{"id":15718,"date":"2013-07-15T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=15718"},"modified":"2013-07-14T23:29:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T04:29:32","slug":"fort-campbell-retired-military-veteran-opens-maui-wowi-hawaiian-franchise-in-clarksville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/07\/15\/fort-campbell-retired-military-veteran-opens-maui-wowi-hawaiian-franchise-in-clarksville\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Campbell retired military veteran opens Maui Wowi Hawaiian franchise in Clarksville"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MauiGreenwood Village, CO<\/strong> – The newest franchisee of Maui Wowi Hawaiian in Clarksville, Tennessee is beginning his \u201csecond life\u201d after retiring from a 22 year career as a military police officer with the 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY.<\/p>\n

Transitioning from the structured Army lifestyle, Gary Cryder is going from one family to another as he begins his business and brings the Aloha lifestyle to his community.<\/p>\n

\"Maui<\/a>

Maui Wowi Hawaiian – Coffees & Smoothies of Clarksville, TN<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBeing in the military for 22 years, it\u2019s pretty easy for us to follow a program because that\u2019s what we do day in and day out. That is what specifically brought me to franchising and specifically to Maui Wowi,\u201d said Cryder.<\/p>\n

He and his family spent 6 years soaking up the culture in Hawaii while he was stationed on the island of Oahu. After returning to the mainland, he carried those memories with him as well as the dream of one day owning a business. Now that the time is right, those two elements have collided, bringing him to his \u201csecond life\u201d as a Maui Wowi franchisee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were introduced to Maui Wowi, I saw my wife light up. That was the first time I saw my wife have any interest in a franchise,\u201d said Cryder.<\/p>\n

Cryder holds a degree in business management and now has the solid platform of leadership experience from the military to assist him in building a successful business with the support of a proven system. The Maui Wowi franchise culture is very family oriented, often referring to other franchisees as members of the \u2018ohana.<\/p>\n

\"Maui<\/a>Cryder has embraced a similar lifestyle and plans to continue helping his fellow veterans and bring his new business to events on base in Clarksville, which he describes as having a large population of active and retired military.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe military is very pro veterans and retirees. They help assist us in building what they call our second life,\u201d said Cryder. \u201cAs veterans, we always take care of each other and if I can help these guys and help them get the mindset to start their own business, I am willing to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cryder also plans to hire veterans as employees. He will start out with one of Maui Wowi\u2019s most popular business models, a mobile unit called the Ka\u2019anapali Cart. The transportable unit can be rolled into events and venues to serve freshly blended fruit smoothies and smooth tasting Hawaiian coffees.<\/p>\n

With so many opportunities in the area to work events, Cryder already has a long list that he has been gathering and he is ready to dive in. Transitioning from his tight knit group in the military to the Maui Wowi \u2018ohana will give him the support and guidance he needs to fulfill his dream and reach his goals one smoothie at a time.<\/p>\n

For more information, you can visit Maui Wowi of Clarksville’s facebook page<\/a> or call 931.538.9937.<\/p>\n

About Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies<\/h3>\n

Since 1982, Maui Wowi Hawaiian has embraced the Hawaiian culture and has been serving paradise in a cup since the day it began, 30 years ago. From event carts, mall kiosks and stand-alone retail locations Maui Wowi Hawaiian offers premium, all-natural, gluten-free, fresh-fruit smoothies, as well as gourmet Hawaiian coffees and espresso beverages.<\/p>\n

With over 400 operating units in eight countries, Maui Wowi Hawaiian has truly gone \u201cGlobal\u201d by adding an online store, shop.mauiwowi.com. Now customers from anywhere in the world can experience the prized-gourmet Hawaiian coffees and taste the \u2018Aloha Spirit\u2019 with a \u2018Click-of-a button!\u2019 To learn more information about Maui Wowi Hawaiian\u2019s, products, locations, or flexible, low cost franchising opportunities, visit http:\/\/www.mauiwowifranchise.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greenwood Village, CO – The newest franchisee of Maui Wowi Hawaiian in Clarksville, Tennessee is beginning his \u201csecond life\u201d after retiring from a 22 year career as a military police officer with the 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY. Transitioning from the structured Army lifestyle, Gary Cryder is going from one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[1463,19994,108,825,1233,19995,19992,19993,19996,521],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xGYI-45w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15719,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15718\/revisions\/15719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}