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Lamonica Thornhill with For the Good Times Luxury Transportation.
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TRANSCRIPT
Intro: Broadcasting live from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, it’s time for GWBC Radio’s Open For Business. Now, here’s your host.
Lee Kantor: Lee Kantor here broadcasting live from GWBC Power of Partnering event at Georgia Power Headquarters. I’m so excited to be talking to my guest, Lamonica Thornhill with For The Good Times Luxury Transportation. Welcome.
Lamonica Thornhill: Thank you. Thank you. It’s so good to be here today.
Lee Kantor: So, tell us about your company. How are you serving folks?
Lamonica Thornhill: Right now, I’m in the luxury transportation industry. I am a newcomer to the industry, but I do believe that a good time needs to be had by all of us at this stage in the game. I have a brand new spanking 13-passenger Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. It’s less than 30 days old with a wet bar, two flat screen TVs, and it’s just a lovely piece of equipment, luxurious, yes.
Lee Kantor: So, have you been in this industry long?
Lamonica Thornhill: I have not. I had this dream more than 20 years ago, but fear kept me from making a move. But the dream was brought back to me a few months ago, and I’m moving out, stepping out on faith, and I’m feeling really good about this. And so far, so very good, so very good.
Lee Kantor: So, can you talk us through, for the aspiring entrepreneurs out there who haven’t, you know, maybe gotten the faith or the nerve to take the step that you have, how did this come about? Like you had an idea of I want to be in the luxury transportation, what was your vision?
Lamonica Thornhill: Well, 20 years ago, I had a vision of starting a limousine service and running it through funeral homes and social venues in Atlanta, but fear kept me away from doing it. I have just been kind of praying for the last six months, since I retired two years ago, about another stream of income, and the vision came back to me. So, I’ve been trusting God, stepping out on faith, and everything has just been working decent and in order.
Lamonica Thornhill: Even today being here at the Women’s Business Council today, I got an invitation from my marketing director, the young lady that’s been doing my marketing. So, I feel like God is just putting everything in place. So, if you take it to God in prayer, let him guide and lead you, you will get exactly what you need.
Lamonica Thornhill: So, I’ll be taking a group to the Georgia-Alabama game this weekend, so everything is working out decent and in order. I have met some exciting ladies here today. It’s been such great energy. So many women of color and different industries doing their thing, and it’s just been an inspiration to me.
Lamonica Thornhill: So, if you’ve got a dream or you’ve got something that God has put in your spirit, just trust him and walk with him and he will give you exactly what you need. I’m filled with gratitude today.
Lee Kantor: So, when you had the concept, the idea of luxury transportation like this, how did it lead you to this, you know, 13-passenger vehicle instead of a limousine or a Lincoln or something like that?
Lamonica Thornhill: Just kind of studying the industry, I, myself, I’m a social butterfly. I love spending time with my friends. I love travel. So, for the last few years, me and my crew, my girls nights or whenever I’m having a birthday gathering, we’ve taken a Sprinter just so we could be together, party together. We can be safe. If we want to have cocktails, nobody’s having to drive. So, that experience has always given me great joy, so I just believe that I’m giving joy back.
Lamonica Thornhill: So, I just feel that you should make every moment a Sprinter moment. You’ll be glad that you did. It’s going to give you an opportunity to spend quality time with your folk. You’re going to all be together. You’re all going to be safe. I am fortunate to have three drivers who have more than 15 years of CDL experience. So, you can be guaranteed with For The Good Times that you’re going to have a safe, comfortable, luxurious, opulent kind of experience, and are you going to be glad that you did.
Lee Kantor: So, now, what does that experience look like? So, say, I have a group and, like you said, I want to go to the game, how does it work?
Lamonica Thornhill: Well, you kind of tell me what you’re trying to do. I’ll ask you how many passengers because I have room for 13. If you need me to curate an event – a couple of weeks ago, I took some ladies to a concert, and in the package I curated, they got two bottles of champagne. They got one special shot of whatever their favorite alcohol was. We had great music. It was just a wonderful experience. I can curate an event just for you and your group. You tell me what you like and we can make it happen. With For The Good Times Luxury Transportation, yes, we can.
Lee Kantor: And so, I come to you with I’m going to XYZ event, a concert, or whatever, it doesn’t matter what it is, and then you just build this kind of transportation experience for me and my crew so that we have a good time. It doesn’t start at the event. The party starts before the event.
Lamonica Thornhill: Exactly. Exactly. And another side of the business is remembering the good times. I have even taken families together that are going to funerals. You know, I’ve been working with some of the local funeral homes. Right now, a lot of people are into the Sprinter industry, you can get more people together. Usually in a limo, you’re going to be able to carry only four or five. But if you get a luxury Sprinter, like with my Sprinter, I’ve got room for 13 passengers and that’s a larger group that can travel together. So, just whatever your needs may be, you know, wedding party or prom, families going together to mourn a loved one, we can help you remember those times with For The Good Times Luxury Transportation.
Lee Kantor: Now, you mentioned a little bit about coming here, finding out about this event, but why was it important for you to really consider becoming part of the GWBC community?
Lamonica Thornhill: I think what impressed me was the energy. It’s just so many women just doing great things, stepping out on faith, believing in themselves, and just just offering such positive feedback. I’ve had conversations with people in every industry, and it’s women that are doing their thing, and that encourages me, that inspires me. And if it inspires me, then maybe I can go out and inspire another woman. This is your time.
Lee Kantor: So, if somebody wants to connect with you and learn more about luxury transportation with you, what is the website or coordinates, best way to connect?
Lamonica Thornhill: Right now, you can reach me at 678-964-0024 or lamonicathornhill@yahoo.com. I am presently working on For The Good Times LLC for my website. It should be up within the next seven to ten days. But right now, just lamonicathornhill@yahoo.com or 678-964-0024, or check me out on Facebook, For The Good Times LLC.
Lee Kantor: All right. Well, thank you so much for sharing your story today. You’re doing such important work and we appreciate you.
Lamonica Thornhill: Thank you for having me. And just remember, make every moment a Sprinter moment. You’ll be glad that you did.
Lee Kantor: All right. This is Lee Kantor, we’ll be back in a few at GWBC Power of Partnering event.
