![]() ![]() ![]() We may be able to manage it better, but you can’t stop it," Butch, who ran for Bryan County commissioner in 2009, said.īroome is one who always looks to the future, even in unconventional ways. While it has helped their businesses, the growth of Richmond Hill and south Bryan County is something the Broomes have definite opinions on, much like many other county and city residents. Honestly, we don’t make anything on the shows. "The fireworks we do for Labor Day and the first week in December, for example. We do a lot of things already that people don’t know about because we want to keep it private," Sherri said. "One thing we’ve recently been talking about is we want to figure out a way to do more for the community. I fell in love with New York," Sherri said. We went and stayed right in Times Square. We started going to New York as kind of a fluke. We like to go to tropical places but I think we are going to venture out and go to Europe this year. "I don’t care what you do, you can figure out a way to do it better and that’s what I tell my employees," Butch said.īut working hard for the Richmond Hill residents isn’t their only passion.īutch, who originally hails from Columbia, South Carolina, while Sherri, who spent her early years in Detroit, Michigan, love to travel whenever they get the chance and can get away from their businesses. The business have grown so rapidly that the number of part-time and full-time employees has grown to 63 from the early days when they had less than 10, he said. In fact, the Broome’s own two nearby boat and marine storage yards. With the boats we have coming in this month, we’ll be full at about 40 full time dockage boats," Sherri said. "The marina has grown tremendously and is doing very well. But the biggest reason we bought the marina was to help the restaurant. "When we got it, the marina was in pretty bad shape in terms of revenue. "When you get older, and I’m 58, you want to be happy and make a living. Sherri manages the marina and I run the restaurant and day-to-day operations."īroome doesn’t look far into the future when it comes to business opportunities but says it would take a lot to draw him away from Richmond Hill and the businesses he and Sherri have built together. The restaurant was getting so busy that we needed to control the entire property. He gave me an opportunity and I’ll always be grateful for that. "About five years ago, Toby came to me and told me I needed to buy the marina. Through the Broome’s hard work, and the husband and wife team say the road to success hasn’t always been smooth but always worth the effort, nonetheless, Fish Tales has become a popular area restaurant that has even drawn customers from Australia and was recognized in 2013 by the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce as the Small Business of the Year. I did it because I wanted it to be a fun place where families could come to. We remodeled the building and Fish Tales became a reality. He called me and told me the lease was mine. So I went to Toby and asked if I could lease the place. I tried to buy the owner out but he didn’t want to sell. "I was looking for something to do and there was this small place here (later Fish Tales Restaurant). I have to always have something going," he said with a wide grin. "I guess I was driving her nuts during that time. Sherri opened a dog grooming business here in Richmond Hill called ‘Pawparazzi,’ which she sold after opening the restaurant. "So we sold that business and I didn’t to anything for about three years. I was doing everything from aerating and spraying the lawns to making sales calls to telemarketing the business. I had just enough money to open the doors. I got into the lawn care business here in Richmond Hill in 1998 by accident. One time, even Sherri told me I needed to find myself. "I worked very hard in those days and they very long days, too. We imported lace and crystal from England. I got into the T-shirt business and even the import business. I’ve sold insurance and even solar panels. I’ve been in every business in the world. My father, Gene, had a bunch of restaurants when I was growing up. But I left the family business when I was 20. The youthful-looking couple have been married for more than 35 years and have two sons, Max and Zach and two grandchildren, Marleigh, 3, and Macon, 9. By any stretch of the imagination, Butch Broome is a man with wanderlust in his veins.īutch and Sherri Broome are the owners of family businesses Fish Tales Restaurant and Fort McAllister Marina in south Bryan County. Sherri Broome smiled as husband Butch described the career path that took him from the restaurant business as a young man back to the restaurant business as an adult. ![]()
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