MR. AARONS GOODS

Fifteen years ago, I moved to Nashville from Evansville, IN like many others - a broke musician. I've always been lucky enough to have a job that was flexible and allowed me to tour. For the better part of a decade, that job was working as a manager for the comedian, Ralphie May. Ralphie taught me so much about being a man, providing for your family, how to start and run a business, and how to treat people and grow relationships. We started a BBQ business called Fat Baby which provided me insight into the steps necessary to run a food manufacturing business. We sold sauces and rubs to fans all over the country. We were going to get his BBQ on menus in comedy clubs all across the country. We had so many plans. Unfortunately, we lost Ralphie in 2017. My entire life collapsed and the bottom fell out. I lost my sole income, my health insurance, my friend and mentor all in a day. One of Ralphie's co-managers took me under his wing on a project to reopen a peach and apple orchard in Wilson..