{"id":7929,"date":"2021-11-04T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=7929"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:54:37","slug":"investor-spotlight-cruise-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/general\/investor-spotlight-cruise-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Spotlight: Cruise Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7930 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-600x407.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-600x407.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-1200x813.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo-1536x1041.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CruiseCustomLogo.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Cruise Customs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Founded In:<\/strong> 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Employees:<\/strong> 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe what your organization does in two sentences. <\/strong>As a veteran, it is in our DNA to always serve something greater than ourselves &amp; Cruise Customs Flags uses repurposed Kentucky bourbon barrels to create custom flags. While many of the products at Cruise Customs are repurposed, ALL the products are hand-crafted by veterans from the military. We give our team members a new purpose, just as the bourbon barrels find new purpose in their products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who do you serve? <\/strong> We serve anyone who loves America &amp; Bourbon &#8211; Those two usually go hand in hand since bourbon is America&#8217;s Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One fact you may not know about my organization is\u2026\u00a0<\/strong> We were invited to the White House in 2020 to\u00a0participate in the fourth annual Made in America Product Showcase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What sets your business apart from others in the way you attract and retain talent? <\/strong>We hire veterans.\u00a0 We have a culture that many veterans miss when they work in corporate America.\u00a0 We also have a unique culture that allows employees to build trust- An example is that we don&#8217;t have people clock out for breaks or lunch.\u00a0 Veterans have a trust and work ethic like no other.\u00a0 We are America&#8217;s largest fraternity\/sorority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you like about being an\u00a0investor\u00a0in Greater Louisville Inc.? <\/strong> Being a small, locally owned business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does your organization engage in the community? <\/strong>Part of the mission at Cruise Customs Flags is giving back to the community. In an effort to make their own backyard a better place, Cruise has partnered with Norton Children&#8217;s Hospital Cancer Institute&#8217;s Young Adults and Adolescent art therapy class. Also, we recently raised $70,000 for medical frontline heroes at Norton Healthcare and UofL Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, using profits from the &#8220;America &#8211; One Heartbeat&#8221; flag, as seen on Fox and Friends in late August. We have also partnered with USA Cares and donated over $17,000 to help veterans in crisis. We also support the American Cancer Society where we have raised thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can people engage with your organization? <\/strong>People can engage with us by following and sharing our mission on social media.\u00a0 People can purchase our veteran handcrafted products at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruisecustomsflags.com\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">www.cruisecustomsflags.com<\/a>\u00a0. We also have an event periodically called Build, BBQ, &amp; Bourbon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Cruise Customs Founded In: 2017 Number of Employees: 5 Describe what your organization does in two sentences. As a veteran, it is in our DNA to always serve something greater than ourselves &amp; Cruise Customs Flags uses repurposed Kentucky bourbon barrels to create custom flags. 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