From Rock Bottom to Bacon Empire with William Bill-E Stitt

From Rock Bottom to Bacon Empire with William Bill-E Stitt

From Vision Pros Live Podcast by Jackson Calame

March 26, 2026 · 28 min · Season 1 · Episode 2572

About this episode

William Bill-E Stitt shares his journey from adversity to building a successful bacon empire.

William Bill-E Stitt is the founder of Billy's Bacon and the owner of a thriving restaurant that has been serving his community for over 13 years. What started as a dream written down at 18 years old at Ole Miss has grown into a USDA-certified bacon brand sold in five distribution warehouses and featured on Goldbelly nationwide. But the road was anything but easy, stolen money, a federal agency overhaul, a broken marriage, and the loss of his best friend, his father, all hit at once. In this episode, Bill-E and Jackson talk about what it really takes to keep going when everything falls apart, why writing your vision down changes everything, and how caring for others is the foundation of every great business. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly entrepreneur interviews and real business strategies. 0:00 - Introduction: meet William Bill-E Stitt, founder of Billy's Bacon 1:00 - Sponsor spotlight: Dr. Shannon, Jennifer Reed, and The Water Project 4:00 - The vision: Little Billy's expansion and a bacon road show across America 7:00 - Why caring for others was instilled from day one 9:00 - The power of graduating well: how his first boss helped him find his path 11:00 - From Ruby Tuesday's to…

People in this episode

Host: Jackson Calame

Guest: William Bill-E Stitt

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • business challenges
  • vision planning
  • community impact
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • bacon
  • entrepreneurship
  • business strategy
  • vision
  • community

Sponsors

Dr. Shannon, Jennifer Reed, The Water Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billy's Bacon

Places: Ole Miss, America

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