A Chat With David Isham, president/CEO, National Roper’s Supply

CS: Tell me more about your dad.
Isham: My dad, Robert Isham, was in the manufacturing business. I grew up in the Ft. Worth area in a subdivision. When I was 10 years old, he and my mom decided to move to a small town, Decatur. We moved out to 24 acres, and it was great. My dad was never a cowboy, just a businessman who moved to the country. But I made friends with cowboys, got a horse, and by the time I was 18, I was immersed in the lifestyle. That’s what caused me to be in the business I’m in.