Sam Slay is the owner/operator of Mr. Slay Restorations & Repairs. His father was a weekend woodworker and Sam was a craftsman for Soulé Furniture Restorations with over 7000 hours clocked in there.  While working at Soulé, Sam did work for Thomas & Betts, Buckman Laboratories, Pitt Hyde, Fedex Headquarters and Memphis Country Club. Sam received his Associates of Arts in Business degree at Itawamba Community College in 2007 and then moved to Memphis, Tennessee.