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Detroit, MI – Sam Kirkland (Phi, 1989) owns D’Bo’s Spirits & Daiquiris. Brother Kirkland is a life member and an active Tau Kappa Kappa Chapter member. He has two sons, Kyle and Jaren Kirkland, also fraternity members. He worked diligently to teach both sons how to run a business, and now they are also successful business owners. I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Kirkland trio to get insight into their Business and how it all started.

machines around the state. Other business ownership includes FedEx Ground and Kirkland Estates and several rental properties in Michigan. He mentions how growing up around the Fraternity helped him see sermons of leadership and perseverance.

Sam Kirkland was the mastermind behind it all. I had to know his initial motivation and why he needed to teach his sons his Business. Sam was adamant that money wasn’t the motivation. He was a former schoolteacher and knew the importance of education. He wanted to teach his sons the entrepreneurship his father taught him when he was younger. Sam knew the freedom and influence of owning a business and wanted his sons to experience it.

to, D’Bo’s Daiquriris, Wings & Seafood, all in Michigan, a Little Caesars in Philadelphia and Kirkland Estates with his son Kyle. Sam also partners with Larry Price (Tau Kappa Kappa, 2001) with Ace Tre Logistics. He credits Jaren and Kyle, stating that “they have reenergized me,” and even said they are more innovative and talented than him.

A high level of group cooperation and dedication are the reasons for their success. This family embodies the true Omega Spirit as they lift each other as they climb to the top.

Beginning with the youngest out of the group, 24-year-old Jaren Kirkland (Phi, 2017) earned his Bachelor’s in Public Health from the University of Michigan in 2019. His business resume includes being a service partner with Amazon Delivery, owning a Little Ceasars in Philadelphia along with his father, a Maayco in West Virginia, and rental properties in Maryland, where he currently resides.

While speaking with Jaren, the

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Sam received his Bachelor’s in Business at the University of Michigan and a Masters’s degree in Mathematics from U- Detroit Mercy. His primary motivation has always been his family. “Your kid is supposed to be better than you,” stated Sam. His business ownership includes three “Big Salads” restaurants, an X-Golf Indoor center, 8 Degrees Pla-