Joel Rhodes
Joel is the Shop Manager of
Lone Star Dry Goods.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, living or dead in history,
who would it be?
JR: Mark Twain.
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
JR: Personal trainer or outdoor guide.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
JR: The freedom and discipline that
came to me when I gave up alcohol.
and get back to my hometown.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
DR: “Slaughterhouse Five,” by Kurt
Vonnegut.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
JR: No one cares, work harder. Also,
whatever you have to do, just find an
excuse to win.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
DR: Mountain biking at Quanah Hill
and Parks of Aledo trails.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
DR: I’m an Eagle Scout.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
DR: My hard work.
PCT: What is your favorite way to
pay it forward?
DR: Giving back to my community
through my church and business.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, living or deceased, who
would it be?
DR: Clint Eastwood.
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
DR: Using my degree working for
Texas Parks and Wildlife in Fisheries
Management.
PCT: What is the best piece of advice
you would give?
DR: Live every day like you don’t
have another one.
Molley is an agency owner for
Goosehead Insurance
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
JR: “Lonesome Dove.”
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
JR: Run, lift, hike, camp, repeat.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
JR: I love to read poetry and my
Bible.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
JR: Sometimes being the nail and
other times being the hammer.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
JR: Through service in our commu-
nity.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
Molley Michel: As a licensed agent
for 20 years, I returned to what makes
me happy and purchased my own
insurance franchise. I love providing
folks with choices and helping them
protect their families with their insur-
ance needs.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
MM: Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome
Dove.”
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
DR: Ran the NYC marathon.
Molley Michel
PCT: What is your definition of your
best day ever?
DR: Camping and hiking with my
family.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
Joel Rhodes: I had been in the restau-
rant industry for the past 18 years;
my most recent endeavor was with
my friend and mentor Ryan Stockard
at Drake’s Yoke as general manager.
I no longer felt the need to manage
56 employees, and knew it was time
for a change. This is something that I
can continue to take pride in and still
be able to spend more time with my
kids.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
JR: Served thousands of people with
Mercy Chefs during the aftermath of
the floods in Baton Rouge, La.
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