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PODCAST: Brian Hunt Interviews Brian Hunt

  • Monday, September 1, 2025

Brian Hunt grew up redeeming Coke bottles for a nickel, and now leads a century-old, family-founded manufacturer as its first non-family CEO. Brian Hunt is the president and CEO of Southern Champion Tray. 

In this episode, he shares how humble beginnings shaped his work ethic, how “getting cultured” in Boston taught him to be more assertive, and why he left a Fortune 250 track to join a family business built on servant-hearted values.

This episode was recorded with a live audience at the Global Leadership Summit.

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