US CEOs have “nothing but hope” that Trump will deliver “crazy good growth” for companies

From Wall Street to Main Street, business leaders are beginning to express their hopes that President Donald Trump will bring a boon to the economy and those who run it.

“I don’t care what your policies are, or what side of the aisle you’re on, you had to walk away yesterday, as a small business owner, with nothing but hope,” Kona Ice CEO Tony Lamb said on Facebook. . “Big Money Show” Painting, Tuesday.

“It’s gotten very expensive in what we do,” added Garrett Reed, CEO of Layne’s Chicken Fingers. “We can reduce that, and help pass those savings on to consumers.”

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The CEOs expressed confidence in the “predictability” and “consistency” of Trump’s policies.

“In his first administration…it was great,” Lamb noted. “We had very good growth over those years. And in the last four years, it’s been almost hostile, and it feels like it really has been. And so you have this renewed hope.”

“I think energy is the most incredible thing Trump can help do in this administration,” Reed said. “My franchisees ship chickens, they ship potatoes, they ship everything to stores, and the gas we have to burn. Energy costs have been out of control over the last few years.”

“I don’t think any of the franchisees or any of the small business owners want to raise prices. That’s the last thing we want to do,” Reid added.

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Lamb, who oversees more than 800 franchise operations, stressed that his employees, who share “different politics,” are all “very excited” about the economic future under Trump 2.0.

“What we’re excited about is just clarity even on tax laws and things like that,” Kona Ice’s CEO said. “Now that you’ve been talking about predictability, now you can start planning for your growth, and you can start planning for your reinvestment in your company because, if These tax cuts continue On, we will get them back, and this is very important. “It should do that in the first 100 days.”

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Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.