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Henshaw Grows Companies & People
Glynn Academy graduate, because we want more. We keep going to
Justin Henshaw initially keep what we have, because if a business
went to New York City to is not growing, it is dying. And my team
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was there on September 11, 2001. His first- keep moving forward – keep growing.” “My team means
hand experience of that tragic day caused One of his newest ventures, GAGE, has everything to me.
him to switch gears and join the U.S. become a life’s calling for Henshaw. He We are known for
Marine Corps. He served for six years, with said that when he opened his first business our internal culture.
combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. and started employing people, he noticed It’s not just a team.
Returning to the Golden Isles in 2008, something was not quite right. “The system It is a family.”
Henshaw enrolled at the College of Coastal is broken,” he said. “The workforce is
Georgia. Since the GI Bill did not cover all dying because people have lost hope and
his expenses, he began pondering what he motivation, and GAGE is our way to inspire
could do to earn money while still studying the next generation.”
for his degree in business administration. It could be Henshaw’s military
Island Sound, his first business, was born, background that sparked his idea for GAGE.
providing music for local events. “The military is very good at making sure
Henshaw’s second business grew out you are always growing. There is always a
of a class project. Coasters Gourmet Food new class to take, a new job to learn. There
Truck put high quality food on wheels. is a sense that your career is adding up to
Since then, other arms of the Henshaw something. That’s what GAGE is about.”
Companies have blossomed, from Fuse, Henshaw confided there is a
offering frozen yogurt, to the Golden Isles misconception about GAGE. While it
Wedding Association, to Jimmy John’s currently requires an employee to work
Sandwich Shops and Smoothie King, and for a company that subscribes to GAGE,
on to his latest ventures, Ironside on St. his aim is to make it more of a resource
Simons Island, serving coastal cuisine, and for employees. “GAGE is a private system
GAGE, helping those in the workforce to be that gives a personal score, verifies work
recognized for their performance. history, and celebrates a person’s soft
Henshaw believes in team players. The skills. Our goal is for it to replace the
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word “employee” is not used at Henshaw resume,” Henshaw explained. Companies about Gage
Companies. By putting his team members Henshaw is just getting started. Fuse
and their families first, he has created an is at four locations, Jimmy John’s at two,
energetic work environment. then there are all the rest. Henshaw said,
“There is something about entrepreneurs “We’re going to make sure there is a touch
that most people don’t understand,” of the Henshaw Companies in everything
Henshaw said. “We don’t keep going we do.”
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