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Lloyd Robinson ’87 takes the family business to the next level

The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Lloyd Robinson ’87, president and owner of Awisco, a family-owned welding business started in 1952.

Robinson takes his Cornell summer interns to a Yankees game each summer.

With 10 locations across the New York metro area and a sales presence in South Florida, Lloyd has led the company through lots of changes and has hosted Cornell interns for more than 20 summers. Lloyd graduated from the ILR School.

The Startup Cornell podcast features interviews with Cornell entrepreneurs, who tell their stories of successes and failures and offer actionable advice for building and growing a business. It’s available on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell website, as well as Apple podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud.

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