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R. Francel Goude |
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R. FRANCEL GOUDE
2833 SWAN LAKE DR.
HIGH POINT, NC 27262
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For 31 years, founded and directed As You Like It, Inc. a high-end lighting and occasional home furnishing company. Was directly responsible for developing many national home furnishing brands, including Winterthur Museum, Society of Newport County, Historic Charleston, Natchez Historic Foundation, Biltmore Estate, Henry Ford Museum, The National Trust, Kathy Ireland, and PGA Golf. As You Like It, Inc., became noted as the foremost US lighting company developing branded lighting product.
April 2002 founded RFG-GLOBAL DESIGN GROUP to asist firms in product design, development, and sourcing for all categories of home furnishing products. Presently RFG-GDG is working with International accounts, in US and Asia.
Community Highlights: High Point Jaycees, High Point Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow), Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, LPGA Henredon Classic/Planter’s Pat Bradley, and other miscellaneous committees.
Church Affiliation: First Wesleyan Church, High Point. Served on LOCAL board of Administration and other committees. Home Group Facilitator. Organized and served on the lead Committee which purchased and developed Providence Place on Westchester.
Tournament Director and Event Chairmen of Henredon Classic and Planters Pat Bradley International LPGA Tournament.
Past High Point University Board of Trustees
Past High Point University Panther Club President
Business Highlights:
Built and directed an internationally recognized company for over 31 years.
Being honored as High Point's Chamber of Commerce ‘Small Business Person of the year.’
Design contributor to Vice President Dan Quayle's residence in Washington, DC
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