children; Mike Leven was President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. One of the great hoteliers of all time—a legend in his business. Rikk Dunlap has always been a writer, and writing has even become a way for him to come to grips with tragedy. He never dreamed, though, that his work would be a regular feature on the biggest holiday movie channel around.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Time Codes:00:00 - The Christmas Store10:00 - The Bigger the Bureaucracy, the Smaller the Customer23:00 - The Chicago-area Maintenance Man Who Wrote a Hallmark Christmas Movie Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.