Photo courtesy Brian Fogle
Biz 100
Biz 100 Up Close: Brian Fogle
When he’s not figuring out how to improve 417-land, Brian Fogle, president and CEO of Community Foundation of the Ozarks, is likely watching the latest episode of The Walking Dead.
By Adrienne Donica
Jan 2018
His morning routine:
“I get up at 4:17 (to honor your magazine, of course), make coffee and sit down with a couple of morning newspapers. I usually arrive at the office between 6 and 6:15. My day would be incomplete without coffee because I would be comatose.”
Phone app he couldn’t live without:
“I’ve lived without all phone apps. I have a flip phone for Pete’s sake.”
What keeps him up at night:
“Very little. I fall asleep easily. However, at stoplights I do think about: How can we give everyone an equal chance to live a fulfilling life? Are my kids having a good day? Why did The Beatles have to break up? Why is Ole Miss football on probation?”
TV series he is binge-watching right now:
“I’m an avowed fan of The Walking Dead. As I answer these in December, I’m now binge-watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel as well. Interesting juxtaposition between the two.”
His go-to pump up jam:
“I have a playlist for nearly every occasion, except maybe cutting my toenails. Come on songwriters, there’s a challenge for you!”
Magazines he subscribes to:
“All of the 417 brands, of course. And the Oxford American. Still need my connection to Southern literature.”
