The latest Pickup Lines segment features Churchill High School grad and Bill Miller Bar-B-Q CEO Jim Guy Egbert, along with South San High School grad and Whataburger corporate chef James Sanchez.

Egbert enjoyed a successful corporate career at AT&T and then in real estate before being asked to run the iconic San Antonio restaurant chain.

“He (Balous Miller) told me he was thinking about stepping down and asked if I’d like to be considered for his role,” Egbert said. “He said they had been interviewing candidates and my name had come up. I had never submitted my name and never thought about getting into retail. I didn’t think it was in my plan.”

Egbert won unanimous support and approval from the board and became CEO, running the company’s 74 Bill Miller locations and six Laguna Madre pro

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